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SIDNEY - The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners and Equalization Board met Monday morning with a packed agenda that lasted well into the afternoon. After approving the minutes from their last meeting, reviewing correspondence and paying claims, the Commissioners then approved the reappointment of Mandi Raffleson as Spirited Citizen of the Public Health Board. The Board is made up of a county commissioner and a community spirited citizen appointed by the commissioners for the Panhandle...
On Monday night, the Village of Potter Trustees met for the monthly meeting, with Acting Secretary Melissa Gorsuch, Chairman Hal Enevoldsen, Vice-Chairman Dale Enevoldsen and Secretary Vern Nelson in attendance. After approving the minutes from their previous meeting, the group went over the organization of the board for 2023-24. It was decided that all of the current officers would retain their positions without change through the next year. Next came the main discussion of the meeting, the...
SIDNEY - The 2023 Night of Hope Walk for Cancer will be this Friday, August 11th at Legion Park. The Opening Ceremonies will begin at 6 p.m. and will be followed by the Survivor’s Lap. A free-will donation barbeque follows. Projekt 3D will be on hand to Emcee and play music, to which people can stroll around the pond. Activities throughout the evening will include the very popular Chair-ity Auction and the Silent Auction. A highlight of of the evening will be the raffle to win a NOH quilt m...
Excitement and anticipation were in the air as dozens of parents joined their students in the auditorium of Sidney High School last Monday. The parents and students were informed about all of the necessary requirements for the upcoming school year's sports participation. It was a large turn-out and the Red Raiders are looking at having enthusiastic groups of both players and parents. If you were unable to attend the meeting, please contact Austin Lewis at austin.lewis@raiderm...
Sidney Public Library was the recipient of Hometown Liquor's "Round-Up" Program for the month of July. A whopping 2,794 contributions were made towards the Sidney Public Library's Children's Reading Programs, for a total of $1,359.48. As promised, Hometown Liquor matched the first $500, making it $1,859.48 which was of course, rounded up, to bring the grand total to an even $1,860. Library Director Amanda Eastin said of the donation, "It means a lot to us that we have the support of the entire...
Last week Nebraska State Senators learned that the Federal Bureau of Land Management will soon begin enacting the Buffalo Resource Management Plan in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. This means that a moratorium is being placed on the mining of coal in that region because the lands are federally owned. In their attempt to go green, the Biden Administration is refusing to renew lease agreements in the Powder River Basin, which supplies roughly 40 percent of the nation's demand for coal. This...
Last Friday, just before we closed for the weekend, a handsome, shy young man came into the Sun-Telegraph office carrying a box that he quietly informed me was a gift. Turns out that it was a sampler box from a local business, Savor & Grace, and it was filled with all kinds of charcuterie delights. I was appreciative of the gift, delighted by the contents (seriously, it was SO delicious!) and inspired by the sheer warmth and neighborliness of the gesture. I lived in NYC for a number of years,...
"The earth yields crops by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear. When grain is ripe, the farmer puts in his sickle. Harvest has come." Mark 4:28, 29. All seed is time sensitive. Harvest starts as seed comes out of the barn and is placed into good, fertile soil. "As a rancher/farmer, my most important crop is my children!" North Park (Walden) Colorado has 3 seasons: Before Hayin', Durin' Hayin' and After Hayin'. Surrounded by the Continental Divide on three sides,...
Some are addicted to alcohol. Some are addicted to various narcotics, others to various perversions. Our nation and world has increasingly become addicted to these and more to the extent that we have all but passed the national fatality level. Most of us are aware of the various drug addictions that plague our fellow Americans. Even in Sidney, Nebraska there are both young and old who are addicted to the junk that is pouring over our so called sovereign borders. The alarms have been sounding...
As a member of this town for 37 plus years, I have seen lots of businesses come and go within the city limits. Of which I can’t recall any of the names of them now, but being that as it may, it should not dampen that spirit of said reality of keep on keeping on. The buildings or stores are still there but alas, no longer do they hold the same feelings as years gone by. My story involves another part of the current population. This you will not like one bit. I am a decorated Navy Vietnam veteran. I willingly gave 24 years of my life to sacrifice...
JoAnne (Fraass) Bondegard, also known as Shirl, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2023, at the age of 78, in Holdrege, Nebraska. Born on May 12, 1945, in Sidney, Nebraska, she was the beloved daughter of Don and Niccy Fraass. She was a lifelong resident of LodgePole, Nebraska. Shirley was a very independent woman who found success in everything she pursued. Whether it was cooking, dancing, gardening, or working, she excelled in all areas. She had a natural ability to connect with people and...
Don (Gilly) Gilbreath, 87, passed away peacefully in Douglas, Wyoming on Friday, July 28, 2023 at the Douglas Care Center. He was born Monday, June 14, 1936, in Willow, Oklahoma the son of Audrey Cullen and Willie Eunice (Cunningham) Gilbreath and lived in Arizona and Nebraska as a boy. He loved sports and played football in high school and at Scottsbluff Junior College. Gilly worked for Coca-Cola and Quaker Oats Company before becoming an entrepreneur in the restaurant business. He was a...
Nancy Gordon, 57, of Sidney passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023 in Sidney. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 3, 2023 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father C.P. Varghese officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery at Dalton. Memorials in Nancy's name can be made to "Be Here Sidney" a nonprofit raising suicide awareness in the Sidney area. Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh and Chappell is serving the Gordon fa...
Lowell L. "Swanny" Swanson age 96, of Dalton, NE passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023 on a dirt road beside a luscious cornfield. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at the Evangelical Free Church in Sidney, NE with Kyle Larson officiating. Burial with Full Military Honors will follow at the Dalton Cemetery in Dalton, NE. Services will be live streamed on the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel Facebook page and recorded for later viewing on our website. Memorials may be...
It's been a fun season for the Cheyenne County Community Center Softball League, if somewhat marred by multiple cancellations and rescheduled games due to the area's fickle weather patterns. On Thursday, August 3, the teams were able to get some playing time in before the summer storms rolled in and stopped play. It was business as usual for the teams this summer, as the Panhandle's wet weather benefits the regions' farmers at the expense of summer recreation. On Friday, the All-Star game was sc...
Leyton's Lady Warrior Volleyball team had an unexpected trip Monday, coming down from Dalton to practice at the Cheyenne County Community Center. The gym floor at Leyton High School was refinished and not quite ready for use, so Leyton Volleyball Head Coach Natasha Haupt had her girls come down to Sidney for their scheduled morning practice. The Lady Warriors finished last season with a 20-and-13 overall record and a Subdistrict Title, but fell short in the D2-2 District Final to the Overton...
Perfect weather Sunday morning was on tap for the SSP Outlaw Pistol Match at the Sidney Shooting Park. 31 competitors took their places at the range for a day of sharp shooting friendly competition. Thomas Mitchell placed first with a 100% mark, scoring 603.6583 points with a time of 82.61. He was followed by Justin Candy with a 66.96% mark, scoring 404.2350 points with a time of 66.82. Justin Christensen placed third with a 66.80% mark, scoring 403.2414 points with a time of 66.65. Shooters...
