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Just in time for warm weather, the Sidney Legion Park Pond was stocked on Thursday with more than 400 pounds of trout. The pond is restocked by Cabela's and the City of Sidney each March, May and September. Eric Ketchum, a fishing and marine outfitter at Cabela's along with Brian Hahle from Pleasant Valley Fish Farm in McCook, released the trout into the pond with nets. Hahle said the trout range from two-thirds of a pound to six pounds. "We (Cabela's) partner with the city and share the cost...
Next week, the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will consider an application by a Colorado company to operate a saltwater disposal well in southwest Nebraska. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the commission office in Sidney, 922 Illinois St. Terex Energy is seeking permission to inject wastewater produced through the hydraulic fracturing process into a well about 14 miles north of Mitchell. According to its application, the proposed saltwater disposal well would be located on an 11-acre fenced and gated site....
"The savage had not found this prairie, til some who hired us came this way to make the grasses pay and pay for some raw greed no wise and wary regard for grass could satisfy. The old ones wept, and so did I." (From the poem "Anthem" by Texas native, Buck Ramsey: Jan. 3, 1938 – Jan. 9, 1998) Until the 1930s, the Great Depression of 1873 stood as the greatest financial crises, in Europe and North America. The rapid expansion of the railroads had consumed most all available investment capital a...
Opal D. Thorpe, 98, passed away early March 18, 2015 at Lemay Avenue Health and Rehab in Fort Collins, Colo. Opal was born in Champion, Neb. And was an 8th grade graduate from Imperial. She was a homeowner in Sidney for 48 years. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tues., March 24 in the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Monday from 1 to 7 p.m. and Tuesday morning prior to services. Memorial contributions may... Full story
Freda Beyer, 97 of Sidney, entered into eternal rest early Sunday morning, March 15, 2015 at Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10 a.m., Wed., March 18, 2015 in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sidney with Father Jim Heitoff officiating. Burial followed in the Greenwood Cemetery. A Rosary Service was held at 6 p.m., Tuesday evening at the church. Friends were able to call from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney. Memorials have been established to St. Patrick’s Cat... Full story
Ongoing Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Dates of Lenten soup suppers & Lenten worship service is Wed., March 25 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 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great topics/food/fellowship. Call Leslie at (308) 250-1113 with questions. A Parkinson’s su... Full story
More than 150 Just for Kix dancers will take center stage at their annual Kix for Kids fundraiser show on March 22 at the Sidney Middle School gym. The Just for Kix program in Sidney began in 2008 and the Kix for Kids events started in 2010. Kix for Kids, created by Just for Kix coach Donna Brown-Fort, is a way for the dancers to be able to give back to their communities and learn to be service-minded. According to Brown-Fort, the Kix for Kids events have been able to give back more than $20,000...
Registration for kindergarten students attending Sidney Public Schools for the 2015-2016 school year will be held every day next week, March 23-27. It will take place at Central Elementary, 1114 16th St., each day from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Children who are eligible to begin kindergarten must be 5 years of age on or before July 31, 2015. The prospective student must be registered by the parent or guardian of the child. They must also bring the following information: • Current record of immunization • State-certified birth certificate • Child... Full story
Easter is rapidly approaching. Many people think of Christmas as such, but Easter truly is the High Holy Day of Christianity. Many other religions have a leader who was born on a certain date, but we are the only ones who have a Savior who arose from the grave! In Him, we too should “R.I.S.E.” Jesus is our Righteousness. I Corinthians 1:30 (KJV) “But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. …” Man can never achieve a level of righteousness on his own that is accepta...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff 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 '10-Man Delegation Pleads For Trade School Proposal' March 22, 1965 A 10-man delegation was in Lincoln this afternoon to register a plea for the establishment of a trade school on the Sioux Army Depot grounds. Appearing before the Unicameral Education Committee were G.F. Bush, spokesman...
The Sidney Wrestling Federation had a sendoff Friday morning as its wrestlers and coaches, above photo, embarked on a trip to Grand Island to compete in the state championships this weekend.... Full story
Sidney Shooting Park standings as of March 18: Teams Better Lucky Than Good BLTG 171 Points West PW 159 Barely Legal BL 152 The Nobody’s TN 144 E Free EF 130 Missed Again MA 116 Blazin Guns BG 115 Individuals – Ladies Hannah McCloud TN W 43 Jenni Dailey BLTG W 41 Carla Lutz EF W 25 Samantha Snyder BG W 22 Kylie Meyer MA W 19 Shellie Jacobucci MA W 19 Liesl Bauer BG W 15 Tabitha Woodden EF W 15 Individuals John Herring TN 46 Kurt Lindower BL 46 Andy Brown BLTG 45 Randy Haddix BLTG 44 Steve Logan EF 44 Riley Anderson PW 43 Tim Gasseling BLTG 41... Full story
