Organization creates endowment for county projects

A Cheyenne County charitable organization has established an endowment to support community projects, programs and people.

The Cheyenne County Fund was established in 2013 and encompasses Potter, Sidney, Dalton Gurley, Lodgepole – and the entire county.

“The fund was set up in response to the need to try to provide a way to facilitate the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds project – the animal livestock facility out there,” said Jim Ernest, the fund advisory committee chairman. “Something needed to be done.”

But Ernest said the organization isn’t dedicated to just one cause.

“The scope right now is t...