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A watershed project long in the works could be changing routes as the Sidney City Council voted to go with an east route towards the Lodgepole Creek during Tuesday's regular meeting. Once completed, the watershed would control the water flowing down Fort Sidney Road, with ditches and culverts handling any runoff, even during large storms. It would also ensure that future development upstream will not create issues for those downstream. Galen Wittrock with the South Platte Natural Resource...
The Cheyenne County Commissioners selected a construction company from two sealed bids for projects providing armor coating to about 12 miles of county roads during Monday's regular meeting. Three projects were included in the bids will cover 4.5 miles on County Road 8 between CR103 west of Lorenzo and the end of the asphalt, about 3 miles on CR8 between CR115 and CR121, and about 4.5 miles on CR111 from Sidney to CR32. Doug Hart, Cheyenne County highway superintendent, was present for the...
Creek Valley Elementary School recently held its annual fun night and Title I parents meeting. Families of elementary students (including brothers and sisters) were encouraged to come and enjoy an evening of celebrating Dr. Seuss and Read Across America. All children were able to choose a new book to take home with them....
Cecelia (Toots) M. Michelman, 90 of Lodgepole, passed away at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, March 12, with Father Matthew Koperski officiating. Interment will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Lodgepole. A wake service will be held 7 p.m., Friday, March 11. Both services will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Chappell. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday...
Ongoing The Elks Lenten Fish Fry will be held every Friday between Feb. 19 through March 25, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., located at 1040 Jackson St. in Sidney. … A memorial account has been set up at American National Bank (Main Bank and Drive up locations) for Tabitha Davis. Donations can be made to: “Tabitha Davis Memorial Fund” to help defray expenses and to benefit twin daughters “Emmersynne Joy & Ellyeaunnah Grace”. … UPCOMING Registration for kindergarten students attending Sidney Public Schools for the 2016-2017 school year will be held every...
The Lodgepole Lions Club announces the deadline for the 2016 Lodgepole Lions Club scholarship. Two scholarships in the amount of $500 each is provided by the Lodgepole Lions Club with the following guidelines: 1. The award money is paid jointly to the recipient and the post-secondary educational institution of which recipient is attending. 2. All application information is to be typed or printed in black ink. 3. The recipients are responsible for giving the Lions’ Club Scholarship committee treasurer the name and address of the financial aid o...
One local student has been named to the dean’s list for the fall/winter terms at Centre College in Danville, Ky. Brendan Holly, a sophomore, was named to the dean’s list for the fall/winter 2015 terms. He is the son of Jennifer and Thad Holly of Sidney and is a graduate of Sidney High School. The honor is reserved for students who maintain at least a 3.60 grade point average....
A student with local ties has been named to the fall 2015 semester honor list at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Lucas David Rosenbaum, a junior civil engineering major of Sidney, was named to the honor list. To be included on the honor list, students must have carried a minimum of 12 hours and had grade point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0. Founded in 1870 as the University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, Missouri S&T is a public research university of 8,889 students and part of the four-campus...
Dear Editor, I want to thank Mr. Arterburn and Mr. Galloway for reminding the council that the 1/2 cent sales tax being collected is to be used for street improvements, not new construction. So why are the other three against the use of the tax money? Jack Schilling Sidney...
This article is being written to appear on the Friday, three weeks before Easter Sunday as it appears on the Gregorian or civil calendar, which is the calendar most of the world uses these days. But for those Christian churches which still adhere to the Julian Calendar, Easter Sunday will not be until May 1. But that isn't the important fact of this, the greatest and holiest day of the year. No matter which date we celebrate, what we are celebrating is the most important fact. We are celebrating...
Compiled By Delaney Uhrig These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 50 Years Ago 'Lots of Dirt, But Loss Is Light From Winds' March 7, 1966 A three-day battering by tornadic winds, blowing snow and dust finally came to an end at about 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon, leaving a thick dust cover indoors and out. Unlike the northern Panhandle and South Dakota, the gale winds did not bring an...
Sidney never quit Thursday night against Aurora. The Raiders battled back time after time in double overtime, but ultimately fell 77-74 to the Huskies in the first round of the state tournament in Lincoln. Sidney ends the season with a 22-5 record, while Aurora (25-1) advances to the semifinals to take on top-seeded Scottsbluff on Friday afternoon. On Thursday, the Raiders trailed 70-64 early on in the second extra period, before a pair of Cutter O'Connell three-pointers kept them in the game,...
