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A new gazebo located at Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney is now open to the public. A cemetery directory is available on site for the public's convenience in finding a specific grave location....
A plea deal was reached this week in a Cheyenne County District Court case involving a Colorado man accused of sexual misconduct. Gabriel Martinez, 50, pleaded no contest to enticement by an electronic communication device, a class IV felony. As part of the agreement, an additional charge of violation of visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct was dismissed. The court has sealed documents relating to Martinez's arrest. He is represented by court-appointed attorney Michael Snyder, who at a...
A Potter woman who robbed a Sidney bank in 2014 was sentenced this week to five years imprisonment by a federal court. Janetta Lenstrom's sentence was reduced from 68 months to account for time she's already served in custody, according to court documents. Following her prison sentence, she will be subject to four years of supervised release. A plea agreement in the case was reached in June when Lenstrom pleaded guilty to a single count of felony burglary. An additional charge for using a...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor 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 Monday’s trash on Tuesday and Tuesday’s trash on Wednesday. The Sidney Sun-Telegraph offices will also be closed and there will be no edition published that afternoon.... Full story
Rox Ann Smelley and Eric McCool, together with their families, are pleased to announce their upcoming marriage, this weekend. Rox Ann is the daughter of Sharon and the late David Smelley of Sidney. Rox Ann graduated from Sidney Public Schools in 1993 and is currently employed at Cabela's. Eric is the son of the late Lawrence and Beverly McCool. Eric graduated from Canon High in Anaheim Hills, Calif. in 1987 is self-employed. The couple is planning a wedding on Saturday, Sept. 5 at the Sidney... Full story
The following people appeared in Cheyenne County Court on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 before the Honorable Randin Roland: Garrett Nelson, age 21 of Sidney, appeared for presentment on a charge of Accessory to a Felony, a class IV felony. Preliminary hearing was set for Sept. 10 at 2:30 p.m. Robbillee Peppersack, age 27 of Nashville, Tenn., appeared for a preliminary hearing on a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance: Adderall, a class IV felony. Pursuant to a plea agreement, she pleaded guilty to an amended complaint of attempted... Full story
Ongoing Dalton Prairie Sooner Museum open Saturday and Sundays from 1-4 p.m. for the rest of the summer. The Farmer’s Market is held on Saturdays through Oct. 10 at Hickory Street Square in Sidney from 8 -11 a.m. The Bridge Marathon will begin playing again in September. Each pair plays once a month with different opponent and keeps a cumulative score through May. There is a fee to play which is donated to the Office for Mentally Retarded for their projects. If you would like to play, call Lynn Poppen at (308) 254-0704 or Kathy Mattoon (308) 2... Full story
For two of the football teams in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph coverage area, Friday will be the first game of their season. For another, the Peetz Bulldogs, it will seem like a season opener in many respects. The two squads opening their campaigns on Friday night are the Potter-Dix Coyotes and the Leyton Warriors. The Coyotes host the Morrill Lions in Potter at 7 p.m., while the Warriors will travel the road to Mullen for a 6:30 p.m. start. Heading into their second week of action are the Sidney...
After traveling the long road to Chadron to win its football opener 41-7 last week, Sidney High will aim to make it two straight road wins this week. Sidney will take another long bus ride this Friday when it heads eastward to meet the Adams Central Patriots (0-1) in Hastings at 7 p.m. CDT (6 p.m. MDT). The Patriots play in Class B District 7 with McCook, Hastings and Lexington – all of which are on the Raiders' schedule this season. Adams Central stumbled in its season opener against the G...
