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By fall of this year, 24 Western Nebraska Community College students will live on campus in dorms. "This is a huge milestone for the Sidney campus," said Sidney Campus Director Paula Abbott at the groundbreaking ceremony for the housing facility on Wednesday afternoon. The students at the school are both excited and surprised that the Sidney campus will have housing, Abbott said. "I have to say that this is really an exciting day for us at WNCC," said college president Dr. Todd Holcomb. "For...
Margaret Lienemann and Sue Hiett from Keep Sidney Beautiful awarded Preferred Roofing & Excavation, LLC owner Travis Arellano with the Community Beautification award. In August of 2012 Arellano purchased what many know as the old skating rink at 2032 Illinois St. and transformed the facility for retail use. The award is given quarterly to a business in Sidney. The KSB committee members nominate local businesses. Contact keep Sidney Beautiful if you would like to nominate someone for the... Full story
Marie E. Johnson, 88 of Sidney, passed away Tuesday morning, April 15, 2014 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., Sat., April 19th in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Dave Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, April 18th from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made in Marie's name to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. You may view Marie's Book of... Full story
We’re all liars. Some of you out there might disagree with me, but I’d say if you do, you’re just lying to yourself. I know that most Sidney residents take pride in the community’s high moral standards. Dishonesty probably goes against that. However, sometimes politeness requires a lie. Dealing with children requires a fair amount of lies as well, simply because sometimes kids can’t handle the truth. I challenge you to consider how many lies, small and large you tell your friends, co-workers, children and loved ones each day. I think at the end...
The Fort Sidney Chapter of the Order of DeMolay held its installation of officers ceremony on March 30. 1st Row Left to Right · Alec Maddox, Preceptor · Cade Lewis, Chaplain · Jake Wiedeburg, Senior Councilor · Brendan HollyMaster Councilor · Tyler Miller, Junior Councilor · Connor Dormann, Almoner · Cole Westfall, Preceptor · Jake Burke, Preceptor 2nd Row · Lucas Rosenbaum, Installing Secretary · Ryan Birner, Senior Deacon · Corbin Heller · Zack Pettit, Preceptor · Cameron Baldwin, Sen... Full story
For someone with a couple of decades as a building contractor under his tool belt, Brad Rowan has an impressive resume. He has worked on skyscrapers in San Francisco and enforced code in a number of small towns. He oversaw construction on projects in five different countries. Before taking the position as Sidney's Chief Building Official, he directed work on a housing project at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. But Rowan is a small town Nebraskan at heart, born in Falls City. 1. So... Full story
For The Sun-Telegraph Congressman Adrian Smith today announced the winning artists of the 2014 Congressional Art Competition: An Artistic Discovery. Smith worked with the Nebraska Art Teachers Association to coordinate the competition. The first place artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Smith will display the runners-up in his Washington, D.C. and Third District offices. "Congratulations to the winners of this year's Congressional Art Competition and to all of the... Full story
There are a lot of cliches in sports. One of the oldest is that “records are made to be broken.” But there are also those records which many or even most of us think will never be touched. Baseball seems the most numbers crazy of the four most popular American professional sports. Baseball fans love the numbers. Me too. When I was a little boy I would pour through almanacs and record books scanning the statistics. A lot of the records I came across then still stand today. Yet after seeing a number of records fall over the years, I consider no...
