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A Cheyenne County grand jury has determined Sidney police officers were justified in the fatal shooting of the man who stabbed his wife and confronted responding officers with a knife in April. "The use of deadly force against Dana Hlavinka by officers of the Sidney Police Department was reasonable under the circumstances and were justified by Nebraska's applicable self-defense/self-protection statutes," reads the grand jury report that was released Wednesday evening. Police were called to a...
A 36-year-old Sidney woman appeared in Cheyenne County Court on Wednesday for a status hearing on charges of conducting a string of residential burglaries throughout Sidney and surrounding communities. Mindy Richmond is charged with six counts of burglary. However, law enforcement officials have said she may be connected to more than 100 burglaries in Cheyenne County within the past two years. "A list of over 70 residences were identified as targets in the burglaries just in the Sidney city...
The Sidney High School Danz Team participated in the National Dance Alliance camp at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo., and earned a trip to nationals in Florida with its strong showing. Coached by Krissy Fry and Alisha Miller, the dancers were able to compete as individuals and as a team, perform their routines and learn new techniques are routines during their time at camp. Hannah Rapp, Shayla Domstead, Kollyn Weimer, Julia Evertson and Drew Stiles were nominated to try out for...
The photograph of Nan and Lady Ellen appeared on the front page of the Sunday edition, New York Tribune on July 9, 1911. The photo, taken the day before, carried no in depth coverage of the 4,496-mile ride that had begun on Sept. 1, 1910, in San Francisco. Despite what should have been a sensational news worthy story the picture was accompanied by this brief byline: "Nan J. Aspinwall, who rode from San Francisco to New York. She arrived at the City Hall yesterday with a letter from Mayor...
The Lodgepole Visions Group received Dress Down Day Funds in support of its 4th of July fireworks display. A total amount of $765.80 was presented to the group and will be used to purchase fireworks. Pictured, from left, are: Heather Hausmann of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce, Rita and Mark Bartling, Margaret Lienemann of the Chamber, Jane Zalesky, Tammy Sherman (Lodgepole Village Clerk) and Bill and Dianne Bor. There will be a potluck dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m., and fireworks will... Full story
PERU, Neb. – Jordon Sukup of Sidney earned a spot on the Dean’s List at Peru State College for the spring semester. To make the Dean’s List, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for the semester, have completed at least 12 college credit hours during the past semester and have no incomplete grades for the semester. Sukup, a senior, earned a perfect 4.0 for the semester.... Full story
Area residents in need of minor medical treatment will soon have an opportunity to receive that care without long waits. Sidney Regional Medical Center will begin seeing patients at its new walk-in clinic on Monday. It will primarily serve people who don't need emergency room care "We held three focus groups with the community," said SRMC's Chief Executive Officer Jason Petik. "The walk-in clinic concept was one of the most talked about and asked for things." The clinic, which will be open...
In 2002, multi-millionaire Jay Walker designed and built his Library of Human Imagination. Located in Ridgefield, Conn., Walker’s 3,600-square-foot home stores and displays his collection of books – more than 50,000 volumes – plus his myriad of museum-quality artifacts. It is both library and museum. Wired magazine wrote that “it is the most amazing library in the world,” and after seeing pictures and videos of it, I agree. First, Walker drew his inspiration for the library’s floor tile from t...
Compiled By Delaney Uhrig These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 50 YEARS AGO '200 More Missiles Triggered' July 2, 1965 200 Minutemen missiles in the Wyoming-Nebraska-Colorado corner are in firing positions. The latest wing of 200 is a support to Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, and is the largest in the nation. The nuclear-tipped missiles were turned over to the Strategic Air...
The Hillside Golf Course has been holding a weekly youth golf clinic this summer on Mondays....
Whenever the postseason in any sport nears, I always have the same reaction – the season sure went by fast. Well, it's that time of the season again. In just eight days on July 10, the American Legion juniors will be entering their district tournament at Oregon Trail Park in Gering. Should they win their district, then it would be off to Blair for state. While the seniors have a few more weeks to hone their skills, their districts are not far off either. The Sidney seniors will host their d...
ALLIANCE, Neb. – The Sidney American Legion teams traveled the road to Alliance and finished on the short end of both ends of a junior-senior doubleheader Wednesday evening. Though mostly a well-played game defensively on both sides of the juniors game, the Sidney pitchers struggled to keep runners off base as the Spartans won 13-5 in five innings. With control being part of the issue, starter Zack Means failed to get out of the first inning in taking the loss. Meanwhile, Means combined with B...
