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The Kid’s Korner Childcare & Learning Korner Preschool located in the Cheyenne County Community Center in Sidney was broken into around 2 a.m. Friday. When the staff for work at the day care Friday morning, the called Sidney Police to report the business had been broken into and vandalized . Police estimate damages at several hundred dollars. Police were able to review surveillance footage and recognized the subject. According to acting Sidney Police chief Joe Aikens, the 18-year-old suspect is in custody and the case has been referred to t...
The man accused of leading police on a car chase last month on Interstate 80 – that included a short standoff – was in Cheyenne County Court on Thursday for a probable casue hearing. Joseph M. Mladenik, 40, of Cheyenne, Wyo., has been charged with four felonies in the incident. They are three counts of possessing a firearm during commission of a felony and operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest. Judge Randin Roland ruled Thursday that there is probable cause to belive that Mladenik committed the offense. The judge set bond at $50,000. Arr...
Seaman Recruit Joseph W. Tomsick graduated from Great Lakes Naval Training Center on Sept. 25 to the rank of E2, Seaman Apprentice. Tomsick was a member of the 2015 graduating class at Sidney High School and has a first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do from the ATA Family Martial Arts School in Sidney. He is the son of Dennis and Mary Beth Tomsick of Sidney. Tomsick's graduating class in Great Lakes had close to 900 people from across 12 divisions. He was one of 68 in Division 326, Ship No. 4....
I have often tried to stop a spooked cow from high tailing across the pasture in a direction opposite of that which I intended. This maneuver has often resulted in a cross-pasture race between horse and cow or, if not horseback, a sudden and painful introduction to a hard-headed bovine and a dusty patch of ground. I learned early on that I could not physically restrain a thousand pounds of bellering, slobbering beef, though I would continue to unsuccessfully try. Therefore, I can only imagine...
Janet Willburn Kent passed away on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 at her home in Victoria, TX in the company of dear friends. Janet was born to John A. Willburn and Marguerite Owens Willburn on Feb. 7, 1949 in Pueblo, Colo. Growing up in Las Animas, Colo., Janet attended the Presbyterian Church and completed her K-12 education, graduating in l967. She enrolled at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo. majoring in education and received her BA degree in l972. She married John Kent in 1969 while he was... Full story
Katheryn Nelson, 93 of Potter, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 at Sidney Regional Medical Center, Extended Care. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 in the Prairie West ELCA/UMC in Potter with Pastor Betsy Galloway-Carew officiating. Burial will follow in the Potter Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney with the family present from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Memorial contributio... Full story
Rodney K. Nelson, 83 of Sidney, and longtime Oakland, Neb. resident, passed away at his home Thursday morning, Oct. 1, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6 in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney, with Pastor Dave Hall officiating. Local services will conclude at the church with cremation to follow. Inurnment will be in the Argo Cemetery near Craig, Neb. at a later date. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Monday from 1 to 7 p.m. Memorial... Full story
A Celebration of Life Service for Lara Preston Hunt, 47 of O’Neill, will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, at the Faith Community Church in O’Neill. Lara passed away Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital in O’Neill. Memorials may be made to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill. She is survived by her husband of 21 years, Mark, of O’Neill; one son, Jonathan Hunt of O’Neill; her father Richard Preston and his wife Pamela Curtis of Milton, Del.; her mother Su... Full story
Oct. 2-8 The annual Yuma (Colo.) Arts Association Show, Exhibit and Sale will be held Oct. 2-8 at the First Presbyterian Church in Yuma. Anyone can enter art as long as it is ready to display or as a 3-D piece for a table or the floor. You may bring up to 10 additional items to sell. Enter from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the Presbyterian Church, 110 W. 4th Ave., Yuma. Call Gail Ardueser at (970) 848-2393 or Leta Smith at (970) 358-4274 for more information or to volunteer to help at the show. Saturday, Oct. 3 The Sidney High School Class of... Full story
The South Platte Natural Resources District is now taking orders for Conservation Trees. Conservation trees and shrubs are a way to buffer noise and provide privacy and beauty to the landscape. Every year the Natural Resources Districts from across the state of Nebraska help to plant nearly a million trees. More than four million trees have been planted in the South Platte NRD since 1977. Several varieties of bareroot trees are available. The Colorado Blue Spruce and Ponderosa Pine along with Black Walnut and Cottonwood are just some of the Con...
Dear Editor, In 1979, Tammy Wynette won a Grammy for her fabulous song entitled “Stand By Your Man.” I know that the title of this song applies to the situation regarding Sidney’s Chief of Police. To the good people of Sidney – and to the not-so-good as well – this letter is a request for your support of Chief B.J. Wilkinson. I’ve met so many new folks and friends who have agreed with me regarding this mess that was created by people – two of whom no longer work for our city. There have been many fist-bumps, many handshakes, many more words of... Full story
Compiled By Delaney Uhrig These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 50 Years Ago 'Family Income Picture In This Area Shows Above Average Wealth' Oct. 1, 1965 How well are Cheyenne County residents making out financially, compared with people in other areas? What proportions of the local population are in the middle and upper income brackets? Most local families are doing better than...
POTTER – Potter-Dix found three different ways to win Thursday night. The Lady Coyotes (12-2) won a nip-and-tuck battle in game one, roared back from a 7-1 deficit in game two and jumped out to the early lead in game three to sweep visiting Creek Valley 25-20, 25-19 and 25-16. Potter-Dix coach Sarah Dvorak said her team started a bit slow, but eventually got rolling by game three. "It took us two full sets to get where we needed to be," she said. "The third set was where we usually start out. T...
The Peetz High School volleyball team rolled to an easy win over visiting Pawnee, 25-6, 25-4, 25-9. The Bulldogs improved to 2-9, while Pawnee slipped to 0-11. Mikenna Curlee had 18 kills to lead Peetz. Teammate Cami Thompson had 28 assists and Jodie Schumacher added 17 digs. Schumacher and Katie Buss also added nine kills apiece. Peetx is back in action Friday night at Fleming....
The Leyton High School volleyball team came up just short in a thrilling five-set match on Thursday night. The Lady Warriors lost 25-15, 25-22, 21-25, 18-25, 16-14 to their rivals to the north. Leyton dropped to 13-4, while the Bulldogs improved to 14-5. “As always, our match with Bridgeport came down to the wire in the fifth set,” said Leyton coach Jodi Craig. “Despite the loss, we came out a better team having played this quality of team. “We could have given up after losing the first two sets, but the girls persevered and fought back to win...
Several Creek Valley cross country runners cracked the top 20 at Thursday’s Bayard Invite. The Storm’s top finisher was Colin Bross, completing the course in 19 minutes, 5 seconds and taking 12th overall. Teammate Cooper Reichman (19:35) was 16th, Tanner Crass (20:20) was 26th and Hunter Hendricks (21:53) was 43rd. Creek Valley’s only female runner, senior Noemi Marin, finished in 35:03 in 29th place. The Storm runners return to action on Thursday when they compete in the annual Sidney Invite at the Hillside Golf Course....
