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A Hare Krishna monk known as the Walking Monk, Bhaktimarga Swami has been crossing Nebraska by walking Highway 30 and Thursday arrived in Sidney. Swami hopes to encourage people towards "an enhanced walking culture." "That means, basically, getting out of the house or the office and doing what our bodies are designed for," he said. "It means greeting the elements and working your machinery, and also going for some reflective downtime, taking some time to process the things that are going on in...
U.S. Representative Adrian Smith of Nebraska's third district visited Sidney Wednesday to speak with his constituents. Before visiting Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Smith visited the Sidney Sun-Telegraph. A priority for Smith and Congress, he said, is "fixing the health care situation." "We have a disaster, I think, on our hands that stands to get worst," he said, "and that's why we passed a bill in the house to fix the situation or at least to move us in a better direction than where...
Sidney Public Library’s digitization funding has been restored. A $22,000 grant from the Nebraska Library Commission was approved, but feared lost when it was proposed that federal funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services be cut completely. “With the spending bill that went through to keep government operational, our 2017 funding was put back in the budget. We’re waiting now to hear when it’s actually going to be dispersed,” Andrew Sherman, library director, said. “I’ve con...
Sidney's American Legion baseball teams made their first appearance at home Wednesday, hosting Gering in action at Legion Field. It marked the first time in two years Sidney has fielded both Junior and Senior teams, with inexperienced players coming up from the lower ranks to compete at the Junior level. The youngsters held their own for three innings, holding Gering to three runs in as many innings. But the visitors exploded for 13 runs in the fourth, batting around plus some on the way to a...
