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The city council moved forward with plans to annex six properties adjacent to the city’s boundaries at Tuesday’s meeting, but left 21st Century Equipment out of the mix. Land planned for annexation includes the new Love’s travel stop, which will be constructed south of the Holiday Inn, the White Bluffs Veterinary Hospital on 11th Ave., the Jensen family estate, located to the west of the Love’s site and Anderson Forrest Products just south of the city landfill. Both the Love’s company and the Jensen estate requested that their property...
The Sonic crew and Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce members gather for the restaurant's ribbon cutting and grand opening on Thursday.... Full story
A large portion of the Sioux Army Depot is now more attractive to potential investors, according to city officials. At Tuesday’s meeting the Sidney city council approved a substandard and blighted designation for the former Army base which makes it eligible for tax increment financing. TIF allows developers to bond against the expected future tax increases after a development is completed to pay for public infrastructure costs related to the project. TIF has been a big draw for developers to build in the area, according to the city. Other T...
March 12, 2011 marked the end of one of the most recent museum exhibits of Martha "Calamity" Jane Canary. According to www.bonjourparis.com, the exhibit featured "Calamity Jane and American Far West memorabilia, carefully organized to be understandable for French and English speakers and abundantly stocked with ancient photos, documents, films, antique western gear of the times and fact-packed letters addressed – but never sent – from Calamity to her daughter." The exhibit was featured at the...
Sheila Christofferson, 63 of rural Lodgepole, died early Friday morning, May 30, 2014 at her home east of Gurley. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. The complete obituary and service details will appear in next week’s paper. Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Sidney is serving the Christofferson family.... Full story
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO May 30, 1914 'Six Year Old Boy Killed By Playful Calves' Andreas Kretz Meets His Death in an Unusual Manner. Andres, the six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gorge Kretz, residing about two miles west of town, was dashed among some rocks by calves he was driving in from the pasture last...
My family and I are new to this area and while we have lived in many areas of our beautiful country, we are also new to the “high plains” flora and fauna. The first two things we noticed when we moved here were: a) The wind. My first week here I was told by no less than seven people that the wind “wasn’t always like this.” I soon realized that the unsaid end of that statement really was “it’s sometimes worse!” and, b) The weather. I have lived in southern California and South Carolina, Minnesota and Texas and more than a few places in betwe...
The young and shorthanded Creek Valley Storm golf team finished at the back of the pack at the 2014 Class D NSAA Boys State Golf Championships at Kearney Country Club, yet there were plenty of valuable lessons learned. Creek Valley's top player, senior Lane Godfrey, gave a lesson in the art of the possible when he medaled, finishing in a tie for 11th. While Godfrey only picked up the game in 9th grade when his scores hovered somewhere in the "one hundred teens," he turned himself into a...
Joe Van Winkle gets a worms-eye view of his putting line.... Full story
Fri. May 30 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Sidney @ Ogallala 5, 7 p.m. Sat. May 31 Panhandle Prep All-Star Basketball Games @ Cougar Palace, Scottsbluff Girls 5:30 p.m. Boys to Follow Tue. Jun 3 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Sidney @ Hershey Juniors 5 p.m. Seniors to follow Wed. Jun 4 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Chappell @ Sidney Juniors 5 p.m. Seniors to Follow Thu. Jun 5 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Sidney @ Torrington Juniors 5 p.m. Seniors to Follow Sat. Jun. 7 SWIMMING Sidney Stingrays @ Rushville AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Sidney Seniors @ Shelton... Full story
