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With spring and the construction season nearing, the Sidney City Council on Tuesday night passed motions advancing numerous development initiatives. Jack Baker from Baker & Associates was present to provide an update on the 11th Avenue trail project. “It’s moving along pretty well,” he told the council. “Really, no major problems.” But the 11th Avenue and Old Post Road beautification project has hit a snag, he said. After initially receiving no bids for that project, a quote submitted a few weeks was higher than expected, Baker explained...
For many, standing in front of your peers to deliver a speech seems daunting, but the Sidney High School Speech Team makes it look easy. Sidney hosted a triangular speech meet with Leyton and Potter-Dix on Monday afternoon at the high school. Speech team coach Jack Thorpe said this meet was one last opportunity for students from Sidney, Potter-Dix and Leyton to perform in front of judges before their Class B-6 and Class D-1 respective district meets on March 16. No rankings or awards were given...
Howard Atkins, 84 of Sidney, died Tuesday morning, Feb. 3, 2015 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Cremation has taken place. Private family inurnment has taken place at the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. A memorial service in Bakersfield, Calif. will be held at a later date. A memorial has been established in Howard's name to the First United Methodist Church in Sidney. Howard Thomas Atkins was born Oct. 14, 1931 in Sidney to Virgil R. and Maude (Larson) Atkins. He joined four brothers and... Full story
The following people appeared in Cheyenne County Court on Monday, March 9, 2015, before the Honorable Randin Roland: Troy Haas, age 37 of Pine Bluffs, Wyo., appeared for entry of plea on a charge of DUI 3rd, a class W misdemeanor. Entry of Plea continued to April 13. Ellen Heinitz, age 36 of Sterling, Colo., failed to appear for sentencing on a charge of Theft, a class I misdemeanor. She was ordered to pay $300 in restitution plus court costs. Kent Egging, age 51 of Gurley, appeared for entry of plea on a charge of DUI 2nd High Test, a class I... Full story
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
Members of the Sidney High School boys' basketball team received a sendoff Wednesday morning from the students and staff before heading to Lincoln for the Nebraska Class B State Tournament. The Red Raiders will take on Scottsbluff in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 9:45 a.m. CDT. Pick up a copy of Thursday's Sidney Sun-Telegraph for same-day coverage of the game....
The world of today is vastly different from the one that existed in, say, 1974. Innovations such as the Internet, smartphones, tablets, Facebook, Twitter and so on have made our lives more enjoyable, efficient and productive in many ways, and have vastly improved our access to the world’s knowledge. Yet when it comes to one important area of our lives — investing for the future — many of us may actually face more challenges today than we might have in the past. At least two main factors are responsible for this apparent regression. First...
In mid-February of 2013, Alliance led Sidney High School 60-58 with 0.9 seconds left to play at the Cabela's Athletic Facility. But after the Raiders' sophomore-point guard Lane Harvey was fouled attempting a shot behind the arc in front of a packed house, the Red Raiders were given one more chance to please the home-town crowd. After his first two free throws swished though the strings to tie the game – assuring at least another chance in overtime – Harvey was surrounded by his bac...
The Matchup Who: No. 8 Peetz (15-9) vs. No. 1 Sangre de Cristo (23-0) What: State Class 1A quarterfinal When: Thursday, 1:15 p.m. Where: Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, Colo. While Peetz High School hasn't sent a boys' basketball team to the state tournament since 2008, there are plenty in the community who can help take away some of the mystery for the 2014-'15 squad. Led by a coach who was a part of two Bulldogs' teams that qualified for state, Peetz is off to the Budweiser Events Center...
