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Leyton Elementary School Students across the county celebrated Nebraska's 150th Birthday by participating in events Wednesday afternoon. At Leyton Elementary School, kindergarten through sixth grade students rotated through seven hands-on stations that represented something about Nebraska.. The seven stations included topics and hands on exercises that encompassed, old fashion games, Nebraska snacks, branding and roping, map activities, crop production, history and fossil education, hunting and...
After delaying a decision through two meetings, the Sidney City Council approved a resolution establishing truck routes throughout the city. In its final discussion prior to setting the initial routes, council altered the proposes routes, adding a section of Hickory Street and South 11th Avenue from the Toledo Street area to its intersection with Fort Sidney Road. The routes, proposed as one part of Sidney’s overall road improvement plan, were set to limit heavy truck traffic on city streets, n...
CHAPPELL - Creek Valley Middle School students will be attending classes in Chappell starting in August. Following a decision of the Creek Valley School District school board Monday, Creek Valley Middle School’s fifth and sixth grade students will be attending Creek Valley Elementary School and its seventh and eighth grade students will be attending Creek Valley High School, both in Chappell. The decision was approved 5-1, with Board Member Marty Savely dissenting, and will take effect with t...
Brandon L. Summers has joined the Sidney Sun-Telegraph as a reporter. "I'm thrilled to be here," he said. "Already, I'm charmed by this community. It's beautiful, busy and everyone I've met has been wonderfully pleasant." Summers comes to Sidney from Iowa, where he served for five years as a reporter at the Fort Dodge Messenger. There, he focused on education, as well as everything from courts and county fairs to the 2016 presidential primaries. "I covered nearly every candidate, and came back...
"I've got friends I don't need anything" is a lyric from one of Leftmore's songs and the mantra the band's tour is centered around. Leftmore's singer/songwriter Joe Ziegler has made Sidney a staple when out on tour, a habit he says is due to the people and friendships established here. "I do not do as much touring as I used to, but when I do I make sure to get to Sidney," Ziegler said. "Sometimes people ask why I play such a small venue and I tell them it's because I enjoy the people. There is...
Registering for the Selective Service was mandatory in the 1940s. Once signed in, a young man was subject to being called up for service just about anytime armed forces were in need. When he reached eighteen, Earl Foster was all set to go into the Army as a draftee. Earl’s older brother Lee had already had a year in college. The Foster brothers just knew one of them was going to war. They decided that Lee would enlist while Earl stayed back to help with running the family farm near York. When WWII ended, the Draft Board relaxed a little… by...
LINCOLN - Going into state D-2 tournament play, the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes knew they had a big order in front of them, playing the tournament’s top seed, Falls City Sacred Heart, in the first round Thursday morning. With its offense running cold Potter-Dix couldn’t overcome the Lady Irish, succumbing 45-23. To slow the Lady Irish down, Potter-Dix had to keep its opponent from getting into the strength of its down-low offensive game. While Potter-Dix was able to hold a two point lead after one...
Long-time Fountain resident Donna J. Rohde passed away quietly February 23, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Donna was born November 11, 1940 in Sidney, Nebraska to Leona (Loebe) and Everett Shelley. She spent most of her early life in Sidney until she met the love of her life, Larry Rohde. They married January 27, 1962. Becoming a military wife, she traveled to many states in the U.S. She was a long-time cook on Patrick AFB in Florida and at the NCO club on Peterson AFB in Colorado. After retiring, she took on the role of just being...
Jonathan L. Howton, 48, of Dix, died at Kimball Health Services on Saturday, February25, 2017. Celebration of Life services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Kimball Evangelical Free Church in Kimball with Pastor Hod Boltjes officiating. Friends are asked to wear Nebraska Red for the celebration of life, in memory of Jon. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Jonathan’s Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. The services for Jonathan have been entrusted to t...