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The decision was made and approved. The proper officials met to determine how to make it happen. All that is left is to put the parts in motion. Dispatchers are ready to talk to new residents and first responders as their territory of influence has greatly expanded. The Cheyenne County Communications Board and the county commissioners were approached earlier this spring about dispatching services for Deuel County. At the time, Deuel County agencies were dispatched by Kimball County. In the April...
Most everyone in the work world sees things on the job that could be done "better." Sometimes it is only a point of view, and other times it motivates a person to seek an opportunity to do it their way. Yet others find themselves in the kind of job uncertainty that encourages entrepreneurship. Regardless the reason for exploring business ownership, the path is seldom smooth. Western Nebraska Community College's business development program held a meeting Friday for potential entrepreneurs. The...
UNL's Terri James, left, and Morgan Hartline, third from left, discuss garden plants and planting with Dana Revell and Dan O'Dell with the Deer Run Community Garden group Monday. James, who heads UNL's Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Program and the Backyard Farmer Garden, and Hartline, a dietitian who helps run the UNL CHOW (Cultivating Health Our Way) Program, were in town to look at the progress of the Community Garden's CHOW garden project. With UNL assistance, the local CHOW garden was...
Robert C. Davis, who has served the Office of Human Development as its director in Sidney, has been promoted to oversee all agency services in the Panhandle The Governing Board of Region I Office of Human Development (OHD) announces the promotion last week. Davis previously held the position of Area III Director in Sidney. He began his employment with OHD in 1987 as a residential staff member and was continuously promoted to Supervisor, Program Director and Area Director. As the regional head,...
President Donald J. Trump last week declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Nebraska and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm and straight-line winds from April 13 to April 18, 2018. Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe winter storms and straight-line winds in the...
Alumni of Sidney High School invited to attend the 50th Reunion of the Sidney High School Class of 1968 to be held in Sidney on Aug. 17 and 18, 2018. The cost for the weekend will be $100 per couple or $50 per person not including lodging. A very casual, catered meal and social time is planned for Friday evening at the Comfort Inn. Rooms are available at a reduced rate. Those who are staying with family or elsewhere in town are invited to the Comfort Inn to eat and socialize on Friday evening....
Mary Lou Heins, age 83 of Sidney, NE passed away at Rapid City Regional in Rapid City, South Dakota Saturday, June 28, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Mary Lou’s care and funeral arrangements....
At a news conference in the Nebraska State Capitol Rotunda last week, members of Media of Nebraska unveiled a public awareness campaign about the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The core message: "Think F1rst." Elements of the campaign will be used by the Sun-Telegraph to help pass along this important message. "The purpose of Media of Nebraska centers around the First Amendment to the Constitution, arguably the only Amendment in the Bill of Rights that Americans use every...
Thomas J. Kallhoff age 76 of Sidney, NE passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney, NE. Funeral services were held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, July 2nd in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Mike McDermott officiating. Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in Tom's name to St. Patrick's Church or the Nebraska Children's Home, 3549 Fontenelle Blvd., Omaha, NE 68104. You may view Tom's Book of Memories, leave condole...
Marcella "Marcy" N. Merrihew, 66, of Alliance, NE, passed away on June 26, 2018, with her family by her side. She was born in Sidney, NE on April 9, 1952 to James and Gladys (Earnhard) Haskell. She was the youngest of five children. Marcy grew up on a farm by Lodgepole, NE. She attended Lodgepole High School and graduated from Chadron State College. On May 31, 1975 she was united in marriage to Dwight Neil Merrihew. Marcy was a country school teacher that taught at Hemingford, District #44,...
Sidney swimmers competed in Bridgeport recently. The following are the results from the meet. (NOTE: Due to space considerations, only the top 6 Sidney competitor's results per event are listed) Boys 8 & Under 200 SC Meter IM: 1. Lienemann, Parker, Sidney, 5:58.80R; 2. Sweetser, Brayton, Sidney, 6:08.45. Girls 11-12 200 SC Meter IM: 1. Westby, Kayla, Sidney, 3:41.40. Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter IM: 1. Kepler, Michael, Sidney, 4:47.22; 2. Grunig, Ty, Sidney, 4:56.35; 3. Cabbage, Mathew, Sidney,...
