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MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--At the Cheyenne County Commissioners Meeting on Monday, June 3, it was announced that the Morrill County Community Hospital will not be renewing its contract to provide EMS services in Sidney and Cheyenne County. Morrill County Community Hospital CEO Robin Stuart sent a letter to the county commissioners saying they would not be renewing their agreement to provide ambulance services to Cheyenne County, which they have been providing per agreement since...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--May 31 kicked off the summer season around Sidney in grand fashion with multiple events The 22nd annual "Cruisin' Night", sponsored by 98.7 The Big Boy, drew all types of vehicles from classic 1950's cruisers lovingly restored and maintained to look like they just drove up from the soda shop, to modern vehicles. Sports and muscle cars flexed their way up and down Illinois Street for a few hours Friday night. The weather was perfect for the event, as was...
Humanities Nebraska (HN) is seeking nominations for the annual Sower Award in the Humanities, which recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the public understanding of the humanities in Nebraska. The deadline is June 14. The Sower Award will be presented prior to the 29th annual Governor’s Lecture in the Humanities featuring best-selling author Amy Tan, which will be held September 24, 2024 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln. Anyone may nominate an individual who has made a significant contribution t...
This highly anticipated annual block party kicks off Summer and celebrates entrepreneurship and community fun this Sunday, June 9, starting at 2pm in Potter. Start the afternoon off by going by the Visitor's Center in Potter and picking up a stamp card, which gives visitors the opportunity to get to know the business owners within Potter and at the same time, have a chance at winning one of the many fantastic prizes that were donated just for this event. Some of the prizes to be raffled off star...
The Sidney and Greater Area Fund (SAGA) announced its collaboration with the Cheyenne County 4-H to support the enhancement of youth development through summer workshops. SAGA's donation will contribute to the expansion and enrichment of the 4-H summer programs, providing local youth with invaluable opportunities for personal growth, skill development, and community engagement. The Cheyenne County 4-H's summer workshops serve as a platform for youth to explore their interests, values, and...
Editor: Recent considerations about using Placer.ai technologies in our community have been a focus lately and while having access to "more" information seems a logical path to growth, this is not always the case, especially with technologies we, as a community, have not fully explored and vetted. In any case, our collective privacy and security is not something we should take lightly. We should not cut corners for either the sake of data and/or profit, especially when there has not been enough due diligence in exploring "new" technologies. A...
On May 30, 2024, a jury in a New York courtroom read the verdict, convicting the former President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump 's lawyers will appeal the case and the decision will likely get overturned by a higher court. This decision should get overturned because it represents one of the biggest travesties of justice ever to come out of an American courtroom. I call this a travesty of justice because nobody, not even the...
Last time in these pages I discussed the Supreme Court's decision in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case, out of Topeka, Kansas. It attempted to rollback the premise that, if schools were "equal" in quality, then they may remain "separated" between blacks and whites. Chief Justice Earl Warren disagreed. On May 31, 1955, Earl Warren insisted that Southern states must initiate desegregation plans in their schools "with all deliberate speed." "Massive resistance" across the Southern states erupted. School boards closed their schools, abolish...
"See that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time for the days are evil. Therefore, understand what the will of the Lord is and be filled with His Spirit." Ephesians 5:15-18. Studying business at Colorado State University, it was embedded in me to make a list of six things to do each day, prioritize and stick to the list. Then, I found these verses. Holy Spirit became my logistics expert! There is a flow to life. Holy Spirit flows through you every day to design...
Lincoln, Nebraska, Through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP), USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will cover up to 75% of organic certification costs at a maximum of $750 per certification category. FSA is now accepting applications, and organic producers and handlers should apply for OCCSP by the Oct. 31, 2024, deadline for eligible expenses incurred from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024. FSA will issue payments as applications are received and approved. “Costs associated with obtaining organic certification can be a bar...
In parts of the High Plains region, recent developing dry conditions are starting to raise concerns that we may see reduced forage production from pasture and rangelands as we move on into the rest of the spring and summer. The www.weather.gov/gid/NebraskaPrecipitation map shows many parts of the Sandhills and Panhandle regions receiving below-average precipitation for the last 30 days. This time frame is critical for precipitation that drives cool-season forage production on rangeland and...
The Gordon Livestock Market will host a Nebraska Women in Agriculture event on Saturday, June 22. The program, hosted in partnership with Nebraska Extension's Women in Agriculture, will be held at Gordon Livestock Market in Gordon, Neb. The event kicks off with check-in at 8 a.m., followed by breakfast from 9 - 10 a.m. Lunch and dinner are provided and vendors will be on hand and available throughout the event. Speakers include Kurt Sexton of Farm Credit and Jenn Stomprud of Stomprud Ranch....
LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 3, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can now sign up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (Grassland CRP). The signup runs from today through June 28, 2024. Grassland CRP, offered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), is a voluntary working lands conservation program that enables participants to conserve grasslands and provides important conservation benefits for wildlife, soil health and carbon sequestration, all while continuing mos...
Mark Lynn Newberg, 54, passed away on May 24, 2024, at Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus, Nebraska. Born on August 6, 1969, in Oshkosh, Nebraska, Mark was the beloved son of Janelle (Thomas) Barker of Columbus, Nebraska, and the late Lynn Leonard Newberg of Chappell, Nebraska. Mark grew up in Deuel County, Nebraska, where he was raised on the family farm between Chappell and Oshkosh. He graduated from Chappell High School in Chappell, Nebraska in 1988, and went on to attend Kearney State...
Beginning June 12, 2024, a Nebraska Department of Labor representative will be available at the Sidney Public Library on the second Wednesday of every month from 10am until 12pm Noon, and again from 1:15pm - 3:15 pm to discuss services available and to assist with the following: • NEworks Registrations; • Job Search Assistance; • Unemployment Insurance Initial Claims; and • Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims. For more information, please call 308-632-1420....
Nebraska volunteers contribute millions of hours of their time each year, and AARP Nebraska would like to honor one of them with its 2024 Andrus Award for Community Service. The winner’s nonprofit organization of choice will receive $2,500. AARP Nebraska Volunteer State President Suzan DeCamp was herself an Andrus Award winner in 2019. She said she encourages people throughout the state to nominate someone who embodies the volunteer spirit. "Most of us that do volunteer work truly want to give back to our communities and make a positive d...
Sidney's American Legion Junior 16U team took two from the Security First Regulators on Tuesday, May 28 at Legion Park. Two strong efforts have the team looking good and playing well, and putting up a lot of runs in their games. In the first game, the Security First Regulators out of Gordon were able to grab an early lead off of Sidney starter Jaxon Biesecker when RBI's were driven in by a single by the Regulator's Brayden Jeitling that plated one, and then a double by Khai Janssen that brought...
SCOTTSBLUFF--The weather was perfect in Scottsbluff Saturday as the Annual West Nebraska All-Star Game kicked off at 11 a.m. Sidney's Luke Holly and McGuire Rolls were selected to represent the West team for one final chance to strap on the pads and play the game they played so well throughout their high school careers. The scoring started at 7:21 of the first quarter when the East team struck for a touchdown. Gothenburg's Trey Stevens found North Platte's Jesse Mauch for a 17 yard touchdown pas...
SCOTTSBLUFF--Saturday was a big day in Scottsbluff as the annual West Nebraska All-Star games in football and volleyball were played. After the football game, the crowd retreated to the air-conditioned confines of Cougar Palace to watch the East and West teams face off in an All-Star volleyball match. Sidney's Karsyn Leeling was selected to represent the West team. The West team looked sharp as after playing to an 8-to-8 tie in the first set, they took off and pulled away to take the first set 2...
KEARNEY--The 66th Annual Shrine Bowl at Cope Stadium in Kearney was played on Saturday, June 1, and after a tight matchup between the North and South teams resulted in no points through the first quarter, a touchdown in the second quarter by the South team put them up 7-to-3 at the halftime break. In the third quarter, the North team scored a touchdown while the South team converted on a field goal to knot the score at 10-to-10 going into the fourth quarter. It took a wild trick play by the...
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: While I am all for new businesses opening in town, is no consideration made of the impact made on residents? I am talking about the new brewery that just opened up, Boss City. It has made driving south headed to any direction at the corner not only inconvenient but dangerous. People park their huge pickups sticking out into traffic if you're heading south so that you have to practically pull into oncoming traffic just to get around them. I have almost been hit several times at that stop sign because I have to pull out in...
Operation Tidal Wave Every year when homeowners receive their new property valuations in the mail, I receive a chorus of emails and phone calls from both urban and rural residents complaining about their higher property valuations. I hear a refrain of this chorus after residents receive their subsequently higher property tax statements. Property owners appear to direct their complaints mostly at their local officials, like county commissioners or city council members. Actually, our state legislature determines by statute how local taxing author...
SIDNEY--Independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn stopped in Sidney Friday afternoon to meet with voters attending the Cruisin’ Night event and to raise awareness of his candidacy against Republican incumbent Deb Fischer. Before the evening’s activities, Mr. Osborn stopped by the Sun-Telegraph office for an interview. A portion of that interview can be seen on the Sun-Telegraph’s Facebook page. Osborn is a Veteran of the Navy and National Guard and worked for many years as an indus...
SIDNEY--On Friday, May 31, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Sidney Regional Medical Center, celebrating its new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit that will be in service at the hospital. SRMC CEO Jason Petik led the event and gave a speech to those in attendance at the outside event, and he was joined by Adam Stevens, the Director of Radiology at SRMC. Petik thanked Stevens for his work in rural healthcare for all of the efforts he put forward to help secure the new MRI unit and for...
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