Tourism Numbers Down For the Year, Up in June

Visits to Cheyenne County are showing numbers on both sides of the line. They are down, but they're also going up.

A Nebraska Tourism Commission press release dated Aug. 30 says tourism in Nebraska is going up. The report offers numbers including February, March and May setting all-time high records. The report adds that the total Nebraska lodging tax collection from July 2017 to June 2018 amounts to almost $5.7 million for a growth rate of nearly 7 percent.

Cheyenne County's numbers aren't quite so rosy, but they do offer a mixed picture.

Tourism Director Kevin Howard said tourism for 2018 is...