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The Western Nebraska Community College cosmetology department was plastered in pink on Thursday in honor of cancer survivors being treated to a free spa day. Laughter trickled out of the pedicure room and into the department's hallway as the survivors laughed and joked with one another. The mood was bolstered by the positive messages from the students to the cancer survivors spread over white boards, posters and mirrors. "They're just loving it," said Alice Macht, cosmetology instructor at...
A grass fire north east of the intersection of Highway 30 and Highway 385 was put out quickly by Sidney's volunteer fire department on Thursday. The fire, which occurred during a thunderstorm was reportedly caused by lightening.... Full story
The Battle of Summit Springs on July 11, 1869 successfully crushed the strength of the Dog Soldier Society of the Cheyenne. The society, made up of members of both the southern and northern Cheyenne scattered after their defeat. Previous battles with the troops under Major Carr had already reduced the numbers of warriors by nearly half and the surprise attack on that July day reduced their numbers by almost another half. Tall Bull, their fearless and uncompromising leader, was dead and the...
Lamila Nielson, 82 of Sidney, died early Wednesday morning, July 23, 2014 at home. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, July 28, 2014 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney with Pastor David Hall of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Czechoslovakian Cemetery. Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation at the funeral home. You can view the online obituary and share condolences with the family at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com Lamila Marie Nielson was born May 22, 1932 at Lodgepole t... Full story
Ongoing Ladies Chamber Farmers Market at Hickory Square every Saturday during summer (through Sept.) from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Any Vendors with produce or crafts are welcome! Contact Margaret Lienemann at 254-7343 for info. School Supplies Sign-up Holy Trinity’s Table of Grace is now registering children who are in need of school supplies for the 2014-2015 school year. This year they will be donating basic school supplies for children in grades K-6. Every child will receive the same supplies (i.e. pencils, crayons, scissors, rulers, etc.). T... Full story
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO July 25, 1914 'Tip On Vote Getting, Our Popular Young Lady And Piano Contest Is Now On In Earnest And Hard Work Is Being Done By Contestants' In the contest the thing is to get the votes. The lady getting the highest number of votes will be declared the most popular lady in the community...
Harvest Time and Stone Soup taken from a 1808 Robert Moser Story. Once upon a time a stranger rode his tired horse down a back country road on his way home from a long journey. It was late afternoon and the man was tired and hungry. Ahead he saw a small village. “I’ll get something to eat there and find a place for the night,” he thought. Suddenly the horse tripped, throwing the stranger to the ground. As he brushed himself off, he saw that the horse had stumbled over a rock sticking out of the ground in the middle of the road. He walked over...
Teams Banded Warriors BW 176 Nasty Narwhals NN 166 Points West PW 161 E Free Team EF 159 Team Thing TT 158 Shoot and Miss SM 152 Leftovers LO 137 Individuals Ladies Diane Sill W EF 35 Carla Lutz W EF 34 Individuals Dexter Smith LO 50 Walt Kern LO 46 Miles Fiscus BW 46 Trevor Vaughn TT 46 Steve Mozis EF 45 Steve Logan EF 45 Evan Riddle BW 44 Rich Robbins BW 44 Riley Anderson PW 43 Colin Philipp NN 43 Brian Neppl NN 43 Randy Moeller BW 42 Alan Kryjowski NN 42 Jerad Misegadis SM 42 Jeff Ellwanger LO 41 Sean Streff BW 40 Doug Vath PW 40 Cody... Full story
Charlie Brockhaus (front) and Preslie Allen (back) training at the Sidney High Cross Country camp earlier this week at Ft. Robinson State Park.... Full story
Sophomore Abbey Mills of the SHS Volleyball team instructs a youngster at the team's summer camp in Sidney two weeks ago.... Full story