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Articles from the November 4, 2015 edition


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  • In the Red Zone

    Greg Knight, Sports Reporter|Nov 4, 2015

    Sidney High School seniors Jake Heeren, right, and Austin Jacobsen, second from right, lead the Red Zone in a celebration immediately following the Lady Raiders 3-0 victory over Scottsbluff in the first game of Class B, District 8 volleyball playoff action on Tuesday night. For the complete story, see page 9A....

  • 240th annual Marine Birthday Ball on tap for Saturday

    Courtney Fletcher, Reporter|Nov 4, 2015

    Local Marines and former Marines will be able to come together and celebrate at the 240th annual Marine Birthday Ball on Saturday. The event will be held at The Vine in Sidney. The United States Marine Corps birthday is celebrated every year on Nov. 10. This year's Commandant's Marine Corps Birthday Ball will be held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. At the celebration, there is a traditional ball and a cake-cutting ceremony. Sidney's Marine Birthday...

  • Peetz elects three school board members

    Ryan Hermens, Reporter|Nov 4, 2015

    The Peetz Plateau School District will soon have three new board of education members. In Colorado’s Tuesday election, voters in Logan County’s Peetz Precinct selected from among four candidates to the fill the vacancies created by term limits. According to unofficial results released by the Colorado Secretary of State Elections Division, Michael Hill received 182 votes, the most of all candidates. He will be joined on the board of education by Nick Fehringer, who received 178 votes, and Tiffany Vallier, who received 116. Loretta Coakley was...

  • Veteran's History Project: William P. Tracy Jr.

    Larry Nelson, For The Sun-Telegraph|Nov 4, 2015

    William P. Tracy Jr. Sergeant First Class U.S. Army-Air Corp World War II EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Sidney, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. William "Bill: Tracy Jr. was twenty one yrs old when the Selective Service System caught up with him. There was a war goin' on and they wanted him in it. He was a young man trying to find his was i...

  • Court Briefs 11-04-15

    Nov 4, 2015

    The following people appeared in Cheyenne County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 3, before the Honorable Randin Roland: James Daily, 35, of Sidney, appeared for a preliminary hearing on a charge of escape, which is a class IV felony. He waived his preliminary hearing. Arraignment was set for Nov. 3 at 3 p.m. Bert Saxton, 59, of North Platte, appeared for a preliminary hearing on a charge of DUI third high, which is a class IIIA felony. He waived his preliminary hearing. An arraignment is set for 8 a.m. on Nov. 10.... Full story

  • Community Calendar 11-04-15

    Nov 4, 2015

    Ongoing A memorial account has been set up at American National Bank (Main Bank and Drive up locations) for Tabitha Davis. Donations can be made to: “Tabitha Davis Memorial Fund” to help defray expenses and to benefit twin daughters “Emmersynne Joy & Ellyeaunnah Grace”. Monday, Nov. 9 A meeting for honeybee producers is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. to review the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. It’ll be held at the North Platte Natural Resource District, 100547 Airport Road, Scottsbluff. The NAP sign-up deadline for 2016... Full story

  • Crews respond to Gurley field fire

    Greg Knight, Reporter|Nov 4, 2015

    Fire personnel from Gurley and Dalton respond to a stubble field fire approximately 40 acres in size near the intersection of county roads 46 and 117 in Gurley on Tuesday afternoon. According to Gurley Fire Department, the cause of the fire is undetermined and remains under investigation....

  • Thinking of adopting? Be prepared for expenses

    Edward Jones|Nov 4, 2015

    November is National Adoption Awareness Month. If you’re considering adoption, you know that it will change your life in many ways. And you’ll need to prepare for many of these changes – including the financial ones, because adoption can be expensive. The average U.S. adoption costs between $8,000 and $40,000, while the range for international adoptions is $15,000 to $30,000, according to the Child Welfare Information Gateway, a U.S. government-funded adoption information service. Given these numbers, you might think you’ll have a tough t...

  • SIDNEY RED RAIDERS BEAT GERING TO BECOME CHAMPIONS

    Greg Knight, Sports Reporter|Nov 4, 2015

    If one thing can be said about the Lady Raiders varsity volleyball squad it is this: the team’s toughness and ability to come together has been a hallmark of its 2015 season – and it earned Sidney a Class B, District 8 championship Tuesday night. After beating back Scottsbluff in a 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-19) battle that saw Payton Jung, Kelsey Knight and Maddi Porter combine for 34 points off kills at the net, the Lady Raiders embarked on a championship drive against Gering, winning 3-1 (25...

  • Potter-Dix advances to District 2 championship

    Nov 4, 2015

    As Potter-Dix’s volleyball squad continues to roll forward to a trip to the state championships next week, one player for the Lady Coyotes, Alexus Rozelle, continues to impress. Rozelle, a junior at Potter-Dix, tallied up 12 kills, three blocks and 19 digs in the Lady Coyotes 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-18) win over South Platte in the second round of D2-11 playoffs at Bridgeport on Tuesday. The win advances Potter-Dix to the district championship against Crawford High in Mitchell Thursday night. A win against Crawford would send the Lady Coyotes t...

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