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Potter State Bank is partnering with Pivot Lending Group, offering mortgage options in Cheyenne County. The real estate markets in Colorado and Cheyenne County have created an attraction to Nebraska of buyers and finance companies, and of banks looking for ways to help buyers. Potter State Bank and Pivot Lending Group are in a partnership that will soon offer another option to home buyers in the Cheyenne County area. David Olson, regional manager and senior mortgage loan originator for Pivot...
LINCOLN – Car seats and booster seats protect your kiddos in the car. Starting January 1, 2019, Nebraska’s child passenger safety law changed to help keep children safer as they travel. According to the new law: • Children must ride rear-facing up to age 2 or until they reach the upper weight or height limit allowed by the car seat manufacturer. • Children up to age 8 must ride in a correctly installed car seat or booster seat. • Children up to age 8 must ride in the back seat, as long as there is a back seat equipped with a seat belt and...
Near the center of Sidney is Legion Park. Within Legion Park is a memorial that started with the inspiration of a Vietnam veteran. To the south of the veterans memorial is a half-circle of plaques recognizing conflicts that have claimed the lives of soldiers. It is a quick history from the Indian Wars to the Iraq War. The memorial was recently given a well-deserved facelift. Al Jung said Friday the memorial was originally done for Vietnam veterans. The Living Memorial Gardens were done in 1982,...
A Sidney teen has been recognized for earning the highest achievement in the Boy Scouts. At just 15 years old, Owen Kurz joins a group of high performing Boy Scouts from the area who have successfully met the requirements of Eagle Scout. Kurz was recognized for the award just before Christmas in a ceremony held by Legion Post 17, which sponsors Sidney's Troop 90. In receiving the award, Kurz joins the top five percent of scouts. The award was presented at Camp Hubert Fuller west of Sidney. The...
As he begins to lead the Sidney City Council through the coming year, newly chosen Mayor Roger Gallaway doesn’t have a set agenda, or anything he particularly wants to see the council accomplish. He said he is approaching this segment of council service the same way he has every one before it. “I just want what’s best for the community,” Gallaway told the Sun-Telegraph recently. And while his approach to the office remains the same, getting to the place where he could serve was somethi...
While North Platte to Lincoln was shut down due to blizzard conditions Thursday, Sidney experienced high wind, light snow and cold. The Wheat Belt Public Power District reported Thursday morning widespread outages due to high wind and ice. At early afternoon, crews were still busy restoring outages west of the Dalton/Gurley area and northeast to Chappell. As of 3:45 p.m., crews were still battling high winds in an effort to restore power. Wheat Belt officials said Friday outages began in the lat...
LINCOLN – A selective new academy for aspiring teachers will allow up to 40 education students to live and learn together at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, with graduates positioned to become teaching innovators for the 21st century. It is one of three academies to be established at three institutions in the University of Nebraska system. The academies are funded through a gift from the William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation. “Establishing the Teachers Scholars Academy is yet another example of the University of Nebra...
JULY WNCC Hosts New Business Workshop Most everyone in the work world sees things on the job that could be done "better." Sometimes it is only a point of view, and other times it motivates a person to seek an opportunity to do it their way. Yet others find themselves in the kind of job uncertainty that encourages entrepreneurship. Regardless the reason for exploring business ownership, the path is seldom smooth. Western Nebraska Community College's business development program held a meeting Fri...
JANUARY First Sidney Baby Born Blake Ahrens was the first baby born at Sidney Regional Medical Center in 2018, making his appearance on January 12. The 2018 New Year's Baby was born to Savannah and Tanner Ahrens of Sidney. Blake came in at 9 lbs, 1 oz and is 21 inches long. College program promotes developing small business The company changes. It could be new owners, a reduction in staffing or a new management style. The change results in employees deciding to accept the change, move to a new...
Two Sidney families escaped injury early Wednesday morning when a fire broke out in adjoining apartments, gutting one. Sidney Volunteer Fire Department was called to the scene at Fort Sidney Apartments, just off of Fort Sidney Road, at around 2:30 a.m. The initial report was that someone was trapped inside one of the apartments, but fortunately all occupants had escaped from the building by the time responders arrived. Firefighters knocked the blaze down, but not before it gutted the interior...
Nutritionists say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It can also be the most fun when recreational cooks show off their skills with a griddle and frying pan. Cooks who enjoy creating meals in the kitchen often have a dose of pride in their recipe, like the proverbial fish story that gets bigger each telling. In January, cooks from local fire, medical and law enforcement agencies will be testing their kitchen skills against each other in a breakfast cook-off. The Jan. 26 event, a...
She enters a room with a with a quietness that shouts "wait until you hear what I have to say." Her character is deeper than those she portrays on stage or sings about from the choir. Her world is a stage, but a stage is not enough. Sophie Price, junior at Sidney High School, has quite a resume at her young age, having performed in theater and choir from Montana to Florida. "Music is definitely what I love to do," she said recently. She was recognized by the Cheyenne County School District No....
To appreciate where you are, you need to know where you came from, what affected society. Sidney High School students took part in the Journey Through Our Heritage program this fall at Metropolitan State University in Colorado. The program is a way for students to study their culture and how culture has developed, according to Alec Johnson. Johnson is one of the Sidney students who participated in the program. He said the program also studies how culture has developed. He has been participating...
A young Sidney resident got a leg up on her college education this week, thanks to the submission of a photo taken by her mother. Sidney's Kristin Boltjes entered a picture of her daughter, Everly, which was selected as a winner of a contest which makes contributions to college savings accounts. The photo, of Everly in an owl suit, has the caption "Happy Halloween! Hoo Hoo" on it on the Nebraska State Treasurer's website. First National Bank of Omaha and Nebraska State Treasurer Don Stenberg ann...
The Cheyenne County Commissioners and the Tourism Board have talked in recent meetings of their role in funding the Stage Line public transportation system. The Tourism Board is committed through the end of this month and 2018. The commissioners approved ending the agreement at the beginning of 2019. At issue is the effectiveness of promoting tourism with a local bus service. Meetings between Tourism Committee members, Tourism Director Kevin Howard and the commissioners usually hinged on how...
Plans to purchase the Elks concession stand at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds was greeted with a significant obstacle Monday morning. In the Dec. 3 meeting of the county commissioners, James Lenzen met with the commissioners to discuss purchasing the building. The agreement would include purchase of the building and a five-year lease of the land it sits on. In the fairboard meeting that night, Lenzen said he does not want to compete with any nonprofit organizations. His intent is to have a plac...
The Cheyenne County Attorneys office has reported that at about 12 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17 authorities received a report that a trailer home in Lodgepole was on fire. After the fire was extinguished, responders located a body. The deceased is 70 year-old Sandra K. Reichman, also known as Sandra K. Grabowski. The County Attorney’s Office reports the cause of death was determined to be heat and smoke inhalation. Nature of death was accidental. The Nebraska State Fire Marshal’s Office investigated the matter, and their findings are also con...
The City of Sidney will be closed Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25 in observance of Christmas. All City Departments will be closed both days, including the Landfill and the Library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Monday and Tuesday’s trash on Wednesday. The Sidney Public Library will close at 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Monday, December 31. In addition, the City of Sidney will be closed Tuesday, January 1 in observance of New Year’s Day. All City Depar...
A cattle truck driven by a Potter man overturned about a quarter mile east of Highway 19 on Cheyenne County Road 8 Saturday morning. The driver escaped injury. However, several cattle died in the mishap. The accident report was not available as of press time....
LINCOLN. – The presence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer has been detected for the first time in central and north-central Nebraska counties of Valley and Keya Paha, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Game and Parks conducted CWD sampling operations at deer check stations in its northwest and north-central deer management units during the 2018 November firearm deer season. Hunters are encouraged to access the positive results posted at OutdoorNebraska.gov/cwd/. Hunters whose deer tested positive will be contacted by G...
A significant hit on the local economy and a decline on property valuation led local officials to brace for the impact on budgets. The City of Sidney made 10 percent cuts across the board and watched to see what would happen. The good news, according to Sidney’s Finance Director David Scott, is the impact is not nearly as severe as expected. In Tuesday night’s city council meeting, Scott announced the sales tax numbers are near the same level as last year. In his budget report Scott noted that p...
The wall behind the Sidney City Council seats was conspicuously empty of two pictures as council members filed in Tuesday night. The photographs will soon be replaced but the seats were filled that night. In the November General Election, voters returned Roger Gallaway and Bob Olsen to their seats on the council, and added Brad Sherman and Burke Radcliffe. Wendall Gaston and Kelly Utley did not seek re-election. Following the present council's acceptance of the Nov. 27 minutes and Cheyenne Count...
The Sidney School Board approved a new policy recently designed to “facilitate reading instruction and intervention services to address student reading needs.” The policy was unveiled during the Dec. 10 meeting of Cheyenne County School Board District No. 1. “The way we want to improve is more systematic reading,” said Sheri Ehlers. The policy states that it is the district’s goal that each student will be able to read at or above grade level by third grade. The policy further says the District...
LINCOLN – While out shopping for others this holiday season, Nebraskans still have time to give themselves a Christmas present by checking the Treasurer’s unclaimed property list, says Nebraska State Treasurer Don Stenberg. “We are happy to help Nebraskans search our unclaimed property list and file claims all year round. We enjoy helping people find money they didn’t know was missing, particularly at Christmas. You could say we’ve got some Santa’s helpers working in the Treasurer’s Office this time of year,” Stenberg said. He encouraged Nebr...
Shirrin Sharifpour, 39 of Kimball, appeared for Arraignment in Kimball County District Court before the Honorable Derek Weimer on charges of Attempted Murder (class II felony), 1st Degree Assault (class II felony), 2nd Degree Assault ( class IIA felony) and Tampering with Physical Evidence (class IV felony). The parties jointly stipulated to Exhibit 1, a competency evaluation report. After the parties addressed the court, the judge determined that Shirrin Sharifpour is mentally incompetent to stand trial and that there is a substantial probabil...
