Sidney Police Explorers raising funds for charity trip

Sidney’s Police Explorer Post #607 is raising money to take its youth to Denver for a day of learning and community service.

SPD Officer Adrian Smith hopes to take his nine explorers to Ronald McDonald House to prepare and serve food to the needy.

“It gets them out of Sidney, gets them looking at different things,” Smith said. “We’ll walk through the Children’s Hospital and meet some of them and some of the doctors I know. They’ll see some kids who are a little less fortunate. It’s for a good cause.”

The Explorers program, started three months ago, is for youths ages 14 to...