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The Cheyenne County Attorney’s Office has a new deputy attorney. Justin R. Huber, of Sidney, began his tenure earlier this week. On Tuesday, Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub said he is looking forward to working with Huber. “He started working for Matzke & Mattoon here in town in August 2013,” Schaub said during a phone interview from Kearney, where he and Huber were attending training at a Nebraska County Attorney’s Association seminar. Huber graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2013. “He has excellent academic crede...
Classes at schools throughout Sidney ended for the academic year on Wednesday, and students will now be on summer break until mid-August. Sidney Public Schools Superintendent Jay Ehler said the past year has been punctuated by student successes, rising enrollment and new projects offering increased opportunities for the city’s youth. “A few of the big projects that have gone on the past year, we did get a new bus,” he said. “That’s about 10 years past due, and we’ve been saving for it the past few years.” The travel bus, which was delivered...
As the school year comes to an end, the graduating seniors aren't the only ones who are starting a new chapter outside of Sidney High School. Sidney High School's Jane Holechek, Tim Smith, Brent Joyce and Burl Janzen will be retiring after their more than 160 years of teaching experience. On Tuesday afternoon, students, teachers and faculty members thanked and shared memories with the long-time teachers. Smith, who teaches American Government and History, has been teaching in Sidney for 42 years...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. All city departments will be closed including the landfill and the library. The Dial-a-ride bus and Stage Line bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Monday’s trash on Tuesday and Tuesday’s trash on Wednesday. The Sidney Sun-Telegraph offices will also be closed on Monday and no edition will be printed that day. The newspaper offices will reopen Tuesday at 8 a.m.... Full story
Leslie E. Larsen Master Sergeant U.S. Army 1972-2002 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. In the fall of 2012, an American Legion District 4 meeting was held in Sidney. There were lots of topics that had to be covered in this meeting. Toward the end an item on the agenda was about recognizing people who...
A mixture of rain and snow covered Sidney yesterday afternoon kicking off the low temperatures and rainy forecast for the rest of the week.... Full story
Lester F. Johnson, formerly of Potter, passed away at his home in Phoenix, after a well fought battle with Parkinson’s Disease on April 10, 2015. Cremation has been held. Military graveside Funeral Services will be held on Friday, May 29, at the Potter Cemetery at 11 a.m. Pastor Betsy Galloway-Carew will be officiating along with representatives from the US Air Force providing the Military portion of the service. Lunch will follow the graveside service at the Prairie West Church in Potter.... Full story
David and Julie Young of Tucson, Ariz. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Ann Young, to Shane Matthew Cochran, son of Kelly and Kevin Utley of Sidney, and Rondell and Karen Cochran of Broomfield, Colo. The future bride graduated cum laude from Chadron State College in 2014 where she obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting. She is a legal assistant and the office manager at Snyder, Hilliard and Bishop, LLO in Kearney.... Full story
Nearly 60 people attended the going away party held at the Hillside Bar & Grill for James and Megan McGown on Tuesday evening. Megan is the Economic Development Director for the City of Sidney. James is the principal at Leyton High School. He is leaving to become the new superintendent in Brady, Neb. City Manager Gary Person presented a plaque to Megan that commemorates her 10 years of service for the City of Sidney and Cheyenne County. The plaque reads: “Thank you for your Outstanding C... Full story
Court Appointed Special Advocates was the recipient of the March "Dress Down Day" funds. Cheyenne County CASA is a private, nonprofit volunteer organization that assist abused and neglected children in the juvenile court system. A check for $877.86 was presented to assist with volunteer recruitment and retention. Pictured, from left, are: Heather Hausmann, of the Cheyenne County Chambe of Commerce; Kelsi Miller, CASA volunteer; Marion Janzen, CASA executive director; Kyle Larson, CASA board... Full story
Like many people, you may enjoy investing. After all, it can be invigorating to put away money for your future, follow the performance of your investments and track the progress you’re making toward your long-term goals, such as a comfortable retirement. However, you might be less excited about doing estate planning, dreading the perceived time, effort and cost. Yet, you can make the entire process more manageable by breaking it up into specific tasks. What are these tasks? Everyone’s needs are...
OMAHA, Neb. – The 2015 NSAA State Track & Field Championships are set to begin at Burke Stadium in Omaha this weekend. Dozens of local student athletes have qualified for one of the NSAA's most spectacular showcases. The meet is scheduled to start Friday and conclude with championships the next day. Three local Class D high schools – Creek Valley, Leyton and Potter-Dix – qualified a total of 23 student-athletes for the big show with several others making the trip as relay alternates. Creek...
Coming off a 2014 track and field season in which the Red Raiders boys finished as the runner-up at state, matching the success of last season could be a tall order. But with a strong cast on both the girls' and boys' teams heading to Omaha, 2014 may have been just a warm-up act. Not only are both boys and girls looking for a high finish as a team, but several Raiders look to be in a fair position for a gold medal. The Raiders have not had a state champion since Paul Hamilton was a three-time...
