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While the temperatures may feel more like summer, the 2014 Dalton Fall Festival is scheduled for this weekend. Events and activities will be available for people of all ages. Things kick off today with Leyton High School volleyball and football games against visiting Wallace. The festival will be in full swing on Saturday with such things as a craft fair, car show, a tractor pull, bingo, a BBQ and a silent auction. The Nebraska-Miami football game will be televised at the Legion beginning at 6...
Hayden Graham, the 16-year-old accused of texting while driving before he was involved in a fatal head-on collision in July, pleaded no contest Thursday afternoon to amended charges in Cheyenne County Court. The Sidney High School student pleaded no contest to two charges during his first hearing on the amended petition. He entered no contest pleas to counts of driving while texting and driving on the wrong side of the road. Graham had faced charges of motor vehicular homicide, careless driving, driving left of center, use of a hand-held...
A great deal of literature and significant archaeological findings have been published that indicate the occurrence of human sacrifice among the religious practices of early South American tribes, most notably the Aztec. Less well known is the ritual of human sacrifice of the North American Plains Indians, the Skidi Pawnee, in the region of what is today Nebraska and Kansas. Some suggest that the practice among the Pawnee was adapted from the Aztec culture and others believe that the Pawnee...
Robert H. “Bob” Hossle, 92 of Omaha and former longtime Sidney resident, passed away Sat., June 21, 2014 at the VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System in Omaha. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Fri., Oct. 3 in the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tom Hyde officiating. Military graveside services will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thurs., Oct. 2 to sign Bob’s register book and leave condolences. The family will be present from 4 to 5 p.m. Memor...
Ongoing Ladies Chamber Farmers Market at Hickory Square every Saturday during summer (through Sept.) from 8 to 11 a.m. Any Vendors with produce or crafts are welcome! Contact Margaret Lienemann at 254-7343 for info. Friday, Sept. 19 & Saturday, Sept. 20 For Peetz Sake Days & Homecoming Events beginning Friday at 3 p.m. - Parade on Saturday at 10 a.m. on Main Street Visit peetzschool.org for full schedule Saturday, Sept. 20 KYRA’S KISSES FUNDRAISER! Sept. 20th at 1 to 3 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 2622 - 11th Ave., Sidney. Spaghetti D...
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 Sept. 19, 1914 'Republican Candidate here next Thursday' The Republican state committee has planned a remarkable series of meetings throughout the state, to be participated in by the several candidates on the state and congressional tickets. The meetings will be reached by automobiles on...
Fear is one of the greatest obstacles we have to overcome. Everyone deals with it in a different way. Some panic and run around in circles, accomplishing nothing. Others simply shut down, too frightened to do anything. Still others implode into themselves in the face of fear, and again, they accomplish nothing. The enemy uses fear to knock Christians out of the spiritual battle that we are in. Where did fear come from? In Genesis, after they had sinned and made coverings for themselves, Adam and Eve, “heard the sound of the Lord God walking i...
Sitting at No. 15 statewide in the MaxPreps.com rankings, Sidney (3-0) can really make a bold statement with a win against the No. 6 McCook Bison (3-0) tonight on the road. But despite the anticipation surrounding this game, Sidney head coach Todd Ekart is making sure to treat it the same as any other game. Nothing has been dramatically altered during practices this week. Rather, for this coaching staff and its players, it's all about consistency in preparation and focus "You have to prepare...
With a wild home crowd behind it, Alliance was just a little too much for the Sidney High varsity volleyball team on Thursday night. The Lady Raiders were swept by scores of 25-17, 27-25, 25-17. Playing in a warm gym, Sidney hung tough in the first set with the Bulldogs. Sidney took a 5-3 lead to start the set, but Alliance was able to build a few short runs. The Lady Raiders found enough responses with early blocking to keep things close. But several Sidney mistakes allowed Alliance to build and ride momentum in its home gym on the way to a...
