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By Joshua Wood, Stevenson Newspapers As the Nebraska panhandle continues to prepare for the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile project, Sidney is still looking for ways to reduce the expected impact, now without the support of Governor Jim Pillen. Jeff Klare, the economic development director, told Sidney City Council on March 28 he had been contacted by Northrop Grumman, the company overseeing the construction of the ballistic missile system in Kimball. According to Klare, the company... Full story
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph For some years now, awareness on Brain Injuries and its causes and effects have become part of the national conversation, but for many, their understanding of the issue is focused mainly on sports concussions and their impact. However, the prevalence of Brain Injuries are much more widespread throughout the population than most realize, and often the brain injury is not recognized or diagnosed. Elevate Community Conversations of Sidney hosted a public meeting... Full story
SIDNEY - On Monday, April 03, 2023 a 24-year-old female from Sidney was arrested for Domestic 2nd degree assault, terroristic threats and use of a weapon to commit a felony in connection with an early morning incident on the 500 block of 14th Avenue in which she brandished a knife and cut the victim on his hand. The victim in this incident refused medical treatment. On Friday March 31, 2023 at 9:01 P.M Officers responded to a report that a man had been stabbed. This incident occurred in the 800 Block of Linden; Upon arrival, officers made... Full story
By Joshua Wood, Stevenson Newspapers Changes are coming to downtown Sidney, specifically around Jackson Street with more two hour limit parking. On March 28, the Sidney City Council passed Resolution 2023-03-01 which creates five two hour parking spots in front of the Nebraska Veteran Affairs building. The governing body also gave approval to City Manager David Scott to apply for a Certified Local Government (CLG) grant. Parking Limits Marshall Hall, the chief building officer for the City of Sidney, told the governing body he had been... Full story
Sidney Cruise N Class Car club is offering a $400 scholarship for students wishing to continue their education in the automotive field. Use it to buy books, supplies, or even tools. To get an application, please contact them through [email protected]. The Cruise ‘N Class Car Club holds an annual car show the first weekend in October during Sidney Oktoberfest at Legion Park in Sidney, bringing in over 150 cars each year.... Full story
Property tax relief has always been my number one priority in the State Legislature. Last Friday the State Legislature began debate on the Revenue Committee's primary property tax relief bill for 2023. Although LB 243 was introduced by Sen. Tom Briese of Albion, the Revenue Committee adopted his bill as a committee priority bill and amended several other bills into it, including one of my bills. So, today I would like to tell you about what the Legislature is currently doing to provide all... Full story
We are going to look back years from now and wonder how we failed young girls so badly. Between social media and fashionable gender theories, we are making teenage girls depressed, anxious, and trans. In a Substack essay the other day, a mother wrote of her daughter: "She was among the last of her small group of biologically female friends to socially transition. It was mid-pandemic, and she spent most of her time with her best friend, who had, unbeknownst to me, shown her hours upon end of... Full story
The first 2 years my parents and I lived in Winnemucca, Nevada were filled with excitement and hard work. I had a new bride and we were part of something rarely done – starting a newspaper from scratch and seeing it rapidly grow into one of the most influential, respected and successful newspapers in the state of Nevada: the Humboldt Sun. We built our success on our philosophy of what a hometown paper should be. A newspaper is just that: a paper filled with news of immediate impact, concern a... Full story
Passover was a cloistered event. A lamb was killed, roasted, and entirely consumed before morning. No one went out into the night. However, 2000 years later, Jesus broke such protocol. After He washed the feet of His Disciples, He broke the bread and poured the wine, sent Judas out, and began to teach love as only He knew how to convey it. Suddenly, He not only went out into the night, He took Disciples with Him to the Garden of Gethsemane. While Peter and others fell asleep, Jesus went on,... Full story
Shelly Peterson, Wheat Belt PPD The Nebraska Rural Electric Association offers a Youth Energy Leadership Camp every year. This is an excellent camp that provides great leadership and team building activities. Wheat Belt Public Power District (WBPPD) encourages and sponsors area youth to attend. Camp will be held July 9-13, 2023. We invite Freshman, Sophomore or Junior students to attend this all-expense paid and fun-filled camp. All are welcome to apply; however, preference is given to those students who are dependents of WBPPD customers. You... Full story
Lincoln, Neb. – More than 7,000 students from across Nebraska descended on Lincoln for the 95th Nebraska FFA State Convention last week. More than 7,600 members, advisors, and guests registered for the convention. From Kimball to Nebraska City, and Imperial to Norfolk, members from across the state competed in a variety of agriculture and leadership focused contests that they have spent the past year working toward. Leadership Development Events, or speaking events, took place in various locatio... Full story
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that beginning in April it will provide approximately $123 million in additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying farm loan program borrowers who are facing financial risk, as part of the $3.1 billion to help distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The announcement builds on financial assistance offered to borrowers through the same program in October 2022. The IRA directed USDA to expedite a... Full story
Marjorie Ann Burnette, age 99, of Scottsbluff, NE, was received by the Lord on Sunday, March 26, 2023, due to a heart attack. As she believed, we shall look forward to seeing her again at Christ's second coming. She was born on October 22, 1923, to John William and Marie Magdelena (Schriener) Friede on the family farm north of Lodgepole, NE, the eldest of 10 children. She attended school in rural Cheyenne County north of Lodgepole and graduated from Lisco High School in 1941. She attended one... Full story
Duane A. Dughman, age 93, former Cheyenne County resident, passed away in Castle Pines, CO on March 26, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Gehrig Stitt Chapel in Sidney, NE with Pastor Corey Jenkins officiating. Services will be livestreamed on the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel Facebook page and recorded for later viewing on our website. Interment will be at the Pleasant View Cemetery in Lodgepole, NE. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday... Full story
Trudy A. Ketteler, age 78, of Dalton, NE went to be with her Lord & Savior on Saturday, March 25, 2023 in Cheyenne, WY. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at the United Church of the Plains in Dalton, NE with Pastor Leon "Bud" Gillespie and PMA Bev Adam officiating. Services will be livestreamed on the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel Facebook page and recorded for later viewing on our website. Interment will be at the Dalton Cemetery in Dalton, NE. Friends may stop at the... Full story
Judy B. Pohl, age 86, of Sidney, passed away in Bridgeport, NE on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney, NE with Reverend Tom Waddell officiating. Cremation has been held. Inurnment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. Services will be livestreamed on the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel Facebook page and recorded for later viewing on our website. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Mo... Full story
Ronald G. Surber, age 69, of Sidney, passed away in Sidney, NE on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Cremation has been held. Private family Inurnment will follow at a later date. You may view Ron's Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Ron's care and funeral arrangements. Ron was born in Sidney, Nebraska on June 16, 1953, to Clarence and Darlene (Weiss) Surber. He graduated from Sidney Public... Full story
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph Sidney's Red Raider Track & Field team traveled to Ogallala High School Saturday to compete at the annual Ed Moore Invitational Meet. The Red Raider teams both finished in fourth place, with 79 points for the girl's varsity and 55 points for the boy's varsity. Chase County was the big winner on the day, with their girl's team piling up 111 points to runner-up Cozad's 96, and the Chase County boy's team edging runner-up Gothenberg 119 to 112. Sidney's teams did... Full story
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph Cool temperatures with bright sunshine greeted the participants of the Bayard CD Invitational Track & Field Meet Saturday morning at Bayard High School. The Potter-Dix Coyote squads and the Leyton Warrior squads traveled Saturday morning to compete, and although as teams they did not fare very well, a few strong individual performances highlighted the day. For Potter Dix's boy's team, notable performances included senior Luke Kasten placing second in the 200 Meter... Full story
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph The Creek Valley Storm Track & Field teams traveled to Sutherland to compete at the Sutherland Booster Club Invite, and at the end of the day's competition, both Creek Valley squads placed ninth in team scoring. Wallace was the winner in the girls competition with 121 points followed by runner-up Hershey with 90 points. For the boys, Hershey took first place with 112 points, edging runner-up Hitchcock County with 112 points. For the Creek Valley boys, freshman... Full story
Seniors Micah Schneider and Jaeden Dillehay and junior Isak Doty have been named as 2022-23 Lincoln Journal Star Super State/ All State Honorable Mentions for Class C. The three Red Raiders led their team to a 20-and-7 record and a berth in the NSAA State Tournament.... Full story
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph Leaders possess foresight and know to prepare themselves and their businesses for the future by learning as much as possible about the changing nature of the agriculture industry and preparing for the future. The Nebraska LEAD 42 program is looking for applicants determined to be leaders in production agriculture and agribusiness, and help promote the interests of the agricultural industry in Nebraska. Nebraska LEAD 42 Director Terry Hejny visited Sidney on... Full story
