The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a bid for the construction of a new livestock building at the fairgrounds on Monday morning.

The $368,000 structure will replace an aging facility at the fairgrounds, but it‘s contingent upon a fundraising effort to secure the needed funds.

Troy Curz, who has helped the effort to replace the existing building, said he reviewed both bids that were submitted for the new building.

“I put together an analysis of the two original bids,” he said. “I broke it down, gleaning as much information for the proposals as I could.”...