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A woman arrested earlier this year in conjunction with an investigation into counterfeit money passed at area businesses has pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges. Briana Sifuentez, 19, of Sidney, appeared in Cheyenne County District Court with her lawyer, Michael Samuelson, on Tuesday afternoon to enter her pleas. Sifuentez originally faced two charges of possession of forged instrument, Class IV felonies. However, in a plea agreement, she pleaded no contest to two charges of criminal attempt of possession of forged instrument, Class...
Mary Egging Schadegg celebrated her 100th birthday over the weekend at the Sidney Regional Medical Center with friends and family – many whom traveled from outside the state. She was born on April 28, 1915, in Wilhelmina, Mo., and is one of 13 children in the family. The family moved to Gurley in 1928. Mary married Ernest Schadegg in August 1940. They supervised St. Patrick's boys' boarding house for several years. Over the years, Mary worked at McDonalds General Store, Fabric Boutique and M... Full story
Deaths on Nebraska roadways climbed to 225 in 2014 – the highest since 2007. But when the fatality rate per miles traveled is calculated, there’s no increase from 2013. The Nebraska Department of Roads has embraced a “Toward Zero Deaths” safety campaign that includes performance measures, construction and maintenance techniques along with non-infrastructure projects. Those initiatives are included in an annual report released by the NDOR this month. The 31-page document is divided into eight strategic goals, each with performance measures. “Hav...
Paul F. Sheaman Master Sergeant U.S. Army 1943-1946 1950-1951 EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. Paul Sheaman got quite an introduction to the real world as seen by the U.S. Army. Here's a young man from just west of small-town Wyoming, fresh out of high school, and now, recently contacted by the...
Melody J. Jung, 51 of Potter, passed away at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Sunday, April 26, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, May 1, in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Dave Hall officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday to sign Melody's register book and leave condolences for the family. Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Trinity... Full story
Sidney High School senior MacKenzie Bowker was chosen as the 2015 Sidney Rotary Club Scholarship recipient. Bowker will attend Chadron State College in the fall and plans to study nursing. The $1,000 scholarship is provided by the fundraising activities of the local Rotary International Club. “It’s always so difficult to choose just one person for this award; all the applications were very good,” said committee member Matt Moore. “But MacKenzie was an excellent interview, and after discussing all the candidates’ applications and interviews, we...
International Experience – USA, a high school student exchange organization, announced that its will welcome a record number of students to U.S. communities in the fall of 2015, mirroring a national trend. According to the Council on Standards for International Education Travel) 200,000-plus exchange students are expected in 2015. As the leading English-speaking host country of foreign exchange students, the United State has seen an increase in high school exchange participants of about 13 percent in the past decade. This upward trend is e...
STERLING, Colo. – The Sterling (Colo.) Police Department responded to an armed robbery on Wednesday just before 1 p.m. at Wal-Mart located at 1510 W. Main St., Sterling. An investigation determined that a male approached the pharmacy counter there, showed a handgun and demanding narcotics. The man was provided the narcotics and exited the store. No one was injured as a result of the incident, according to police. The male is described as being heavy set, approximately 6-foot tall with a light-colored beard. He was wearing a red baseball cap, a...
Thursday, April 30 Creek Valley Schools’ will hold eighth-grade orientation on Thursday, April 30 at 2 p.m. in the high school gym. It is designed to help in the transition from middle school to high school. For more information, contact Kathy Ford at (308) 874-3310. Saturday, May 2 The Great Trash Race will be held Saturday, May 2 from 9-11 a.m., beginning at Hickory Street Square. Free T-Shirt for those who register before April 24. Prizes for the Top 3 teams collecting the most trash. $25 Chamber gift certificate for the “Weirdest Fin... Full story
GURLEY – The Gurley/Dalton Fire Department received life-saving grain bin rescue equipment on Tuesday night, thanks to a donation from Farm Credit Services of America. A grain bin rescue exercise followed to train firefighters in the use of the specialized equipment at the Gurley Fire Hall. The Gurley/Dalton Fire Department received a 10-panel system, slide hammer and other accessories manufactured by Outstate Data in Elbow, Minn. The equipment is designed by rescuers specifically for grain b...
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. This “month” is designed to encourage people to follow a healthy, active lifestyle. You can take steps toward this goal, of course, but why not carry the concept of improving health to other areas of your life — such as your investments? Toward that end, consider these suggestions: • Give your portfolio a regular “check-up.” To maintain your fitness, it’s a good idea to visit a doctor for a check-up on a regular basis. And to help ensure the “health” of your portfolio, you may want to perio...
SCOTTSBLUFF – The Sidney High track and field teams made a clean sweep of the girls' and boys' titles at the Best of the West track meet Tuesday, while the Potter-Dix boys' 4x800 relay team set a school record to establish itself as the team to beat in its class at state next month. The Best of the West is an all-star event of sorts that includes only those athletes who qualified on pervious performances throughout the season. The long list of Sidney qualifiers helped it score 80 points to w...
The Creek Valley High golf team posted its best score of the season Tuesday, finishing in a tie for fifth at the Garden County Invitational. Dundy County finished on top of the team competition with a 342 with Perkins County taking runner-up honors with a 357. Mullen and Ogallala tied for third with 371s while Creek Valley tied with Hay Springs at 380. Boosted by a back-nine 43, Austin Rowley led the Storm with a top score of 90 that was just two strokes out of the medals. Rowley was followed by Brett Godfrey (92), Wyatt McMillen (98), Joe Van... Full story
With its full complement of athletes back in action after many missed the last meet due to a Future Farmers of America event in Vail (Colo.), the Peetz Bulldogs track team broke a pair of school records in a strong showing at the YW Area Invitational in Yuma, Colo. on Tuesday. The Peetz boys finished the day with 72 points to finish in fourth among the 11 teams. In the boys 400 meters, Cody Wilson was energized by a strong challenger as he raced to the finish line in 52.28 seconds to establish a new school record. On the girls’ side, Abby W...
