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HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — A late birdie might just be enough to give Rory McIlroy two more rounds before the Masters. Steve Wheatcroft, a Monday qualifier for the Houston Open, had another 67 to take the lead among early starters Friday at Redstone Golf Club. Far down the leaderboard was McIlroy, struggling to make the cut for the first time this year against a full field. Wheatcroft was at 10-under 134 and had a three-shot lead....
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — For the upperclassmen on Duke’s roster, every season has ended the same way: get one step from the women’s Final Four, then lose. The Blue Devils have lost three straight regional finals and are determined to not make it four in a row. Second-seeded Duke (32-2) plays sixth-seeded Nebraska (25-8) on Sunday in the Norfolk Regional semifinals. And if the Blue Devils beat the Cornhuskers, they’ll face either top-seeded Notre Dame or 12th-seeded Kansas for a spot in New Orleans — and a chance to reverse recent history. Duke hasn...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Imani Cross was one of the Big Ten’s most dependable short-yardage backs last season. This spring, he’s out to show he’s capable of being so much more. “Oh, yes, yes,” he said. “I want to be a pass-catching back, I want to be a blocking back, I want to be an inside-zone back, an outside-zone back, a sweep back. Whatever type of back you name, I want to train to be that one day. It’s hard to do, but that’s what dreams are for, to try to go get them.” Cross last b...
LINCOLN — Eleven Cheyenne County high school students were recognized recently as earning Academic All-State honors for the winter season by the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA). Sidney, Leyton and Creek Valley high schools were represented on the team. Those from SHS who were recognized were Madi Malzahn and Sarah Krueger (girls’ basketball), Lucas Rosenbaum (boys’ basketball), and Casey Baldwin and Kelsey Franklin (speech). Creek Valley students honored were Sam Behrends (boys...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq says it will stop more aircraft moving through its airspace and vehicles traveling overland to search for weapons being sent to the Syrian civil war, a senior Iraqi official said Friday. Government spokesman Ali al-Moussawi said Iraq would conduct more random searches to check for weapons heading for the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad or rebels seeking to topple his regime. In a telephone call to The Associated Press, al-Moussawi said Iraq refuses to be a “conduit for weapons for either side of the conflict.” “The g...
ATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world’s poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for restoring much of the traditional pomp to the papacy. Francis’ decision to disregard church law and wash the feet of two girls — a Serbian Muslim and an Italian Catholic — during a Holy Thursday ritual has become something of the final straw, evidence that Francis has little or no interest in one of the key prioritie...
The story is told of a young man who wanted to become famous by starting a new religion. He wanted it to be a world-wide religion that would be embraced by millions of people. So he first sought some advice from an older and wiser man of faith. He asked, “Sir, what advice could you give me for starting a very successful religion?” The older man thoughtfully replied, “The best way would be for you to be killed, buried and then rise up from your grave three days later so that people can see you alive again. Now it might be hard to find someo...
This is the second part to my column from last Saturday. In part one, I recalled the events and the journey leading up to my first trip to Nebraska that began on September 10, 2001. During the bus trip to Los Angeles, one poor lady had an “episode;” her daughter explained that she was afflicted with Alzheimer’s. This was sad, but a few passengers didn’t understand and they proceeded to call her crazy. Upon arriving in LA, I rented another vehicle and saw as much of the California coast as my few days would allow. I marveled at the tall palm tr...
Being wronged by a corporation is painful enough, but just try getting your day in court. Most Americans don’t realize it, but our Seventh Amendment right to a fair jury trial against corporate wrongdoers has quietly been stripped from us. Instead, we are now shunted into a stacked-deck game called “Binding Mandatory Arbitration.” Proponents of the process hail it as superior to the courts — “faster, cheaper and more efficient!” they exclaim. But does it deliver justice? It could, for the original concept of voluntary, face-to-face resolution...
These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO ‘Poison For Medicine’ March 29, 1913 Miss Mabel Brewer made a mistake Sunday which might have cost her her life. She was not feeling well and took a medicine bottle from the shelf and took a dose from it. One swallow was enough and a scream brought her mother who promptly gave her mustard and water while another member of the family called a doctor by phone and still another ran f...
On Friday, April 5th at the Gering Civic Center, Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska Foundation will hold their annual fundraiser. This fundraiser, A Nite at the Races, features video horse racing, food, beverages, and a great night of fun. The fun begins with a social time at 6:30 p.m., Post Time at 6:45 p.m. and the races beginning at 7:00p.m. The event transports you from Gering to the stands at a track as the horses enter the gates. Using “Funny Money” you can place bets and get caught up in the excitement of the racing. The...
Deanna K. DiMento (nee LeFavour) Deanna K. DiMento (nee LeFavour), 44, died on March 28, 2013, in Washington Twp, Turnersville, N.J. Beloved wife of Joseph. Devoted mother of Joseph C. Loving daughter of Mary LeFavour (nee Martinez). Dear sister of Leonard, Roger and Cecelia. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing Monday, April 1, 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Egizi Funeral Home, 119 Ganttown Road, Washington Twp, Turnersville, NJ. Funeral Service are at 11...
BEATRICE (AP) — For 50 years beginning in 1937, residents and visitors of Beatrice had to go no further than Fifth and Court streets for a bag of fresh popcorn. That’s where you could find the Traubel’s Popcorn Stand, where it operated until 1987. The Beatrice Daily Sun reports (http://bit.ly/YUdXLP ) that today, you can find the retired five-by-eight-foot stand tucked away in a storage facility at the Gage County Historical Society, as it’s too large to fit through the main building’s doors. It’s been more than 25 years since popcorn was...
LINCOLN (AP) — There is no pomp and circumstance at the end of life for the very poor in Lancaster County. And a pauper’s burial is getting more meager — cremation and a plastic box. The Lincoln Journal Star reports advocates for the poor and some local funeral homes think the new rules, which eliminate a simple service, have gone too far. Indigent burials by the county always have been frugal affairs: No flowers, no organ music, no cards, no headstones. Nine years ago, the county stopped paying for burials, leaving cremation the only optio...
Members of the Wheat Belt Public Power District are hosting their annual Safety Fair April 19 to give children fun interactive safety lessons that might save their life. The safety fair will be at the Exhibit Building at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds that Friday, and approximately 200 children will attend, according to Michelle Hodges, a Wheat Belt Public Power District representative. “The purpose of the safety fair is to promote safety in a fun fair-type atmosphere,” she said. “Approximately 200 fourth and fifth graders from Sidney, Creek...
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for February was unchanged at 3.8 percent, matching the revised rates for January and December, the state Labor Department said in a report released Friday. The rate was two-tenths of a point lower than in February 2012 and less than half this year’s national February rate of 7.7 percent. The 3.8 percent state rate is the second-lowest figure in the country, trailing only North Dakota’s 3.3 percent. Nonfarm employment rose by nearly 3,000 jobs since January and by 7,450 jobs since Februar...
Just For Kix (JFK) Dance program members held their annual Kix For Kids Show March 24 and created this year’s show around honoring those who serve in the United States military. The show took place in the Sidney Middle School gym. “Our theme this year was United We Dance, American Pride,” said Donna Brown-Fort, the Just For Kix Dance Director. The show served as a JFK community fundraiser to honor soldiers who have served in the military – past and present. A total of eight men were recogni...
