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Mike Hilgers believes he's uniquely qualified to be Nebraska's next attorney general because he has a definite plan for how to fight federal government overreach. American freedoms are based on the idea that citizens are governed by laws and not men, Hilgers said. Unelected officials in the Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Human Services and others in Washington D.C. are making decisions for the states which Hilgers said are unlawful. "You have these people who are unaccountable to...
Nathan Pohl, 29 pled no contest on Wednesday to charges of attempted burglary and escape, both class four felonies. The Sidney man was initially arrested in February when law enforcement found him trespassing at the golf course mower shed. Upon his arrest, police allegedly found several items inside his vehicle that were taken from the mower shed. Later on that very frigid day, Pohl reportedly escaped the police department through a side door without a coat or shoes. He was located when an employee at Points West Bank on Glover Rd. reported... Full story
Connie Carrillo, retail marketing manager for Sidney's Cabela's outlet, leads a group of employees through the high fives and handshakes of a tunnel formed by the company's corporate staff on Friday. The tunnel walk was part of a day of celebration for the retail store, which last month was named as Cabela's top location based upon customer service and other criteria.... Full story
Margaret Lienemann (right) of the Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber presents a check to Sidney High School's Donna Wiedeburg and Mike Brockhaus. The Ladies Chamber raised $303.13 for the school's post prom activities.... Full story
In 1850 more than 35,000 seekers of fortune converged on the "Queen City of the Trails," known as Independence, Missouri. The glitter of gold had sparked a fever across the continent that could only be cured by going west, to California. The year before, 1849, had seen more than 30,000 pioneers load their wagons, yoke their teams and strike off on a journey that would take nearly five months to cover more than 1,700 miles. It was a journey filled with hardship, disappointment, excruciating...
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. 100 YEARS AGO 'Rain And Snow Soak Cheyenne County' April 4, 1914 A dandy snow and rain visited this section Monday lasting until Tuesday night. It fell gently and was all water, benefitting the soil by continuing its perfect condition. Such a precipitation came the week previous. Let the good work go...
Lent is drawing to a close. Sunday will be the 5th Sunday of Lent and there is only one more week to go before we reach the special Church Season of Holy Week. The season in which we commemorate Jesus’ triumphal entrance into the Holy City of Jerusalem. His giving us the Eucharistic Feast; followed by His passion and suffering and His death in the most ignominious way – on the cross, despised by those who, only a few days before, had honored His arrival. Then His glorious Resurrection from the dead, proving His power over death. The chu...
