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Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph The Cheyenne County Commissioners met Monday morning, March 20, with a number of issues on their agenda. First, Montana Markus and Riley Rohm from Sidney FFA requested the waiving of fees for use of Fairground facilities during their Labor Auction and Banquet on April 29. All of the councilmen were in agreement, and waived the fees. Councilman Randal Miller said, "I'm a huge fan of 4-H and FFA and totally support them. I am definitely in favor of waiving the fees... Full story
By Joshua Wood, Stevenson Newspapers As new projects come to the Nebraska panhandle-and with less than 40 miles separating the cities of Kimball and Sidney-public transportation has become more common. In 2017, the Kimball County Transit Service had 7,000 rides. According to director Christy Warner, that number is expected to be approximately 30,000 at the end of this fiscal year. Warner provided this information to the Sidney City Council during their March 14 meeting. "I know this is the... Full story
By Joshua Wood, Stevenson Newspapers Sidney officials are not pleased with Governor Jim Pillen regarding LB 712, and both Mayor Brad Sherman and Vice Mayor Roger Gallaway said as much during the March 14 meeting of the Sidney City Council. The comments from the top officials of Sidney’s governing body came in response to a Letter to the Editor from Pillen published in the Western Nebraska Observer on March 9. In the letter, Pillen explained why he had not included LB 712—a bill which would have provided state funding to the City of Kim... Full story
One of the bills that I co-signed this year is LB 712. LB 712 was introduced by Sen. Brian Hardin of Gering. This bill is important because it would help with the needs of the Panhandle once they add an additional 3,000 people to the workforce for a new ballistic missile upgrading project. Seldom does the Panhandle ever get to be the recipient of legislation that would significantly benefit the economy of the Panhandle and this bill would do just that. LB 712 appropriates $26 million to the Grou... Full story
Presumably, Donald Trump will never produce the dark secrets promised about Ron DeSantis' past. But his team thinks it already has one -- the Florida governor once was a Reagan Republican. "There's a pre-Trump Ron and there's a post-Trump Ron," someone in the Trump camp told Axios. "He used to be a Reagan Republican. That's where he comes from. He's now awkwardly trying to square his views up with the populist nationalist feeling of that party." In his CPAC speech doubling down on "MAGA," Trump... Full story
Picking up from the previous Historical Argument article, I'll continue in the same vein with some United States Constitutional arguments. Recently our country has seen activities by various levels of government, from states to our national government that, at the very least, could be assessed as unconstitutional. Unfortunately our educational systems around the nation have failed in many schools to teach our young for some time about the Constitution of the United States. There are few today... Full story
"Commit your way to the Lord. Trust in Him. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the Light and your justice as the noon day." Psalm 37:5, 6. Some 200 names for Jesus exist in the Bible. For the Patriots, He was, simply, King Jesus. His Name became a battle cry in the church's Great Awakening preceding the American Revolution. The Bible was their Playbook; prayer and fasting their avenue to Divine correction, direction, protection and victory. July 10, 1774 Elbridge Gerry, 5th U.S.... Full story
Rhonda L. Cumbie, 71, of Middleburg Florida, passed away at Middleburg Rehabilitation Nursing Center in Middleburg Florida on Thursday, March 9, 2023. She was born June 20, 1951 in Kearney, Nebraska to Wilsie and Bernice Krotz. On October 14, 2005 she married James Cumbie in Middleburg FL. As per her wishes, cremation will take place with a private family gathering at a later date. Rhonda grew up in Kearney and lived most of her younger life in Sidney. In 2002, she moved to Florida to be closer... Full story
Dorothy E. Holloway, 108, formerly of Sidney, NE passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at her daughter’s and son-in-law’s home in Farmington, New Mexico. Her Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, March 27, 2023 at the Christ Episcopal Church in Sidney, NE with Reverend Guy Mackey officiating with interment in Greenwood Cemetery, next to her husband Leonard Cecil Holloway. Services will be livestreamed on the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel Facebook page and recorded for later viewing on our website. Friends may stop at the Geh... Full story
Leah Arlette Kinnersley Williams, 91, of Wallace, NE, passed away on the morning of February 17, 2023, at her home. A celebration of life open house will be held in Arlette's honor at the Moose Club in North Platte on April 15, 2023, at 2:00 pm CST. Arlette's cremains will be interred in the Fort McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in her memory for later designation. Condolences may be shared at bullocklongfuneralhome.com.... Full story
Linda Kay Wooldridge, 71, a longtime Morgan County resident died of natural causes in her home surrounded by family on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Linda was born in Sidney, Nebraska on January 16, 1952, to Jim Farley Lindsey and Helen Mae (Frerichs) Lindsey. She graduated from Sidney High School in 1970. On July 20, 1986, she was united in marriage with Robert L. Wooldridge at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Chapel and went on to share 36 years together living in Brush, Colorado. Linda enjoyed being an... Full story
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun -Telegraph Creek Valley senior Seth Wilber and junior Ella Whiting were honored by the MAC Conference by being selected to their All-Conference Basketball teams. Wilber, a 6' 5" senior, was named to the MAC Second Team for his outstanding play. He led the Storm with 17.5 points per game and 9.2 rebounds per game. Whiting was named as an Honorable Mention. The junior guard led the team with 10.1 points per game and 2.7 steals per game.... Full story
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun -Telegraph The Red Raider Boys Golf team's meet in North Platte on Friday has been postponed, a make-up date will be announced. Due to a poor weather forecast for Saturday, the John Ganser Invite Track & Filed Meet at Sidney High School has been rescheduled for Friday, March 24. Field Events are scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m. and the track events will start at 1:30 p.m.... Full story
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph Potter-Dix High School held their annual Prom with the theme "Under the Stars" on Saturday, March 18. The junior and senior class held their banquet at Bag's Bar and Grill to start the evening, then after the coronation of the King and Queen and their attendees, the Dance was held at the High School. It was a wonderful time that will be a top memory for all involved. Seniors James Pease and Jayden Shoemaker were named Prom King and Queen, and senior Zach Rotert... Full story
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph The Potter-Dix Speech team traveled to Kearney to compete in the State Speech Tournament, and at the end of the day, the Coyotes had two students take home first place honors in D2 competition. Senior Gunnar Oleson took the top prize in Humorous Prose and sophomore Jaxson Chase earned top honors in Poetry. The team also had a second place showing in Oral Interpretation of Drama. The runner-up team consisted of Zach Rotert, Gunnar Oleson, Trevor Williams, James... Full story
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph Sidney High School held an assembly on March 15, and Amberley Snyder addressed the students in attendance with an inspirational message of perseverance and hope, no matter what challenges life puts in your way. Snyder came to nationwide prominence a few years ago when Netflix adapted her life story into a film. Snyder, the daughter of former Major League Baseball player Cory Snyder, grew up on a ranch and started to ride horses at the age of 3. She started... Full story
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph Sidney West Elementary 6th grader Tucker Hardin won the area's District Spelling Bee, not too long ago, and qualified for the Regional Spelling Bee in Omaha, which took place over the past weekend. This exciting achievement was not overlooked in any way by his school and his classmates, and they had a surprise for Tucker Thursday afternoon when school ended for the day. Tucker would be en route to Omaha Friday, so his classmates sent him off Thursday in style. At... Full story
Area veterans and supporters will be getting together on Saturday, April 8 to raise funds for Potter Legion Hall renovation project with a "Stuff the Ruck" march from Sidney to Kimball, and then back to Potter. The Potter Historical Foundation is hosting the event, and"Stuff the Ruck" is a march that has veterans get their ruck sacks and have them stuffed with donations by march attendees and spectators. The march begins at 9 a.m. At the Verizon building in Sidney, then starts again at 12:30... Full story
