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Photo by Courtney Ostrander The winners of the Kevin Kruger Memorial Ranch Event was Craven Feed team. They are pictured on the right side of the photo. The Sandhillers, left side of the photo, picked up second place in the event.

Photo by Courtney Ostrander The winners of the Kevin Kruger Memorial Ranch Event was Craven Feed team. They are pictured on the right side of the photo. The Sandhillers, left side of the photo, picked up second place in the event.

Tuesday night events featured local talent in the Jess McGinley arena

By Scott Bidroski With all the festivities that transpire throughout the annual Fair and Rodeo week here in Sheridan County, one of the favorites is the action on Tuesday night.
Courtesy Photo Emilee Wells, the new counselor for Hay Springs Public Schools, is pictured here with her husband Wade and their son Buck.

Courtesy Photo Emilee Wells, the new counselor for Hay Springs Public Schools, is pictured here with her husband Wade and their son Buck.

G-R grad soaring into Hay Springs as new counselor

By Heidi Beguin Emilee (Elwood) Wells was planning to be a dentist when she graduated from Gordon-Rushville High in 2013. She was a Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) recipient attending Chadron State College.
Tenley Ostrander

Tenley Ostrander

Tenley Ostrander named 2024 SCFR Princess

By Scott Bidroski The first event at the 2024 Junior Rodeo which was held in the McGinley Arena on Saturday, July 20 was the Princess pageant.Four young ladies competed in the event in 2024 and was judged by Timber Darnell.
Photo by Courtney Ostrander The participants lined up following all the events during the 2024 Junior Rodeo to show off the hardware they earned in the arena. Those pictured include: (L-R) Myah Burress, Brookley Peters, Connor Peters, Weston Rahn, CoBurn Morrison, Payton Burress, Shaylee Grant, Truett Kearns, Tru Mundorf, Audrabell Werth, Sutten Parkison, Matthew Lein, and Bentley Ford.

Photo by Courtney Ostrander The participants lined up following all the events during the 2024 Junior Rodeo to show off the hardware they earned in the arena. Those pictured include: (L-R) Myah Burress, Brookley Peters, Connor Peters, Weston Rahn, CoBurn Morrison, Payton Burress, Shaylee Grant, Truett Kearns, Tru Mundorf, Audrabell Werth, Sutten Parkison, Matthew Lein, and Bentley Ford.

Sheridan County cowboys and cowgirls have big day at 2024 SCFR Junior Rodeo

The 2024 Sheridan County Fair and Rodeo Jr. Rodeo took place on July 20. 82 cowboys and cowgirls braved the heat and sun to compete. Results are as follows: JUNIORS Calf Riding- Girls: First Place-Brookley Peters. Boys: First Place- Connor Peters.Dummy Roping Girls: First Place- Suttyn Stoltenberg.
Photo by Heidi Beguin Southpaw Aerial Co., LLC’s Seth Tausan helps guide the spray drone as it comes in for a landing.

Photo by Heidi Beguin Southpaw Aerial Co., LLC’s Seth Tausan helps guide the spray drone as it comes in for a landing.

Business is soaring when it is all about drones

By Heidi Beguin Think drones are just for fun? Think again. A local couple, Seth and Ashlei Tausan, are using drones for business.Ashlei says, “he’d been looking into it for a long time.