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On day three of the State of Nebraska vs. Nancy Gipfert, an expert witness explained the injuries to the alleged victim’s eyes and those who saw the infant in the days and weeks before the incident testified to his prior state. Gipfert is charged with one count of child abuse causing serious bodily injury, a felony for her alleged part in the incidences leading up the hospitalization of an infant who was in her care prior to suffering seizures and brain injury. Two months old at the time, the alleged victim suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage a...
Three students from the Sidney High School Choir were chosen from over 2,500 auditions to be members of the 2013 Nebraska All-State Choir to be held in Lincoln on Nov. 21-23. Those chosen were Casey Baldwin (Soprano I), Andrew Phelps (Bass I) and Jonathon Stokes (Tenor I). Additionally three alternates were chosen from Sidney High School including Kylie Ellwanger, Karli Jones and Megan Neal. The Sidney Singers, a Sidney High School select choir chosen by audition, competed in the "Old West...
Medical experts for both the prosecution and defense testified Thursday regarding possible causes of internal head injuries to the alleged victim in the case of the State of Nebraska vs. Nancy Gipfert. Gipfert is charged with one count of child abuse causing serious bodily injury, a felony for her alleged part in the incidences leading up to the hospitalization of an infant who had been at her daycare prior to suffering seizures and brain injury on Sept. 13, 2011. The then two month old child...
Gene Lienemann celebrated his 85th birthday with a Business After Hours event at the Hillside Bar and Grill on Thursday evening. Lienemann has been involved in the Cheyenne County Chamber for a number of years, and he and his wife, Margaret, were voted "Outstanding Citizens of the Year" last January for their volunteer efforts in the community....
Shane Osborn is a veteran and entrepreneur hoping to be elected to the United States Senate. On a stop in Sidney on Friday morning, he met with local residents at Dude's Steakhouse, hoping to make an impression in what is becoming a crowded field of candidates. Osborn was born in Norfolk, Neb. and raised by a single mother. He admired her hard work and dedication as she took on three jobs to provide for her two children. She worked her way up in the nursing field and eventually became the...
Sidney Wrestling Club treasurer Amanda Sykora was arrested by Cheyenne County Sheriff’s deputies on Oct. 11 for allegedly forging a signature on checks totaling $4506.36 and the theft of club funds. Sykora reportedly admitted to using the club’s bank account to pay personal expenses and forging the name of Chris Raines, a member of the club’s board of directors, without his knowledge. According to an affidavit from the Sheriff’s Office, Sykora informed investigators she intended to pay the amount back before the wrestling season. Chief Deputy...
September 13, 2011 started out like any other day but ended with her infant grandson on a helicopter transport to Denver after suffering a seizure, said Wendi Schuessler, grandmother of the alleged victim, during her testimony in the first day of the State of Nebraska verses Nancy Gipfert. Gipfert is charged with one count of child abuse causing serious bodily injury, a felony for her alleged part in the incidences leading up to the infant's hospitalization. Michael Guinan and William Tangeman,...
For months, members of the Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber feared that the end of their organization was just around the corner. Members were reluctant to step into the officer positions due to the time commitment and current officers, like Diane Scott for example, felt as though she did not do the presidency justice. Family issues required her full attention during chamber term. After much consideration, the current officers decided to spend another year leading the Ladies Chamber. Scott will on...
The city is finally prepared to begin towing abandoned, unlicensed and inoperable vehicles. At Tuesday's meeting, the city council approved a year long contract with Affordable Towing for this purpose—although some council members were perturbed that the council was advised to accept the only bid submitted. The original bid included specifications that the tow company must provide an area to store the vehicles. The only bidder then suggested to the city that Sidney store the vehicles on its own property to save some money. These changes i...
On Tuesday evening the city council urged community development director Megan McGown to make sure that there are enough holiday events scheduled to take place at Hickory Street Square to ensure that closing off the block is worthwhile. McGown came before the council to ask for the closure of the square to traffic for Christmas events from Nov. 22 through the end of December. McGown is the community development director as well as the main street director for the Historic Downtown Sidney program. Most of the businesses in the area wrote a...
The city’s hiking, biking and walking trail expansion project, which has been in the works for well over five years now, is expected to finally go out to bid next spring. “Luckily this time I’m coming forward with good news in regard to the trail project,” said public services director John Hehnke at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. “We do have all of our right of way documents from all the landowners signed and submitted to the department of roads.” Currently, the department of roads plans for the project to be bid at the end of May 20...
The Cheyenne County School Board met Monday night and again discussed future plans for a new elementary school. Superintendent Jay Ehler elaborated the meetings held last month for the public to voice concerns and ask questions. Ehler discovered that the board needs to better communicate to the community how the plan affects the north side and how transportation will work. The board decided to hold additional meetings this month to further explain the future plans. The board also asked principals to update them on events hosted by the schools f...
The Cheyenne County School Board took the time to honor young people in the community going above and beyond at their meeting on Monday. The first person to be recognized was Matt McKay for the Sidney Raider webcasting project. During the second football game of the season, the Raiders were on the road and McKay thought how welcome it would be if he could watch the game online. He conducted some research and found that Aurora participated in strive.tv. After looking into that program, McKay lear...
Vorachit Luexayachack, a 40-year-old from Iowa, led Nebraska State patrol on a 40 mile chase through Cheyenne and Deuel counties last week ending in his arrest and the discovery of almost 60 pounds of marijuana. The Deuel County attorney’s office charged Luexayachack with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver or distribute, possession of more than one pound of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance without tax stamps, and operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest. At around 8:30 p.m. last Wednesday a Nebraska S...
A coffee social and Veterans Day program was held at 10 a.m. on Monday with the Leyton chorus performing for the Veterans and their families. The Leyton concert band played the National Anthem. The band also played a wonderful rendition of all of the military songs. Following that, a presentation from Gordy Stitt (Gehrig Stitt Funeral Home) was made to the Gurley/Dalton American Legion groups. They were presented with a bugel & recording of TAPS to be used at military service...
Gordy Stitt presented the bugel to Rod McConnell....
This could be a record year for corn harvest, according to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture. The Nov. 8 report stated that national corn production is up one percent from last month’s forecast and is now predicted at almost 14 billion bushels, which represents a 30 percent increase from last year. If correct, this will mean a record production year for the United States. This would be the highest yield in the U.S since 2009, according to the report. Officials at USDA predict an average of 160.4 bushels per acre n...
Last year alcohol-related traffic fatalities in Nebraska reached the highest total in two decades, according to the state’s 2012 annual traffic crash facts report. This was the only statistic in the report that worried Nebraska Office of Highway Safety administrator, Fred Zwonechek. “The alcohol numbers were a bit disturbing,” he said. In 2012, 43 percent of fatal crashes in the state involved alcohol. The big jump in alcohol-related fatalities, the highest numbers in 20 years, could possibly be an anomaly that will drop back to the usual...
Colonel Greg Glover spoke during a Veteran's Day assembly at West Elementary School on Monday morning. "I'm looking for two things: to instill what Veteran's Day is about and to provide the kids with the opportunity to ask questions because they're not often provided with that venue," Col. Glover said. Col. Glover started out as a pilot, but has since switched to working with space operations. He gave the assembly a brief rundown of his job in the service and the purpose of the military as a...
Cool Kids Club/No Limits made garland for Christmas decorations to be put up around the Fort Sidney Museum....
Those strolling down Illinois Street enjoying the fine weather last weekend might have noticed military uniforms gracing many of the store windows downtown. These displays, meant to remind citizens to take a moment to think about servicemen and women past and present, are the effort of local man Larry Nelson in conjunction with the American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans. The uniforms come from locals, living and dead, who participated in World War II, Korea and Vietnam all the way up to current conflicts. There are about 40...
When a city grows, its medical needs do the same. At this week’s economic development briefing at Sidney’s Holiday Inn Jason Petik, Sidney Regional Medical Center’s CEO, expressed excitement about the hospital’s role in the city’s bright future. Petik has lived in Sidney for three years and is pleased that the city’s biggest problem is growth. This unique issue is one of the reasons Petik decided to move here. “You see rural communities that are just circling the drain and they’re going down hill,” Petik said. “This one is expanding. It’s the...
Golden Living Center hosted a family council meeting on Thursday evening. The resident council held a meeting to vote on a theme for the event. "It is a meeting we have several times a year that we invite families and caregivers to, along with the residents and staff to let them know what is going on at Golden Living and also an opportunity for them to ask us questions," staff member, Don Davis said. As a result, friends and family of the residents were invited to celebrate a Mexican fiesta....
A man who exposed at least one child to illegal drugs was sentenced to 20-60 months in prison on Wednesday for methamphetamine possession and 30-60 months for child abuse. The sentences were ordered to run consecutively. On Sept. 6 Justin Warren, 30, of Kimball pled no contest to possession of methamphetamine, a class IV felony and child abuse, a class IIA felony. The Cheyenne County court accepted these pleas. Warren entered into an agreement with the state, pleading no contest to possession of methamphetamine and child abuse in place of...
For The Sun-Telegraph The Sidney Public Library will host a program on Saturday, Nov. 9 in honor of Veteran's Day. The program is entitled "World War II uniforms and history," presented by Larry Nelson. It is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. For more information, call the library at 254-3110....
