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CHEYENNE COUNTY – The Cheyenne County Fair Board (CCFB) met to discuss a number of topics, such as the various planning stages for a variety of events it is planning, improvements to the fairgrounds and requirements for certain events still left to address. CCFB Treasurer Kip Miller gave his report about the current fair budget to other members in attendance: CCFB President Troy Kurz, Vice President Pat Finney and CCFB Board Members Jason Juracek, Tyler Bailey, Ryan Filsinger, Zach Oliverius a... Full story
SIDNEY – Sidney Fire Department (SVFD) and four other neighboring departments tested for their Firefighter 1 Certifications (FF1) at the SFD Training Facility together earlier this month. Chadron, Gering, Hemingford and Potter all completed Nebraska State Firefighter 1 certifications with SVFD earlier this month. The training was conducted by the Nebraska State Fire Marshal Training Division. FF1 certification consists of: making appropriate knots; donning personal protective equipment – inc... Full story
SIDNEY – The Cheyenne County Attorney in collaboration with Sidney Police Department (SPD), Cheyenne County Sheriff Office (CCSO) and the Nebraska Attorney General's (AG) Office announced they arrested a local 25-year-old man and charged him with numerous serious child abuse crimes. In an press release to the Sun-Telegraph, Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub wrote the 25-year-old male, who is not being identified at this time due to the ongoing investigation, announced his office filed a c... Full story
On Thursday, May 18, Sidney Regional Medical Center held its long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony for its new Extended Care facility at the site of the Medical Center. The facility is funded through a combination of contributions to the hospital, construction financing from lenders and low-interest loans from the USDA's Rural Development initiative. Farris Engineering, RDG Planning and Design and Sampson Construction are the lead construction organizations on the project. SRMC CEO Jason Petik ki... Full story
SIDNEY – After a number of city business was discussed Tuesday at the second regularly scheduled Sidney City Council meeting, Sidney Vice Mayor Roger Gallaway announced he is retiring from Sidney Public Schools as a teacher and coach – additionally, he announced his summer resignation from city council due to taking a private school job out of area to be closer to his children. Gallaway said he hopes to make his resignation from city council and vice mayor effective the end of June, as he alr... Full story
Get set for a busy weekend as Gold Rush Days sets up camp to both educate and entertain festival-goers June 9th, 10th and 11th.. The festival starts Friday, June 9th at 5pm with a flag ceremony and the National Anthem sang by Kelsey Arrington. An entire evening of entertainment continues until 9pm. Saturday, June 10, will be packed with entertainment and history relived as Gold Rush Days gets busy with live music, many craft vendors and food vendors and a 5k walk/run. Throughout the weekend, visitors will have the opportunity to watch a game... Full story
LODGEPOLE – Cheyenne County Sheriff Office (CCSO) Sheriff Adam Frerichs announced his department is seeking information from the public regarding a damage gas meter, which was ripped out of the ground, in Lodgepole and caused a gas outage earlier this month. In a press statement from CCSO to the Sun-Telegraph, Sheriff Frerichs wrote, “On the afternoon of 20 May 2023 at approximately 1600 hours (or 4:00 p.m.) the Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office were contacted by a member of Black Hill Ene... Full story
HOLYOKE, CO - Whether rodeo is your way of life or you are just interested in trying a rodeo event, Rodeo Bible Camp (RBC) is a great opportunity for you. Platte Valley RBC is excited to host their 17th annual camp on June 7-10, 2023 at Phillips County Fairgrounds in Holyoke, Colorado. This year’s theme is L. I. F. E. (Live Initially for Eternity) in honor of past staff member, Bryan Kroeger. Bryan served as a spiritual team leader during 2008 and 2009, and then remained as a spiritual advisor to the board and the camp director. This y... Full story
SIDNEY - The Sidney Public Library and the Chadron Public Library will be working together to promote a Pen- Pal program. Children with similar interests will be paired together in hopes that through writing, life-long friendships will develop. This is one of the many fun-filled summer programs being hosted by the Sidney Public Library. For a more comprehensive list of activities, please see page 9A.... Full story
This week we celebrate Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a day set aside as a national holiday for honoring those military personnel who died while serving our country in the U.S. Armed Forces. Memorial Day differs from Veterans Day and Armed Forces Day in that it is a day for honoring our fallen heroes from past wars whereas Veterans Day honors all those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces and Armed Forces Day honors those who are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. How did the... Full story
Pretty much everything you need to know about the Daniel Penny case you can learn from the "Death Wish" movies. Or so you might conclude if you took seriously the left's analysis of the tragic incident in a New York City subway car last month that led to Penny, a former Marine, getting charged with second-degree manslaughter. The upshot of this commentary is that conservatives favor "vigilantism" and support it, of course, because it's a bulwark of white supremacy. "The Republican Embrace of... Full story
There is a joke about an 85 year old widower who went around banging his head against the brick walls in town. When asked "Why are you doing that?" The widower replied, "Its the only pleasure in life I get." The inquirer responded in disbelief, so the elderly gentleman explained, "The doctors won't let me smoke or drink, and my wife died a few years ago. So I do this instead." The baffled stranger said, "I'm sorry, I really don't understand." The silver haired octogenarian said, "I do it... Full story
Proverbs 1:23 "Turn at My instruction; surely (never fails) I will pour out My Spirit on you and I will make My works known. 2:10-12; 3:21-23: When wisdom enters your heart and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion (judging justly, reasoning rightly) will preserve you; understanding will keep you and deliver you." These Psalms anchored the souls of our Founding Fathers with hope and strong resolve (courage). Was not this "New World" the promised land of Joshua? Did not safe cities exist... Full story
PEETZ, COLORADO – Peetz Plateau School District RE-5, Peetz, Colorado, announced it will host a community forum to discuss arming its staff members during emergency situations. In a message to the community posted by Peetz Spokesperson Leslie Raffelson for Peetz School Superintendent Jeff Durbin, the school wrote, “Join us for a crucial discussion on school safety and emergency preparedness in our district.” Adding, “Your input and insights are invaluable as we explore the topic of arming... Full story
Hastings College recently released its Dean's List for the spring 2023 semester. Included in that prestigious placement is 2020 Sidney High School graduate Alaina Kuhns. Last month, Kuhns graduated one year early from Hastings College with a Bachelor's Degree in Finance. She is currently employed by Five Points Bank in Hastings. Kuhns is the daughter of Andrew and Brandy Kuhns of Sidney, and the granddaughter of Steve and Becky Kuhns and Sandy Henzl, all of whom are also of Sidney. To be... Full story
SIDNEY – Three teachers from Sidney Public Schools dashed across the finish line in style at the Colfax Half-Marathon on May 19. Mrs. Janssen, Mrs. Bish and Mrs. Payne represented Sidney in the 13.1 mile half-marathon last weekend, which started at Denver's City park on the east side of Ferrill Lake. The team experienced new sights featured in this years' half-marathon; such as the Denver Zoo and Downtown Denver. Other sites the team took in included famous VooDoo Donuts, Irish Snug and the Cath... Full story
SIDNEY – Sidney South Elementary Principal Rick Meyer and Sidney Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) splashed into summer with prank played on students and teachers. South Elementary Principal Rick Meyer explained the prank, which is nick-named "Principals Revenge 2023," is an annual prank the principal does for the students and sometimes teachers every year, at or near the end of the school year in his most recent YouTube video. "We went big this year and even got the teachers!" Meyer said e... Full story
POTTER – Potter-Dix Schools announced the Pizza Hut Book-It summer reading program is back once again and getting students excited to take adventures through their reading this summer. On May 21, the district announced students can start signing up to join the Book-It reading program by visiting the QR code it provided on its social media or by visiting www.bookitprogram.com. The Pizza Hut Book-It program is available to students from PreK through sixth grade, or ages 4 to 12. During the m... Full story
LINCOLN, NE — On May 24th, in a historic vote, Nebraska State Senators advanced LB 753, the Opportunity Scholarships Act, through the final round of debate on a vote of 33-11. LB 753 creates a tax credit for private donations to nonprofit scholarship-granting organizations, which then award scholarships to low-income and working-class families to send their children to the school of their choice. Similar tax credit scholarship programs exist in at least 18 other states. Governor Pillen, who has championed LB 753 and provided testimony in s... Full story
SIDNEY – Sidney Public Schools (SPS) announced it is seeking to hire a full time head cook, part time servers and kitchen help this summer for the 2023-2024 school year. The district states those interested in applying for the job can download an application on its website at, www.sidneyraiders.org, or by contacting district personnel Cindy Curtis by calling 308-254-2508 extension 8. The job listings are posted on the district website along with job requirements.... Full story
Sharon Kay (Edwards) Dam passed away in Lincoln, Nebraska on May 14th, 2023. Sharon was born on June 3, 1951 in McCook. She lived in and attended school in Curtis, NE until 1965 when her family moved to Alliance. Sharon graduated from Alliance High School in 1969. Upon graduation Sharon attended beauty school in Alliance and graduated in 1970. She was a beautician in Sidney for 45 years trimming, french rolling and perming countless customers. Sharon married Thomas (Tom) Dam on November 26th, 19... Full story
Donald Dee Evans, age 90, of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, died Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at Western Nebraska Veterans' Home in Scottsbluff. Private inurnment will be held at the Bayard Cemetery in Bayard, Nebraska. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be made to the family and will be given towards breast cancer research. Online condolences may be expressed at www.reverencefuneralparlor.com. Don was born June 9, 1932, in Sidney, Nebraska to Alfred Ray Evans and Florence Marie (Alfred). He attended... Full story
Janet "Jan" Luehrs, 73; beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend; was received into her Father's arms May 17th at Kona Community Hospital, Kona, HI. Janet Elaine Dean was born to Robert and Marjorie (Giesecke) Dean February 20, 1950, in Manhattan KS. She attended Atchison County Community High School, Effingham KS, graduating from High School in 1968. Jan then attended the University of Nebraska – Lincoln where she was involved with Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and graduated with h... Full story
Mark A. Slama, age 67, of Potter, NE passed away in Potter, NE on Friday, May 5, 2023. A combined Memorial Service with Ruth Slama will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at Prairie West Church in Potter, NE with Hal Enevoldsen officiating. A private family inurnment is planned. Cremation has taken place. Services will be livestreamed on the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel Facebook page and recorded for later viewing on our website. Memorials may be made in care of the family for a later designation. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt... Full story
