Cheyenne Observer News and Information
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Welcome to Our County Articles Page

We attend meetings, townhalls and events.  Below you will find some of the articles our authors write about those events and also our investigations.  Join us in the blogs to comment and express your opinion!

Time for Incumbents to be voted out.

By Eric Pool

3/10/2024

The County Commissioners have raised the property taxes by 13% since 2020. The County Property tax request has gone from .490...

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Transparency

By Eric Pool

July 3, 2023

 

Since the inception of our group and the subsequent growth and expansion, we have always strived for transparency and...

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Make Your Voice Count!

As always, we strive to bring information to the taxpaying citizens and public of our great county. Today we are having conversations around participation...

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Tourism Dollars Benefit Farmer's Market

By Eric Pool

Updated 3/13/2024

Back in January 2023 we discussed the use of lodging tax dollars; how they were collected, what they support, and how...

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A Tax Break made SIMPLE

By Eric Pool

Updated 3/24

The inheritance tax was instituted in 1901 and was originally designated to "permanently maintain county roads". That designation...

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County Sheriff- The Elected Law

By Eric Pool

Updated July 20, 2023

We have unwavering support for our law enforcement all over the country, and it is no different for our local law...

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EPIC Option. Ditch Property and Income Taxes

By Eric Pool

Updated July 20, 2023

By now many of us have gotten the "yellow card" again. Tis the season. Our assessor is feverishly trying to redo...

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Constitutional Carry Passes in Nebraska

By Eric Pool

Updated June 23, 2023

 

On April 26th, Governor Pillen signed into law permitless carry LB 77 (known as Constitutional Carry) in the...

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A Historical Perspective on Resistance to Change

By Carla Lutz   I've been musing over why some people in the Sidney community are against the Bring Back Sidney...
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The Quiet Quit

All of us have probably from time to time worked with someone who is just not pulling their weight at work rarely or sporadically. The person used to...

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Community Ideas for Cheyenne

Last year we posted an article asking everyone to name two things that could make Sidney better. We got some great ideas and we are looking to use some...

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Exit 404! Congratulations, You've Arrived

We were talking a bit ago about how we are progressing on the Bring Back Sidney and the Cheyenne Observer pages. David Jansen and I were discussing BBS,...

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County Attorney Wasting Money

Good Morning Everyone, One thing we promised several months ago when we started this page, was to hold elected officials accountable for decisions...
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Lodging TAX 101

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As we explore the components of the county and city budgets, we are learning how these complex budgets work. We are learning what...

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Change Has Come to Cheyenne County

Good Morning Everyone, This morning we had a meeting with our new Cheyenne County Assessor and the independent assessor from Stanard in Lincoln, who...
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