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  • KEEP IT SAFE!

    Anthony Ruiz|Apr 29, 2016

    More than 160 Cheyenne County second grade students spent all day Thursday at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp in Sidney learning how to stay safe during the 2016 Progressive Agriculture Safety Day. Safety Day is a collaborative effort that brings volunteers and experts from around the area to provide students information and hands-on activities that teach them how to stay safe in a variety of situations they might encounter at home, in town or on a farm. The program began 24 years ago after...

  • Commissioners' meeting set for Monday morning

    Anthony Ruiz|Apr 29, 2016

    The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners and Board of Equalization will convene for a regular meeting beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, May 2, inside the commissioners meeting room at the county courthouse located at 1000 10th Ave. in Sidney. According to the meeting’s agenda, the commissioners will consider approval for a proposed independent contractor agreement with Interstate Power Services, as well as approval of a letter of support for a Chautauqua celebration. Commissioners will also address procedures that authorize use of the county fai...

  • Sidney police offering drug take-back event Saturday

    Anthony Ruiz|Apr 29, 2016

    This Saturday, the Sidney Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be on-site at the Sidney Police Department to give the public an opportunity to help prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The effort is part of The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, aiming to provide communities a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing prescription drugs, as well as educating the general public about the potential for abuse...

  • Creek Valley Community Art Night

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Apr 29, 2016

    Last Friday, April 22, the Creek Valley Art Club sponsored its first ever community art night at the high school in Chappell. The event began at 6 p.m. and lasted two hours, with more than 20 people participating in a variety of art lessons and activities led by students in the art club, including acrylic painting, watercolor painting and mixed media projects for adults, and flower pot painting for children. Attendees paid a $10 fee to participate in the event, with funds going to the art club...

  • Community Calendar 04-29-16

    Apr 29, 2016

    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,...

  • Good Old Days 04-29-16

    Apr 29, 2016

    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 '6,000 Are Expected For Ag Progress Show' April 25, 1966 If the weather man changes his ways and cooperates, up to six thousand people may be on hand Wednesday for the postponed Panhandle Farm Equipment and Progress Day. Officials are hoping for better luck this Wednesday, although the postponement may cut...

  • Lions plan High Plains Ride For Sight May 29

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Apr 29, 2016

    Submitted by the Pine Bluffs Lions Club Cyclists of all ages are invited to take part in the first High Plains Ride For Sight Sunday, May 29, beginning at 6 a.m., sponsored by the Pine Bluffs Lions Club and Cheyenne Vision Center. Pre-registration will be held at the Pine Bluffs Community Center Friday, May 20, from 3 to 5 p.m., and again on Saturday, May 21, at Rock on Wheels, from 3 to 5 p.m. Late registration will be held Sunday morning, May 29, from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. For information regarding registration, call Gary Roadifer at (307)...

  • APA Pool League now accepting team registrations

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Apr 29, 2016

    The Sidney Area APA Pool Leagues are now accepting team registrations for the upcoming session. Registration deadline is Tuesday, May 3. Play begins in May and runs through August. APA Pool Leagues that are available include Tuesday 8-Ball and Sunday 9-Ball. The APA Pool Leagues are designed to offer a fun time out with family, friends and co-workers and are open to amateur pool players, men and women, who are at least 18 years of age. Except for the Masters League, the APA uses a copyrighted handicap and scoring system that allows all players...