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Jana Tarrell, left, owner of Hair Design at 1440 Illinois St., cuts the ribbon as Cheyenne County Ambassador Harold Perkins holds the certificate of Chamber membership Tuesday. Hair Design is open Tuesday through Friday and offers haircuts, highlights, color, perms and designs for men and women....
Cheyenne County’s chapter of Family and Community Education (FCE) is sponsoring a $200 college scholarship to Cheyenne County High School Seniors who will be majoring in an area related to Family and Consumer Science. Applications are available at the Nebraska Extension Office – Cheyenne County, 920 Jackson Street in Sidney and are due no later than April 15, 2019. Contact the Extension Office with questions or for an application by calling (308) 254-4455 or visit http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/ckb/4h/....
LINCOLN – NET's newest television documentary "Nebraska: The Chocolate Life" is a decadent journey about the sweets we love. It premieres on NET, Nebraska's PBS & NPR Stations, at 8 p.m. CT on Friday, Feb. 8. For most of its history, chocolate was consumed as a bitter beverage, but with the addition of cane sugar, it became a celebrated confection. "Nebraska: The Chocolate Life" traces the history of chocolate, follows its journey from pod to package and takes viewers across the state to meet p...
Kimball County is asking for help, in the office and service variety, from someone who is still finding his way in the process. The Cheyenne County Commissioners Tuesday met with Veteran Service Officer Fred Wiedeburg regarding a petition for assistance. Wiedeburg said Kimball County had contacted him about helping with the county's veterans. They have a veteran service officer. However, she is not certified. Wiedeburg said she will be attending the same classes he will this spring. One of the...
Young 4-H robotics students from across western Nebraska filled the West Elementary gym in Sidney Saturday to test their skills in the First Lego League Regional Championship. As part of the competition teams made presentations about their projects, then went through three rounds of hands-on competition where members programmed their small machines to perform tasks in timed events. Out of the competition, eight teams earned the right to compete in the Nebraska Championship, to be held at the...
Creek Valley elementary students will soon have a program in their academic arsenal. It is a program that could benefit students for the rest of their lives. The Nebraska Council on Economic Education partnered with Creek Valley Elementary School and Adams Bank & Trust to offer a hands-on opportunity to learn about banking. As part of the program, Creek Valley Elementary students and staff, representatives of the Nebraska Council on Economic Education and local Adams Bank & Trust...
Cheyenne County Residents were treated to a rare sighting of a Super Blood Wolf Moon on Sunday night....
LINCOLN – As populations in many rural Nebraska counties decline, those that are stable or growing share a common element: ethnic diversity. University of Nebraska–Lincoln research recently explored how cultural and economic resources generated by diverse populations can help smaller communities not only survive, but thrive. Investigators identified the most-relevant factors determining quality of life for rural ethnic minorities — generally, perceptions of and satisfaction with life, and the degree to which people believe their goals and s...
Nebraska Extension will sponsor an introductory beekeeping class in 2019 in Scottsbluff. The two-part class will consist of a lecture and hands-on activities on Feb. 23-24 and a field day, on May 4. Advance registration is required and registrations are due Feb. 15. Details are below. The workshop will take place at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center, 4502 Avenue I. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, and Saturday's session will run from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday's sess...
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) wants drivers to know there now is another resource during winter events to view road conditions. Thanks to NDOT's online Plow Tracker, drivers will be able to get a view of the roadway from plows actively working to remove snow going online at: https://plows.nebraska.gov/index.html. This system works as a complement to the Nebraska 511 system, which informs travelers of road conditions throughout the State. Motorists will have access...
Second Quarter Straight A Honor Roll Ninth Grade Logan Banaszak Daniel Bashtovoi Saria Calvin Alecca Campbell Mitchell Deer Seth Glass Rishi Krishna Ava Lichti Elena Neufeld-Ponce Jasmin Perez Lydia Peters Paige Pritchard Presley Richards Brynna Ross Julia Siqueira Karalyn Stevens Lacie Vach 10th Grade Felicity Beyer Reagan Biesecker Marissa Borchard Rebekah Carlson Adarsha Ganesan Cole Glanz Samuel Hashman Morgan Jaggers Aiden Jenkins Garrett Jones Peyton Lewis Jersie Misegadis Chanakya Pandya Ashlee Ringleman Olivia Schneider Noah Siler...
Leyton Elementary / Jr. High A Honor Roll 3rd Grade Gracyn Abbott Aubrianna Borges Auvi Cranmore Elizabeth Higgins Carter Lipska Lucy Tretter 4th Grade Claire Eckhardt Madison Frerichs 5th Grade Halle Carter Dagen Lee Josette McConnell Macey Roelle Carlyn Thomas 6th Grade Zaili Benish Katherine Eckhardt Shawnee Gamble Ella Haley Jaiden Schilreff 7th Grade Jaxson Benish Kaleb Borges Kaitlyn Craig Trenton Rushman 8th Grade Logan Bartling Axi Benish Chance Carter Logan Craig Lisa Dobrinski Justin Ernest Alex Jeppson Dawson Juelfs Leyton...
On Dec. 21, 2018, the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) announced the the state's public schools “are growing and improving in multiple measures.” The report comes as a result of the Accountability for a Quality Education System Today and Tomorrow (AQuESTT) result from 2018. According to the NDE report, a breakdown of preliminary classification indicated that 141, 12.7 percent, of schools were rated as excellent, 427 (38.47 percent) as great, 386 (34.77 percent) as good and 156 (14.05 per...
Lodgepole Creek Apartments, which sit in a north and east corner of Sidney within sight of Highway 30 and the hospital, was acquired about a month ago by a real estate investor with ties to Nebraska. Gerard Keating, CEO of Keating Resources, closed on the property Dec. 19. Keating said in a press release that he purchased the 72-unit apartment complex for $1.9 million. Cabela's built the apartment complex in 2014 at a cost of more than $10 million, according to a press release. Keating said he...
Potter-Dix schools ended the week with a closure due to illness spreading among students. In a Facebook post, and also on the school’s Website, officials posted the message: “Potter-Dix Schools will be closed Thursday, January 17th and Friday, January 18th due to excessive illness. Please rest and get better!!” In the remainder of Cheyenne County schools, Creek Valley and Sidney both reported that there are some illnesses, although not significantly higher than normal. Creek Valley officials say the school is continuing evaluative testi...
The arrival of the first baby of the year caused due excitement this week, as miss Zaira Smay made her appearance Jan. 18. Unfortunately, in reporting the happy event, the Sun-Telegraph initially spelled Zaira’s first name wrong. We also received conflicting reports on the 10-pound baby’s length. Officially, we got 21 inches, while family members report she was 22-3/4 inches. Either way, we are happy to hear Zaira and her mother are both healthy as this new chapter begins. We apologize to this special young lady and her family for the err...
On Tuesday Jan. 8 the South Platte Natural Resources District (SPNRD) Board of Directors (Board) held its monthly meeting at 5 p.m. at the South Platte NRD Conference Room in Sidney. The Board of Directors voted to retain the same officers for 2019 as they had in 2018. Chairman will remain Bill Halligan, and Timothy Maas vice-chairman. Secretary will remain James (Jim) Johnson and Rod Horn will continue as treasurer. Halligan represents Subdistrict 1, Maas represents Subdistrict 3, Johnson represents Subdistrict 2, and Horn is the General...
U.S. Air Force Airman Weston A. Walker graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Walker is the son...
Nebraska Extension will host a regional FIRST LEGO League Qualifier Saturday, at West Elementary School. Eight of the registered 21 teams will advance from the tournament to the State Championship at the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Neb. on Feb. 16. FIRST LEGO League introduces students in grades four through eight to real-world engineering challenges by building LEGO-based robots to complete tasks on a thematic playing surface. Guided by their imaginations and adult coaches,...
It is a combination of emotions that shows how well the Cheyenne County School District No. 1 is teaching its students. That is how Sheri Ehler describes the coming Advanced Education Accreditation visit. “It is really exciting, but it is a lot of work,” Ehler said of the accreditation visit. The visit is scheduled for Jan. 30 through Feb. 1. It is an event scheduled once every five years. It is a peer visit that includes interviews of teachers, administration and students. “It is very colla...
The Cheyenne County School District No.1 (Sidney) met Monday night. Among the agenda, the board approved the resignations of Ann Elwell Darling and Ben Darling. “I would like to say thank you for your support for our Art Program, and for allowing me to be part of Sidney Public Schools for the past 37 years,” Ann Darling said in her letter to the school board. She said in her letter she plans to retire at the end of the school year in May. “After my first day of kindergarten with Mrs. Lila Cople...
Cheyenne County businesses and community supporters will be in the limelight Friday, when the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual awards banquet. From the most influential new business to the citizen of the year, the Chamber will recognize those who have impacted the Cheyenne County community. “This is an opportunity to honor everything that we as a county have accomplished,” said Chamber President Hope Feeney. “And, it give us the opportunity to highlight businesses and other...
In a different type of approach to community outreach, new Leyton School Superintendent Chris Geary held meetings in Gurley and Dalton last week. Geary’s “Superintendent Scoop” meetings, which he plans to hold three times a year, seek to open more of a line of communication between community members and the superintendent. By making himself available this way, Geary said he hopes to understand the community’s needs better. “I want to be available to the community,” Geary said at the first of las...
Sidney Regional Medical Center welcomes its first baby Jan. 8 to a Sidney couple. Zaira Smay came in at 22 3/4 inches and 10 pounds to become the first baby born in Sidney for 2019. SRMC officials reported both Zaira and mother Lacy Smay were doing well. Zaira's father is Philip Smay. To help the young one and her parents, SRMC presented the young family with a gift bag....
