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CHEYENNE COUNTY – On July 5, members of the Cheyenne County Fair Board met with various representatives and volunteers working to ensure the Military, Veterans, Law Enforcement and First Responders day on Wed., July 26 is successful. During the roughly two hour meeting, the board heard from several individuals involved with voluntarily hosting a number of events during the designated day at the fair. The board announced it is officially sponsoring three of the events during the Military, V...
Editor’s Note: This article is the beginning of an on-going series diving into the various crime statistics for the City of Sidney, Cheyenne County and its surrounding communities. The Sun-Telegraph plans to print additional layers of this series at least twice a month on a bi-weekly basis. CHEYENNE COUNTY – According to data provided by local law enforcement, Sidney and Cheyenne County are on track to see more juvenile criminal problems in 2023 than in years prior, including at its most rec...
SIDNEY - The City of Sidney Street Department will be chipsealing the following streets on July 17th 18th and 19th. The City requests that all residents and citizens on the following streets please remove their vehicles from the streets to be sealed by 6:00 a.m. on all three days. Any vehicle left on the streets to be sealed, will be towed at the owner’s expense. The City also requests that you do not allow any water from your residence to run in the streets. Streets to be sealed 12th Ave. From Illinois St. to Osage St. 14th Ave. From I...
CHEYENNE COUNTY – As part of the veterans and first responder service recognition activities during fair week, a CPR class has been made available during the county fair later this month. According to a press release, the class will be available for everyone 16 years and older during the military, veterans and first responder's day at the county fair. There are limited spots left and the class costs $55 per person. There are no prerequisites to take the class and it is completely open to the p...
If conditions are right and mosquito counts warrant spraying, the City of Sidney Parks Department will begin spraying for mosquitoes on Sunday nights in July. The first Sunday night spraying will be July 16th. Those persons wishing to be placed on the “No Spray List” are encouraged to call the City Offices at 254-5300 and leave their name and address. Public health safety for West Nile Virus dictates that the truck will only shut off immediately in front of the residence listed on the No Spray List. For the most part, the sprayer truck tra...
The children’s Wrap-up Party will be held on July 18th at 12pm at the library. Please bring a lunch. Prizes will be awarded for children that have completed their minutes and turned in their reading folders. Folders are due by July 15th. The teen Wrap-up Party will be held on July 18th from 3-5 pm at the library. There will be treats and games and prizes will be awarded for teens that have read books throughout the program. Adult Wrap-up Party will be held on July 20th at 6 pm at the library. We will have snacks on the patio. Prize winners w...
SIDNEY - The City of Sidney Street Department will be chipsealing the following streets on July 17th 18th and 19th. The City requests that all residents and citizens on the following streets please remove their vehicles from the streets to be sealed by 6:00 a.m. on all three days. Any vehicle left on the streets to be sealed, will be towed at the owner’s expense. The City also requests that you do not allow any water from your residence to run in the streets. Streets to be sealed 12th Ave. From Illinois St. to Osage St. 14th Ave. From I...
The deadline for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms for the 2023-2024 academic year recently closed on June 30th. FAFSA is the form students and prospective students fill out to apply for grants, work-study, and low-interest loans from the U.S. Department of Education. Before the next FAFSA application cycle opens up on October 1, there is a critical error that Congress must fix to ensure farm families can continue to receive fair consideration of their applications for aid...
Every 65 minutes, at least one U.S. Military Veteran loses his or her battle to Combat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) or PTSD; that's roughly 43.3 veterans a day, which is up from 22 a day just two years ago. Recently, someone close to me, a Marine Veteran, was in distress and our community rallied behind this individual to get him help. We utilized a tool I had never known about before: Veterans Crisis Line. The Veteran Crisis Line is open to all U.S. Military Veterans experiencing a...
“Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand all.” Proverbs 28:6, Matthew 13:11. 2 Peter 1:3 Men (and women) are divinely ‘wired’ to cry out for justice. God shows up and gives them an assignment to carry His Plan into practice. The Bible is full of such instances under the First Covenant. First Kings 18 tells of Elijah who took on Ahab’s wicked government singlehandedly. “These Are the Days of Elijah” by Robin Mark may be sung with gusto, but some may miss the...
Last week Dannette Smith announced her resignation as director of Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) effective August 4, 2023. I was not surprised by the announcement. I am not suggesting that Smith did a poor job as director. Dannette Smith did about as well as any director could have done given the set of circumstances she inherited and the state of affairs of DHHS that she was dealt when she first took over the Department four years ago. DHHS is Nebraska’s largest sta...
CHADRON, NE - Chadron State College has announced the names of students who qualified for the institution's Spring 2023 academic honors lists.The President's List contains students with a 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. To qualify, students must have completed 45 credit hours, be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor's degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester. Hometowns listed reflect the student's preferred home address. Mayson Fagot of Chappell, NE Jeremy Carley of Dalton, NE Taya...
POTTER – Potter-Dix Schools (PDS) announced a back-to-school supply drive in cooperation with Community Action Partnership (CAPWN) of Western Nebraska, which began accepting applications on July 3 and will run through July 31. According to PDS, local families who need help with school supplies for the 2023-2024 school year are asked to call CAPWN-Sidney at 308-254-5856 to schedule an appointment and fill out an application. Applications are now being accepted and will continue to be accepted t...
SIDNEY – Sidney Public Schools (SPS) announced its Expedition Summer Learning, which is still underway, eclipsed 1,000 sessions done by students. “Remember, students at Sidney Public Schools still have access to our online learning platform Freckle and can use it over the summer to keep academically sharp and get a leg up on next year,” SPS announced in a Facebook post. Freckle tracks and keeps students' progress from the school year so they can continue on through the summer months where they...
Brenda K. Dickinson, age 62 of Chappell, NE passed away in Chappell on Monday, July 3, 2023. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. You may view Brenda’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Clinton L. Peters SR., age 84 of Chappell, NE passed away in Sidney on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Full military honors will be rendered at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, NE on Friday, July 14, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. Central Time with Pastor Riann Nel officiating. You m...
Peggy O'Connell Our loving wife, mother, nana and friend Peggy Marie O'Connell passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Saturday, July 8th, 2023 at her happy place, the lake house. A Wake Service will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Sidney, NE. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, July 14, 2023 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father C.P. Varghese and Father Bryan Ernest officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood...
Shawn M. Rivera, age 51, formerly of Sidney, passed away in Denver, CO on Friday, April 14, 2023. No formal services are planned at this time. You may view Shawn's Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Shawn's care and funeral arrangements. Shawn attended school at the Kearny Nebraska Alfalfa Country School from preschool thru the 2nd grade. He then finished his school years in Sidney...
Virgil C. Walters, age 93, of Sidney, departed this earth at sunrise on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 to join his wife, Joyce. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Prairie West Church in Potter, NE with Pastor Warren Cico officiating. Cremation has been held. Services will conclude at the church. Services will be livestreamed on the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel Facebook page and recorded for later viewing on our website. Memorials have been designated for Prairie West C...
W. Joe Conaway of Wellston, Oklahoma, passed away April 11, 2023, surrounded by his children. Joe (or Jody as he was lovingly called by his parents) was born May 11, 1939, in Spur, Texas to Wallace Harper and Cleo Nannie (Kerley) Conaway. Joe was a lifelong minister pastoring numerous Baptist churches from Wyoming to Nebraska and Kansas. He especially enjoyed ministering to smaller, rural churches who are often underserved. An advocate for senior citizens, he volunteered and worked at senior citizens centers in Ashland, Kansas, and Wellston,...
For the last four years, the Panhandle area sports scene has been dominated by the best athlete in the region, Luke Kasten of Potter. The Potter-Dix 2023 graduate burst on to the scene four years ago as a freshman, leading the Potter-Dix Coyote 6-Man football team to a resurgence that in following years saw undefeated seasons and chances to play for State Championships. I remember when I first saw Kasten play football four years ago saying to one of the parents watching, "This kid is amazing"....
Sidney's American Legion Post 17 Junior Baseball team traveled up to Gering over the weekend for the Area District Tournament, and lost their elimination game to Alliance on Sunday in a heartbreaker, 9-to-8. The Juniors started the tournament with a match up against Chadron, and jumped out to a 2-to-0 lead when Rhyder Bayne smacked a two-out double to bring two runs home. Bayne was also on the mound for the Post 17 squad, and went for 5.1 innings, giving up just one run and three hits in his...
Although Saturday morning started out cool and overcast, the heat was on at the Sidney Aquatic Center as the Sidney Stingray Swim Team hosted their annual meet that brought together the finest young swimmers in the Panhandle area and beyond. Teams from Alliance, Bridgeport, Hemingford, Torrington and a group of unaffiliated swimmers competed for the best times, and both the Sidney boy's and girl's teams held dominance during the competition. At the end of the day, the Sidney girls team came out...
There was plenty of action over the past week as the Sidney area was spared from the rain and thunderstorms that have descended upon the area over the last few weeks, and most of the Softball and Community Center youth baseball teams were able to get their games in. Tournaments are coming up soon, and the teams are firing on all cylinders as their seasons wind down. Date: Time: Visitor Home Location 7/13/2023 6:00pm Mound Pounderz Mashups Field 1 7/13/2023 6:00pm Dalton Dingers Inglorious...
