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Articles from the October 30, 2013 edition


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  • PINK OUT

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Oct 30, 2013

    The Sidney Regional Medical Center had a Pink Out, recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness on Tuesday. This national recognized event, focuses on continuing to build awareness toward breast cancer and the importance of prevention through early detection. Here staff members show their support for the cause.... Full story

  • Jitney Supper

    Dave Faries|Oct 30, 2013

    Lucas and Trevor Booe are all smiles after picking up their carry-out meals.... Full story

  • Construction firm allowed to operate from Kielian site

    Caitlin Sievers|Oct 30, 2013

    After much debate over the storage of asphalt millings at Kielian pit last month, the Sidney planning commission issued a conditional use permit last week to Werner Construction to do work out of the pit. A conditional use permit is needed when a business or individual wants to perform activities on ground that isn’t zoned for those activities, but prefers to avoid the process of re-zoning that ground. Usually, conditional use permits are issued for temporary work. Werner will be operating a hot mix plant for local projects out of the pit, a... Full story

  • Damage to insulator knocks out power to Chappell, Lodgepole

    Caitlin Sievers|Oct 30, 2013

    Widespread power outages occurred across an area covered by the Wheat Belt Public Power District on Tuesday. The outages extended from the North Platte River south to the Colorado state line between 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. This included the areas of Lodgepole and Chappell. The combination of damage to an insulator, which is the glass equipment that holds the line, believed to be hit by a shotgun paired with wet, icy weather caused the line to fail, according to a press statement from Wheat Belt. Finding the problem in the dark was very difficult due...

  • Yard Of the Month

    Shannon Ireland|Oct 30, 2013

    The Onken's spent one Sunday afternoon putting up decorations throughout their yard. Amanda spent an entire day drilling holes in some pumpkins, filling them with Christmas lights and making them into topiaries. Unfortunately, the inconsistent weather caused the topiaries to shrivel. KSB will be awarding a Holiday Yard of the Month four times per year-for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. To nominate a friend or neighbor, call (308) 254-5851....

  • Raiders sweep Kimball in home finale, prepare for sub district tourney

    Stephen McKay|Oct 30, 2013

    With a 3-0 win over Kimball last night at the Cabela's Athletic Facility, the Sidney volleyball team has clinched home-court advantage for the upcoming sub-district tournament. The Red Raiders were never in danger as they stopped Kimball (Class C2) by set scores of 25-14, 25-17 and 25-16 in this non-district match. Though the official pairings and rankings will not be released until tomorrow, Sidney (20-10) presently finds itself in 10th place among all Nebraska Class B schools. With an average...