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A hearing for a 19-year-old Sidney man accused of selling marijuana was called off Thursday afternoon after his attorney met with the prosecution. Zachary Borges, a Sidney High School senior, is next scheduled to appear in Cheyenne County Court on May 28 at 1:30 p.m. for a status hearing. Borges is represented by Sidney lawyer Donald Miller, who was out of the office on Friday and unavailable for comment. Borges was arrested Sept. 4 after an investigation by the Sidney Police Department and is...
Cassie Challburg, pre-school teacher at the Learning Korner, organized a Change for Children competition for the kids at the Kids Korner and Learning Korner. For a week, each class collected spare change to see who could raise the most. The children at the day care and pre-school surpassed their goal of $200 by raising more than $500. Tiffany Jones and Angie Borgmann of the Kids Korner and Learning Korner presented a check for $566.53 to Kyle Larson, a board member of CASA, and Director Marion... Full story
Sidney High School senior Zoey Mines was selected as the recipient of a $500 scholarship from Wolf Auto as part of its "Student of the Month" program it sponsored this year. Wolf Auto recognized each of the students of the month for the academic year at a pizza party Thursday at Sidney High School. They were: Hayden Lienemann (September), Zoey Mines (October), Brett McConnell (November), Vanessa Riley (December), Lane Harvey (January), R.J. Egnor (February) and Jordan Jenkins (March). Each of...
Folks in Arizona tell their tales of Boastful Bill and Lone Star, Texas cowboys have been bragging about their tallest of tall tale heroes, Pecos Bill ever since that first Longhorn maverick was roped and branded. From the Pacific Northwest the legend of Paul Bunyan, and his blue ox Babe, have grown to gigantic proportions. And not to be outdone, Nebraskan's have immortalized Febold Feboldson, who was created by Wayne Carroll writing for a Gothenburg, Neb., newspaper in the 1920s. But there are...
Cabela’s Inc. network engineer Erik Fritzler received the company’s Community Hero Award on Thursday for his work leading a team that upgraded the Sidney Public Schools network over the summer. Chosen by a committee that includes Cabela’s executive vice presidents and CEO, the Community Hero Award is given annually as the company’s highest honor for community outreach. Fritzler and his team led a project that gave Sidney Public Schools $1.8 million in upgrades to its network infrastructure at a fraction of the cost through generous donatio...
Week of May 5-8 Western Nebraska Community College’s cosmetology department at the Sidney campus is offering a Mother’s Day special that includes a hot oil manicure, hot hand wax and a spa pedicure for $17. Call (308) 254-7456 for an appointment. Saturday, May 2 The Great Trash Race will be held Saturday, May 2 from 9-11 a.m., beginning at Hickory Street Square. Free T-Shirt for those who register before April 24. Prizes for the Top 3 teams collecting the most trash. $25 Chamber gift certificate for the “Weirdest Find.” Lunch is free for partic... Full story
“(The Lord said), I have loved you, O my people, with an everlasting love, with love I have drawn you to me.” Jeremiah 31:3 No matter what our situation in life, God will use us to be a blessing to others and bring honor to Him. For God does not look on the outside, but on the inside of a person. While those around us may think that we are too young, too old, too timid, too loud, too weak, or whatever God sees willingness and availability. We can be used by God in any and every circumstance. God loves us more than we can imagine. Many peo...
Compiled By Rob Langrell 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 'Deep oil test announced for Panhandle' Published on May 5, 1965 The long-awaited announcement of a deep oil test for Western Nebraska arrived this week when Sinclair Oil and Gas Co. disclosed plans for immediate drilling of a 7,700-foot hole in the Singleton Field of Banner County. Although this depth is...
FLEMING, Colo. – The big task before the Peetz High School baseball team at the District 1A North Central championships at Fleming (Colo.) High on Thursday was win game one and punch its ticket to the regional tournament next week. Mission accomplished. Three Bulldogs pitchers combined to throw a one-hitter as Peetz defeated Prairie 5-1 in the district semifinals. The big prize, however, went to the Fleming Wildcats, as they won the district championship later in the day by defeating Peetz, 9...
CHAPPELL – The Creek Valley Storm placed four individual golfers in the top five at the MAC Golf Tournament at Chappell Golf Club on Thursday as it won the tournament by a comfortable margin over runner-up South Platte. Unfortunately, Creek Valley and South Platte were the only two teams that were able to field a full team of at least four golfers. The Storm's winning total was 394 with South Platte taking 426. "It was kind of disappointing to have just the two teams with a full compliment of p...
CHADRON – The Sidney High School boys’ golf team shot its best score of the season to finish second at the Western Conference Tournament on Thursday at Ridgeview Country Club. Sidney fell eight strokes short of winner Scottsbluff as it shot 325 to the Bearcats 317. Chadron (346) finished third with Gering (358) and Alliance (361) finishing fourth and fifth. The Raiders were led by Ryan Birner with a 79, which placed him second in the individual standings. Jared Pilkington’s 77 earned him the individual conference championship. Sidney also had t...
Sidney High School has named Ryan Plummer as the new head coach of the Red Raiders’ cross country program. He takes over from Tony Neels, who has accepted an offer to teach with Gothenburg Public Schools to be closer to family. Plummer, who has been an assistant coach on the varsity basketball team and head coach of the junior varsity team as well as a middle school track coach, has not previously been a cross country coach. He does, however, come to the job with all the right qualifications according to assistant cross country coach Donna W...
