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Over the course of the year, papers can easily pile up and cramp your space. however, just throwing out papers is not a very safe thing to do, as much of the paperwork people accumulate through the course of a year contains personal and sensitive information, and should be destroyed properly. Papers taking up your space becomes a bigger problem when disposing of the old sheets hasn’t been done for a few years. Enter Keep Sidney Beautiful and their annual “Shred-It” program. Cheyenne Count...
CHEYENNE COUNTY – Cheyenne County Sheriff Office (CCSO) Sheriff Adam Frerichs announced the department made two arrests last week. According to Sheriff Frerichs, CCSO arrested 26-year-old Jonathan Downer for criminal trespassing. However, as CCSO was processing Downer they discovered he also had an arrest warrant out of Cheyenne County and booked him on those charges as well on June 3. Additionally, on June 6, CCSO arrested Ginelle Slaughter, 60, on a bench warrant. The Sun-Telegraph expects t...
LODGEPOLE – The Village of Lodgepole held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on June 6, at which time, two of the three council members who previously submitted resignations, rescinded their resignations. Of the three council members who sub-mitted their resignations: Gwen Devie and Brenda Parsons rescinded their resignations at the meeting. However, the newest member to the Village Board of Trustees, Abbie Brott, completed her resignation, of which the board approved. The board posted i...
Former SHS graduate Alexa Fort of Sidney earned the prestigious 2023 Eric Sevareid Award for exceptional journalism. Fort also was named first-place winner in Student Market Television in the Talk/Public Affairs category as part of the UNL election night team for her "Election 2022 Update". The Eric Sevareid Awards are named for the North Dakota-born and University of Minnesota-educated journalist best known for his work as a correspondent for CBS Radio and Television. Each year, the Midwest...
Potter-Dix Schools student Monique Trejo had her work selected as the 2023 #NE03 Congressional Art Competition runner-up and will be displayed in in State Rep. Adrian Smith's office on Capitol Hill for one year....
More than 9,800 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the spring semester Dean’s List. Caitlyn Ann Deal of Sidney, now in her fourth year at the college, was one of the students named on the list. She is obtaining a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. Students named to the Dean’s List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course wor...
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney announced students who earned a place on the dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester. Students who are on the dean’s list must have completed 12 credit hours or more of classes with a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0 scale. Students earn a 4.0 for an “A,” 3.0 for a “B” and 2.0 for a “C.” The following local students were named to UNK’s list: SIDNEY POTTER Paige Hobson Mary Jane Kasten Kaylee Noel Tia Pritchard Karly Ryan Sylvester...
SIDNEY – Sidney High School freshman Coy Rosenbaum participated in the Student Angler Federation (SAF) Nebraska State High School Championship last weekend and took home a prize fish. On May 20, Rosenbaum reeled in a 5 pound 14 ounce bass during his run at the state championship at Martin Bay on Lake McConaughy in Ogallala, Nebraska; this catch placed Rosenbaum and his team in 15th place overall. His teammates, Colby Langley and Keith Nienhueser, together caught two fish that qualified them f...
A group of Sidney High School students traveled to the east coast to visit some of the country's most prominent cities and get a close up look at the history of the United States. Led by History teacher Scot Anderson, the students traveled to to the Boston area and visited the battlefields of Lexington and Concord, then on to New York City for a few days, checking out Grand Central Station, Central Park and Strawberry Fields among other notable sites. It was then on to Philadelphia where they...
The weather may not have been ideal, but it did not put a damper on the festivities of Cruise Night on Friday. A long line of cars, many classic and historical, cruised up and down Illinois Venue down to Ft. Sidney road and back, playing old-style cruising music on their radios while waving to the many that had braved the rains to participate in the event. The traffic jam was so significant that Google Maps showed the tie-up on their popular mapping application. There were hotdogs, burgers,...
Elks Lodge 1894 in Sidney hosted an Open House and fund raising event on Saturday for the renovation project of the auditorium and building at 1040 Jackson Street in Sidney. Area residents were welcomed into the building and offered tours of the facility, including the upstairs balcony that is slated for renovations and the old city offices located on the second floor. Elks Lodge member Rob Kuhns gave us a tour of the upstairs area, and spoke about the history of the building. Although exact...
There was a party Saturday afternoon at Hillside Golf Club, and it was to celebrate the retirement of Dean Gipfert after 48 years of dedicated service to Wheat Belt customers in Sidney and throughout the area. Gipfert joined Wheat Belt back in 1975 when he was 18 years old, as an assistant warehouseman. Born and raised in Sidney as one of thirteen children, Gipfert said he never thought he would stay at the same company for 48 years. But he did, and after the first four years, a position opened...
CHEYENNE COUNTY – The Cheyenne County Commissioners met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday in which Chairman Darrell Johnson, Vice Chair Philip Sanders and Commissioner Randal Miller discussed a number of topics and various county needs in addition to approving a contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the elimination of prairie dogs. Later in the meeting, the commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Sidney, Cheyenne County and M...
SIDNEY – Sidney Fire Department (SVFD) and four other neighboring departments tested for their Firefighter 1 Certifications (FF1) at the SFD Training Facility together earlier this month. Chadron, Gering, Hemingford and Potter all completed Nebraska State Firefighter 1 certifications with SVFD earlier this month. The training was conducted by the Nebraska State Fire Marshal Training Division. FF1 certification consists of: making appropriate knots; donning personal protective equipment – inc...
Get set for a busy weekend as Gold Rush Days sets up camp to both educate and entertain festival-goers June 9th, 10th and 11th.. The festival starts Friday, June 9th at 5pm with a flag ceremony and the National Anthem sang by Kelsey Arrington. An entire evening of entertainment continues until 9pm. Saturday, June 10, will be packed with entertainment and history relived as Gold Rush Days gets busy with live music, many craft vendors and food vendors and a 5k walk/run. Throughout the weekend, visitors will have the opportunity to watch a game...
LODGEPOLE – Cheyenne County Sheriff Office (CCSO) Sheriff Adam Frerichs announced his department is seeking information from the public regarding a damage gas meter, which was ripped out of the ground, in Lodgepole and caused a gas outage earlier this month. In a press statement from CCSO to the Sun-Telegraph, Sheriff Frerichs wrote, “On the afternoon of 20 May 2023 at approximately 1600 hours (or 4:00 p.m.) the Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office were contacted by a member of Black Hill Ene...
HOLYOKE, CO - Whether rodeo is your way of life or you are just interested in trying a rodeo event, Rodeo Bible Camp (RBC) is a great opportunity for you. Platte Valley RBC is excited to host their 17th annual camp on June 7-10, 2023 at Phillips County Fairgrounds in Holyoke, Colorado. This year’s theme is L. I. F. E. (Live Initially for Eternity) in honor of past staff member, Bryan Kroeger. Bryan served as a spiritual team leader during 2008 and 2009, and then remained as a spiritual advisor to the board and the camp director. This y...
SIDNEY - The Sidney Public Library and the Chadron Public Library will be working together to promote a Pen- Pal program. Children with similar interests will be paired together in hopes that through writing, life-long friendships will develop. This is one of the many fun-filled summer programs being hosted by the Sidney Public Library. For a more comprehensive list of activities, please see page 9A....
PEETZ, COLORADO – Peetz Plateau School District RE-5, Peetz, Colorado, announced it will host a community forum to discuss arming its staff members during emergency situations. In a message to the community posted by Peetz Spokesperson Leslie Raffelson for Peetz School Superintendent Jeff Durbin, the school wrote, “Join us for a crucial discussion on school safety and emergency preparedness in our district.” Adding, “Your input and insights are invaluable as we explore the topic of arming...
SIDNEY – Three teachers from Sidney Public Schools dashed across the finish line in style at the Colfax Half-Marathon on May 19. Mrs. Janssen, Mrs. Bish and Mrs. Payne represented Sidney in the 13.1 mile half-marathon last weekend, which started at Denver's City park on the east side of Ferrill Lake. The team experienced new sights featured in this years' half-marathon; such as the Denver Zoo and Downtown Denver. Other sites the team took in included famous VooDoo Donuts, Irish Snug and the Cath...
POTTER – Potter-Dix Schools announced the Pizza Hut Book-It summer reading program is back once again and getting students excited to take adventures through their reading this summer. On May 21, the district announced students can start signing up to join the Book-It reading program by visiting the QR code it provided on its social media or by visiting www.bookitprogram.com. The Pizza Hut Book-It program is available to students from PreK through sixth grade, or ages 4 to 12. During the m...
LINCOLN, NE — On May 24th, in a historic vote, Nebraska State Senators advanced LB 753, the Opportunity Scholarships Act, through the final round of debate on a vote of 33-11. LB 753 creates a tax credit for private donations to nonprofit scholarship-granting organizations, which then award scholarships to low-income and working-class families to send their children to the school of their choice. Similar tax credit scholarship programs exist in at least 18 other states. Governor Pillen, who has championed LB 753 and provided testimony in s...
by Tiffany Jones, Center Director Sidney, NE – Kid’s Korner-The Community Center for Early Child Development has been recognized by Nebraska Step Up to Quality for its commitment to quality childcare and education. Step Up to Quality programs go beyond state licensing requirements to better serve the needs of young children and their families and to prepare them for success in kindergarten and beyond. With 90 percent of brain development occurring before age 5, early childcare and education is crucial to a child’s future success. Early learn...
