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The City of Sidney will say goodbye to its community and economic development director and the Leyton School District will bid farewell to a principal and athletic director this summer when Megan and James McGown, along with their two daughters, move to Brady. The McGowns, who have called Sidney home for 10 years, are relocating to Brady – a small town southeast of North Platte – in June. James was recently named the superintendent for the Brady Public School District. While Megan doesn't hav...
Fourteen months ago, a study was released examining the Sidney Police Department's current facilities. From the structure to the layout to its size, the consultants tasked with drafting the report identified safety and security concerns inherent with the building at 1715 Illinois Street. In 1986, the police left the courthouse to make room for a probation office. Since then, the department has called a repurposed fast food restaurant home. It was meant to serve as a temporary fix – a couple o...
In the boom days of Kearney, Neb., during the late 1880s, Henry David Watson embarked on what was quite possibly one of the grandest agricultural undertakings ever attempted on the Great Plains. The year 1888 marked the beginning of H. D. Watson's grandiose and historic Watson Ranch. Watson had come west from Greenfield, Massachusetts and partnered with George W. Frank, a prominent New York doctor turned speculator, who had purchased large land holdings from the U.P. Railroad. Frank helped to...
Mike Kennedy, 44 of Sidney, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 14 with Wake Services at 6 p.m., Monday evening April 13. Both services will be in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Father Jim Heithoff officiating. Inurnment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Monday until 4 p.m. to sign Mike’s register book and leave condolences for the family. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in care of the family mem...
LINCOLN, Neb. – The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts held its Nebraska Young Artist Awards on April 8, and two local students were honored. The Nebraska Young Artist Awards annually recognize 11th grade students from Nebraska who are gifted and talented in the areas of visual art, dance, music, theatre, and film and new media. These students exemplify the pinnacles of creativity in one of the fine and performing arts. Sara Gingerich of Pot...
Brian Hiett, the Cheyenne County weed superintendent, attended the Nebraska Weed Control Association Spring Training, held in Kearney on April 1-2. NWCA Spring Training was the second of four opportunities to obtain the required 20 hours of continuing education annually. Each superintendent must answer roll call twice per day, complete and pass the exam at the end of each day to receive his or her 10 hours of continuing education credit. The next training opportunity will be NWCA Fall Training in Kearney this November....
Ongoing Cancer survivor support group meets every third Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great topics/food/fellowship. Call Leslie at (308) 250-1113 with questions. A Parkinson’s support group the for Western Nebraska area meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 312 W. 16th St., Alliance. Call Dee Brauninger at (308) 763-1254 with questions or email her at [email protected]. Saturday, April 11 The Nebraska Workforce Development Resume Workshop will be held Sat...
Dear Editor, With the beginning of spring, many residents will begin home repair projects. With this in mind residents should be aware that several projects require permits from their city’s Building Department. The projects range fences, new furnaces, air conditioning units, water heaters, decks, patio doors, garages, sheds, etc. All new construction projects also require permits. Home owners and business owners must make sure those doing the work are licensed for installation projects and properly insured for construction projects, as r...
Compiled By Delaney Uhrig These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 50 Years Ago 'Ag Sec. Freeman Is Invited To Farm Equipment Day Program April 21st' An invitation has been sent to Agricultural Secretary Orville Freeman to attend the Panhandle Farm Equipment Day on Wednesday, April 21. With expectations of a crowd of at least five thousand people for this first annual event on the...
Sidney High School's Abby Heller competes in the high jump on Friday morning at the Mitchell Invite. Pick up Monday's edition of The Sidney Sun-Telegraph for complete coverage....
Four members of the Sidney Wrestling Federation have earned a place in the Heartland USA Elementary National Folk Style Duals this weekend. Cash Arensdorf, Chance Houser, Austin Munier and Brady Robb all qualified for the elementary school duals which are scheduled to take place this weekend at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Additionally, federation coach Steven Vach was selected as one of the coaches to serve at duals and will lead a team which includes Munier and Houser. Robb...