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  • Cool Kids Club/No Limits Summer Camp celebrates 15th anniversary

    Anthony Ruiz|Mar 29, 2016

    With the end of the school year just around the corner, the Cool Kids Club/No Limits program is ready to kick off its 15th year of operation in Sidney, with registration for its annual summer camp beginning on April 1. "We've come a long way from that first year," program director Coleen Langdon said. The Cool Kids Club started in Oct. 2001 when school administrators from Sidney and Chadron wrote a joint grant to begin a before, after and summer school program in their communities. A $1.5...

  • Wheat Belt Public Power District pays 2015 gross revenue tax

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Mar 29, 2016

    Wheat Belt Public Power District has paid its annual gross revenue tax. The total amount paid of $181,282.33 is five percent (5 percent) of the gross revenue of $3,625,646.51. The five percent (5 percent) gross revenue is based on the sales of electricity within the incorporated city or village in which Wheat Belt has a service area. CITY REVENUE TAXES Bridgeport $2,015,534.80 $100,776.74 Dalton $328,289.60 $16,414.48 Gurley $254,921.51 $12,746.08 Lodgepole $3,452.80 $172.64 Potter $186,887.00 $9,344.35 Sidney $836,560.80 $41,828.04 All...

  • Time to apply for Nebraska Youth Range Camp

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Mar 29, 2016

    Students age 14 – 18 with an interest in learning about the outdoors are encouraged to attend the 53rd Nebraska Youth Range Camp that will be held June 6 – 10, 2016, at the Nebraska State 4-H Camp in Halsey. The Nebraska Youth Range Camp consists of a four-and-a-half day dynamic curriculum that appeals to students with a wide array of interests including, but not limited to, rangeland management, conservation, ecology, animal science, and wildlife. With over 50 years to perfect and evolve this c...

  • Gerald William Castle

    Mar 29, 2016

    Gerald Castle, 80 of Peetz, Colo., died Sunday evening, March 27, 2016, at his home in Peetz. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, April 1, 2016, in the Peetz United Methodist Church. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery at Peetz. A memorial has been established in his name to the Peetz Plateau School for academic and athletic scholarships. You can view the online obituary... Full story

  • Community Calendar 03-29-16

    Mar 29, 2016

    Friday, April 1 Join us for the Cheyenne County Chamber Annual Ag Social at the Hillside Bar & Grill, located at 2632 Hillside Dr, in Sidney, on Friday, April 1, from 5:30 TO 7 p.m. Come enjoy a complimentary meal. All attendees will be entered to win one of the many great door prizes! Call (308)-254-5851 for more information. Sponsored by the Cheyenne County Chamber Ag Committee. … Sunday, April 3 The April meeting of the Nebraska Polio Survivors Association will be held on Sunday, April 3, at 2 p.m. at Bloomfield Forum, 98th and Nicholas, i...