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SIDNEY--The Sidney City Council met on Tuesday, November 14, and discussed reports, proposed Title 117 changes and approved the purchase of vehicles for the Sidney Police Department and the Sidney Street Department. Mayor Brad Sherman, and council members Brock Buckner, Brandon Bondegard, and Burke Radcliff were in attendance, along with City Manager David Scott, City Attorney J. Leef and City Clerk Lori Borchert. Councilman Paul Strommen was not in attendance. The meeting started with City Mana... Full story
SIDNEY--On Monday, November 20, the Cheyenne County Commissioners and Board of Equalization had their bi-monthly meeting. On the agenda were a number of items, and after the agenda was approved, and the minutes from the November 6 meeting were approved, the Board of commissioners heard the first item on the agenda. A general Assistance Application for County Burial was approved for Courtland Froemke. County Attorney Paul Schaub, who was not present at the meeting, recommended approval as the... Full story
Recently, reports of a string of fraudulent text messages targeting the local community that appear to be from Platte Valley Banks have been made In one of these scams, a text message alerts was sent about a “problem” with a transaction with an online link. The link looks identical to an online banking page, but once information is entered, the scammers have access to your bank account. They are using different tactics including unrecognized charges, attemp-ted charges, and new device war... Full story
It may seem to you like America has lost its way. The pilgrims must have had similar thoughts (but in a much more literal way) when they had to lower the sails on the Mayflower and go adrift at sea for a while. Despite all of their hardships, though, the pilgrims eventually reached Cape Cod and returned thanks to God for bringing them to a whole new world. Hardship and tribulation can easily cause us to adopt a negative attitude towards life. So, during times of hardship I am often reminded of... Full story
The celebrated author Ta-Nehisi Coates is not reliable regarding things he's spent considerable time thinking about here in the U.S., so it's presumably a mistake to put much stock in his newly formed opinions about matters he barely knows anything about. He proved as much in an interview about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict the other day on Democracy Now! At the outset, Coates announced his opposition to "complexity" and "complication," and left little doubt about his sincerity in that... Full story
Thanks to my dad I became a student of history. It seems like a lot of today's parents are so busy making a living, they don't have time to share their personal and family history with their kids. Yes, I know it's rather difficult these days for us average (non-millionaire) parents. Dorothy and I experienced that even to the point of total bankruptcy and losing everything, yet we still raised 5 kids and adopted a 6th. Nonetheless, thanks to my dad I learned to share my personal history with my... Full story
Throughout the year of 1864, President Abraham Lincoln believed that he would lose the election in November. He admitted in August, "I am going to be beaten, and unless some great change takes place, badly beaten." The odds were stacked against him. Plenty of voters in the Union had reason to despise, even hate, Lincoln. The war that had begun in April 1861, at Fort Sumter, had turned into a ghastly event, full of fury, fever, horror, and madness. The human wreckage was colossal, on a scale... Full story
A funeral service for Pastor James "Gene" Layne will be held on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at Holcomb Evangelical Free Church in rural Holdrege, Nebraska with Gene's nephews, Pastors Barry Layne and Brent Harwerth officiating. Interment will follow at the Moses Hill Cemetery in Phelps County. The church service will be livestreamed via: https://www.facebook.com/HolcombEvangelicalFreeChurch/ Pastor James Eugene "Gene" Layne, 92 years, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at... Full story
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph Now that the Fall Sports season has wrapped up, it's time for some grades on the area teams; who over-performed, who under-performed, and how the teams look for the future. This week we will focus on Volleyball, Cross Country and Golf. Sidney Volleyball, 18-15 record--Grade: B- Head Coach Julie Smith and her staff work hard to keep the excellent Sidney Lady Raider team at the top of the district, but sometimes even a good year can seem a little disappointing, when... Full story
Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY-- There were many worthy athletes this season that strapped on the pads and put it all out there on the gridiron, but none was so valuable to a team as senior Isak Doty was to the Red Raiders. Doty literally did it all for Sidney, on offense as quarterback and big-play rushing threat, on defense in the backfield, and on special teams as the punter and kicker. A four-year varsity standout, Doty led the Red Raiders to the playoffs, and their first semi-final... Full story
