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Week of June 12, 2025 3n3a3f
Gage County – The 2025 Cattlemen's Ball was held near Blue Springs, NE last weekend, June 6 and 7, 2025 Since the inaugural event in 1998, the Cattlemen's Ball has raised more than $21 million to fund cancer research and local health initiatives, and last weekend provided an opportunity for Southeast Nebraska to come together and continue raising vital funds. On June 6 and 7, the 27th Annual Cattlemen's Ball was hosted on the farm of Terry and Beverly Acton, just east of Blue Springs,...
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy’s 2024 Clean Diesel Rebate Program is accepting applications for two types of rebates: diesel school bus replacements and medium- to heavy-duty diesel truck replacements. Applications must be submitted to NDEE by 5 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2025, to be considered. The number of rebates offered in each category may be subject to change, depending on the number of applications received in each category. Rebates will be offered for: Diesel School Bus Replacements Public school...
WEST POINT, NE-(June 5, 2025)-The Nebraska High Value Network (NHVN) today is announcing its launch with 19 critical-access hospitals across the state, working together to strengthen healthcare in rural communities. Through the network, the hospitals will collaborate on clinical and business initiatives that enhance care, control costs and value-based care arrangements with insurers. The Nebraska High Value Network seeks to provide the benefits of size and shared resources to member...
Lincoln – June 15, 2025 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), and Nebraska recognizes the date to promote awareness of elder abuse, signs of it happening, and the steps to take for prevention. “Elder abuse is a serious occurrence that sometimes doesn't get the attention that it deserves," said Kathleen Stolz, Deputy Director of Protection and Safety for the Division of Children and Family Services. “It's vital that we take the time to learn how to prevent this from happening to one of our most vulnerable and vital populations."...
SIDNEY--On June 5, 2025, Cabela’s of Sidney, as part of their “Gone Fishing” movement, donated rods and reels to the children at Kids Korner at the Legion Park pond. Cabela’s has been instrumental in promoting outdoor activities for children, including supplying fishing equipment, and making sure the Legion Park pond is stocked with fish every year. The community catch-and-release pond gets restocked every year with catfish, yellow perch, crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass supplied by the Pleasant Valley Fish Farm in conjunction...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--In its second year back after a pause for a few years, the Great Trash Race took place on Saturday, June 7, 2025, here in Sidney, and a big group of participants gave the city a good cleaning, scouring the sides of the busiest roads and intersections of trash, collecting it in big plastic garbage bags, then quickly moving on to fill another bag. Young and old, parents and children alike participated, and at the end of the day, a big difference was made to...
SIDNEY, NE - Kathryn "Kathy" Labbe, a dedicated genealogist and former Sidney, NE resident, ed away on May 21, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 70. Labbe, who lived in Mesa, Arizona, is being ed for her remarkable work preserving the history of Sidney's Greenwood Cemetery through the Find a Grave website-a project that added valuable biographical and location data to thousands of local memorials. Labbe began the Greenwood Cemetery documentation project in July...
SIDNEY, NE - On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at approximately 8:03 p.m., the Cheyenne County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a body found floating in a drainage ditch near a culvert at 7th Avenue and Maple Street in Sidney. Officers from the Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office and the Sidney Police Department responded to the scene, with assistance from the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department. According to a local resident, the body was initially discovered by a group of children...
Calving seasons in the northern panhandle vary from late winter to early summer. Regardless of timing, all operations must consider the cows' nutrient demands after calving to ensure a successful breeding season. Differences in forage quality throughout the grazing season should be compared against cows' nutrient demands to inform supplementation decisions. A 2019 study by Mulliniks and Adams modeled nutrient balance in 1200-lb, 4-year-old cows (BCS 5) across six milk production levels (20–30...
Seth A. Hawkins, age 26, of Chappell, NE, and formerly of Sidney, NE, ed away in Colorado on Monday, June 2, 2025. Cremation has taken place. Memorial Services for Seth will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 2:00 P.M. at the Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney with Jared Sonnenberg officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in care of the family for future designation. Friends may stop by the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Monday, June 16, 2025 from 1-6:00 P.M....
Evelyn Gerih, age 96 of Sidney, NE ed away at her home with family by her side on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Cremation has taken place, and services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel in Sidney with Pastor Wayne Fraas officiating. Friends may stop by the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel to leave their condolences for the family. You may view Evelyn's Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos, and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel &...
ChatGPT is coming for your job. That’s the fear about the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. In a headline the other day, Axios warned of a “white-collar bloodbath.” The CEO of the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic told the publication that AI could destroy half of all entry-level, white-collar jobs in the next one to five years and drive the unemployment rate up to 10-20%, or roughly Great Depression levels. This sounds dire, but we’ve been here before. In the 1930s, John...
Suppose you are the captain of your own sailboat. You are planning a trip from the East Coast of the United States to England. You obtain the appropriate navigational charts and carefully plot the best course to your desired destination. As carefully as you plan, you most likely will have to change direction in order to reach your port in England. You will have to alter your course in response to the wind direction. When you encounter storms, you will navigate around them. You will also need to...
There are many ways of meeting and getting to know people in your neighborhood. Most of the time we simply wave hello to those we see periodically as we walk or drive by. Recently, I met a man and his young daughter as I was out on my morning walk with my Malemute, Kenai. About halfway through our usual jaunt Kenai spotted the father and his young daughter across the street. Being the friendly character he is, Kenai started pulling me across the street towards the two. He learned some time ago...
On Monday, June 2, the Nebraska Legislature concluded its 2025 Session earlier than planned, marking the end of the 89th day in a 90-Day session. This early adjournment was made possible by Governor Jim Pillen’s assurance that he would not veto any remaining bills, eliminating the need for a final day dedicated to potential veto overrides. Throughout the session, lawmakers successfully ed 204 bills. Additionally, provisions from 113 other bills were incorporated into legislation that...
10 Years Ago, The Sidney Sun-Telegraph, 2015 Jason Assad, 36, of Sidney was sentenced to a minimum of 35 years, and a maximum of 47 years, in prison, by Cheyenne County District Court Judge Derek Weimer, on Thursday. Assad was arrested last fall on numerous felony charges stemming from a domestic dispute, at the living quarters of the El Palomino Motel. Assad was convicted of five felonies, possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person, first-degree false imprisonment, terroristic threats, use of a knife to commit a felony and...
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