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Peetz High School's Cody Wilson, center, battles Arickaree/Woodlin's Justin McCaffrey for room under the basket during Saturday's Region 3 bracket championship game in Brush, Colo. The Bulldogs handed Arickaree/Woodlin its first loss of the season and – with the upset – advances to the Colorado Class 1A State Tournament in Loveland at the Budweiser Events Center beginning on Thursday afternoon. Pick up Wednesday's edition of The Sidney Sun-Telegraph for the special "Send-off to State" cov... Full story
Deaths in Nebraska caused by work-related injuries were down in 2013, according to a report released last month by the state Department of Health and Human Services. While reported work-related injuries and illnesses were also reduced compared to the previous year, hospitalizations were up slightly. Despite the reductions, the state is still above the national average when it comes to occupational deaths and injuries. Transportation incidents accounted for 21 of the 39 work-related fatalities in 2013, the most recent year data are...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 6.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.42 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.46 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were $1.04 per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 29.5 cents per gallon h...
A Sidney police offer used a stun gun on a local woman last week after she allegedly threatened him with a large kitchen knife. Following the incident on Friday afternoon, the woman was transported to the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff for a psychological evaluation. Sidney Police Department Assistant Chief Joe Aikens said the disturbance occurred around noon at the woman’s residence in the north part of Sidney. “The officer responded to Cheyenne Villa to stand by while Adult Protective Services checked on the lady,” he said....
Ongoing Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Dates of Lenten soup suppers & Lenten worship services are March 11, 18 and 25 Lenten Soup suppers are every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Lenten worship services are every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Lifetree Café Meetings at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will be on break until after Easter. Upcoming meetings will be posted as soon as that information is available. Cancer survivor support group meets every third Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great Topics and food. Call Leslie at (308)... Full story
The path to soil health has many stops along the way to obtaining a live, vibrant and functioning soil. Each of us will find a resting point along this pathway and may settle into a comfortable spot along the way. I think it is very encouraging that those of us in production agriculture are even thinking and talking about our journey down the path to soil health. Our farm’s journey began many years ago and we didn’t even know it at the time. We switched our operation from a conventionally tilled crop production system to a no-till crop pro...
In 1926, the Orin J. Weymouth-led Sidney High School football team needed a win over Scottsbluff on a field frozen with ice and snow to win a Western Conference championship. The 7-7 tie that resulted that afternoon ultimately cost the Raiders a title. On a Saturday night about 85 years later in the Scottsbluff gym, unranked Sidney knocked off the top-ranked Class B boys' basketball team in the state, 56-54. That game is still one of senior Lane Harvey's favorite basketball memories from his...
BRUSH, Colo. – Only in first believing, was victory even possible. By opening their quest for a state championship berth with the simple notion that a supreme effort could win the day, the sixth-seeded Peetz High boys' basketball team scrapped, hustled, dove, crashed into walls, sank critical free throws and shot their way to a 70-63 win over the top-seeded and previously unbeaten Arickaree/Woodlin Indians (21-1) in the Class 1A Region 2, Bracket 1 final at Brush High School on Saturday. Amid s...
