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More than 200 fourth graders from five area schools filled the Cheyenne County Community Center and Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp in Sidney all day Wednesday as they learned the ins and outs of water as a natural resource during the 2016 Western Nebraska Children's Groundwater Festival. The annual festival, now in its 26th year, is a joint effort between the South Platte Natural Resources District (SPNRD), the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln...
A pursuit down Interstate 80 in western Nebraska led to the arrest of a man wanted in connection with an April 22 homicide in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Wednesday evening, April 27, the Nebraska State Patrol was alerted by South Dakota authorities that a male wanted in connection with a homicide in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, may be driving a white Oldsmobile 88 heading west on Interstate 80. Just after 8:30 p.m., a trooper spotted a vehicle matching the description westbound on I-80 near Lodgepole, in Cheyenne County. The trooper attempted a...
Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, today announced the launch of its new Everyday Value initiative, a campaign designed to drive product-quality awareness to, and generate competitive comparisons from, the company’s core customers. The seven iconic Cabela’s-brand products have been chosen through an intensive process focusing on proven records of delivering the highest levels of quality and value. They will be featured in an advertising campaign to include TV, print and digital platforms highlig...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Sidney, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. Soon after graduating high school, Paula Stevens was interested in doing something different, something exciting, and something like being away. She was in Lawrence, Mass. She had an aunt that she respected and looked up to. The aunt liked the Navy and Paula thought she...
Several Sidney High School seniors were treated to a pizza party during lunch Tuesday in celebration of their recognition as students of the month during the 2015-2016 school year. Each month, the SHS principal and teachers pick up one senior who has demonstrated overall excellence in academic achievement, extracurricular activities, leadership and commitment to serve in the community. During the pizza party, the students were also interviewed to determine the recipient of a $500 scholarship...
Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) is offering free classes on all three of their campuses this summer. The #SummerFree courses are offered to WNCC currently enrolled full-time, part-time, through CollegeNOW! or who have previously attended but not graduated with their degree. The Students must also have a current GPA of 2.0 or higher, declare a program of study and choose courses for that program of study to be eligible. "Several years ago, the federal government eliminated the summer...
Cabela’s Incorporated, the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced today plans to expand Cabela’s retail footprint and legendary customer service to two new locations: McDonough, Ga., and Lee’s Summit, Mo. McDonough The 70,000-square-foot location is expected to begin construction this year and Cabela’s anticipates a fall 2017 opening. The store will be located off Exit 222 of Interstate 75 near the intersection of Jodeco in the newly proposed Jodeco Atlanta South development in Henry County. “Georgia...
Does a reader need to be scientist – specifically, a plant pathologist – to appreciate a book about the history of discovering and treating plant diseases? Not if the reader has an appreciation of history, science, and the broader lessons they have to offer. The book’s author, in this case, is Dr. Bob Harveson, Extension Plant Pathologist at the UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center. The book is “The Bacterium of Many Colors” published by APS Press of the American Phytopathological Society. The APS Press catalog says Harveson...
Upcoming Western Nebraska Community College Theatre presents Stop Kiss by Diana Son Apr 29 - May 1 at the WNCC Little Theatre on the Scottsbluff Campus. Stop Kiss plays Apr 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m. and on May 1 at 2 p.m. in the WNCC Little Theatre. Tickets are available for purchase at the WNCC Little Theatre box office one hour prior to the performance. For questions, please contact Robert Thompson Jr. at 308-635-6038 or [email protected]. … Sunday, May 1 The May meeting of Nebraska Polio Survivors Association will meet at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 1,...
Regional West Foundation is accepting applications now through June 1 for students pursuing health care careers in western Nebraska. The Foundation grants approximately 45 educational scholarships valued at nearly $75,000 annually. Scholarships are available for nursing, laboratory medicine, and radiologic technology. In addition, conditional scholarship loans are available to medical students. Memorial and honorary scholarships are available as a sophomore student pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing at the University of Nebraska...
During Tuesday's regular meeting of the Sidney City Council, Councilor William Gaston presented the award and flag recognizing Sidney for its 30 straight years as a Tree City U.S.A. Community to city administration. The award and flag were given to Gaston during Saturday's tree giveaway celebration held at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp. Arbor Day is generally observed the last Friday in April in the state of Nebraska, which this year will be April 29....
Non-metropolitan Nebraskan are predominately conservative, and more likely to support candidates who profess these views. However, this year is unlike any year in my memory since Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was the Democratic candidate in the 1930s whose views were similar to those of the Democratic candidates at present. Their programs are to spend money, which we don’t have, to solve our present economic disaster. No one that I know had heard of a trillion (dollars) before the past few years, let alone $18 trillion of them currently ackno...
