Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
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When eight-year-old Xzavior Roggasch walks into a room it's impossible not to smile. His charm and effervescent personality are so contagious and so overwhelm any space he occupies, it's impossible not to be swept away by it. In most respects he's just like many other little boys. He likes to play, run, shout, be around friends and do just about any other activity eight-year-olds do. And as no little boy is a saint, so too are there the wheels of mischief that occassionally churn about behind hi... Full story
This week marks the final column of a five-week series in celebration of the 140th anniversary of The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. As written earlier, the Telegraph was the first newspaper to be published in the Nebraska Panhandle and has remained a constant chronicler of the ongoing history of the Panhandle and this proud state of Nebraska. When the Union Pacific Railroad made its historic push westward from Omaha toward a place called Promontory Point, Utah, Sidney began as nothing more than a tent town at end-of-track. Rough and work-hardened men d... Full story
My friend Stephen Bazzell posted on his Facebook on Monday, “If you are in this life for the money, or the fame ... All you will have left is a pretty grave.” Bazzell was in a regionally well-known band in Atlanta until he recently relocated to the Baltimore area where he joined another band. He posted this from a truck stop restaurant on Memorial Day where he noticed that all of the other diners, like he, were alone. He assumed they were all thinking the same as he was: How did we get here, 1,000 miles away from our families on a holiday. Assu... Full story
Benny Hochman was a prominent member of the Sidney community for many years. He made sauerkraut in the garage for the yearly Oktoberfest “because his wife said it stayed in the house for months,” according to Dr. C.J. Cornelius, M.D., a long-time friend of Hochman’s. Hochman was also active in the Kiwanis Club, a member of the city council at one time and the Jaycees and he was also president of the band parent’s organization at Sidney High School. Hochman was also on the board of directo... Full story
