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Although many advocated for an indoor pool during Wednesday's meeting the Sidney pool committee chose an outdoor pool location that will allow for future expansion. The city council has the final say in the matter, but the pool committee recommended the city construct the new outdoor pool south of Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp near the t-ball fields. The other two possible locations included new construction at the current pool site and a spot west of the city's current pool. Building at the curre...
As the city continues work on the 10th Ave. federal aid project, it will close the intersections of 10th Ave and Jackson St. as well as the intersection of 10th Ave. and Linden St. starting July 7. The city will remove and replace the pavement at these intersections during the closure. Suggested detour routes will be posted during the closure. “The phases have been adjusted in the 10th Avenue Federal Aid Road Improvement Project in order to maximize the efficiency of the concrete crew,” according to a press release from the city. Those wit...
A Sidney man will be arraigned in Cheyenne County district court on Tuesday for 44 counts of possessing child pornography, a class three felony. Levi Hallett, 26 was arrested in September 2013 when a citizen informant tipped off police that the man allegedly had sexual images of underage individuals on his phone. During a preliminary hearing earlier this week, the court found probably cause that Hallett committed the offenses for which he is charged.... Full story
July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress, convened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, adopted the Declaration of Independence proclaiming the independence of a new United States of America from Great Britain and its king. It had been nearly 15 months since the first shots of the American Revolution had been fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. The Declaration was for the most part the work of Thomas Jefferson. In justifying the appeal for American independence, Jefferson drew much of his i...
Robert A. Hayes, 74 of Chappell, passed away Sunday evening, June 29, 2014 in the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 12th in the Chappell United Methodist Church with Rev. Ezekiel Koech officiating. Burial will follow in the Chappell Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church Friday, July 11th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Due to allergies, the family requests no flowers, however memorial contributions may be made in Bob’s name to the Chappell United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund. You may view B... Full story
The following people appeared in Cheyenne County District Court on Wednesday, July 2, before the Honorable Derek Weimer: Kristi Keenan, age 30 of Dalton, appeared for sentencing on an amended charge of Theft by Extortion, a class IV felony. She received a sentence of 12-36 months at a facility to be determined by the Department of Corrections. Paige Lohman, age 24 of Sidney, appeared for a status hearing on a charge of Theft, a class IV felony. A status hearing has been set for Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. Sean Gdowski, age 35, formerly of Dalton,... Full story
Friday, July 4 Independence Day The City of Sidney will be closed on Friday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. All City Departments will be closed including the Landfill and the Library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Thursday’s trash on Wednesday and Friday’s trash on Thursday. Sidney Sun-Telegraph offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day - there will not be a newspaper published this day. Offices will reopen and resume regular schedule on Monda... Full story
Joseph J. Ellis says in his book, Founding Brothers, “No event in American history, which was so improbable at the time, has seemed so inevitable in retrospect as the American Revolution.” In other words, Ellis contends that the revolution was not foreordained to happen. In 1760, few English-speaking people, either in England or in its thirteen colonies, believed in the likelihood of an American rebellion against King George III and Parliament. Few, if any, foresaw its approach. According to...
Nebraska Wesleyan University has announced its Academic Honors List for the spring semester of the 2013-2014 academic year. The list includes Sidney’s Elizabeth Dorwart. A student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.75 (on a 4.00 scale) for 12 or more hours of coursework to qualify for the list.... Full story
Just three short weeks ago I was sitting at a computer in Austin, Texas applying for my first full time job in the news industry. I spent hours shelling out application after application to newspapers all over the nation—from Connecticut to Washington and everywhere in between. Sitting at that computer that day, I had no idea I would end up in Sidney, Nebraska. I’m what you might call a classic Texas boy—outside of an occasional vacation I hadn’t lived one day of my life beyond the borders of the Lone Star state until I arrived in Sidney...
