The Sidney Sun-Telegraph - Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper

Third District seat candidate Paul Theobald wants to shorten the distance between Washington, D.C., and rural Nebraska, ensuring small communities are represented at the federal level.

Theobald, a Democrat, is competing against incumbent Adrian Smith, R-Gering. Smith was first elected to office in 2006.

Theobald stopped by the Sun-Telegraph office earlier this week.

He says he has always been close to agriculture and the rural lifestyle. His grandfather was a tenant farmer and he has taught in rural public schools. His website says he was born in Minnesota and is the grandson of farmers...