In its very early years, Whitney had two newspapers:  The Whitney Champion was a Republican paper edited by A. G. Shears; the Whitney Times, a Democrat publication, was edited by M. Bisbee. Both newspapers flourished when land notices were plentiful, but they hit upon hard times when the boom ended. By 1923, J. M. Kline was Editor/Publisher of the only remaining paper, The Dawes County News.  Thanks to Jim & Naomi McCafferty of Whitney for giving us access to several  old newspapers -- including school newspapers --  from the 1920s.

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Whitney Irrigation District    Dawes County News - December 21, 1922

Harris Buys Hotel      Dawes County News - July 12, 1923

To Enlarge Whitney Waterworks      Dawes County News - July 12, 1923

Hay Coming in Early - Good Prices      Dawes County News - July 12, 1923

Whitney in Early Days      Dawes County News - January 18, 1923

Water Will Be Flowing   Dawes County News - February 21, 1924

Frank Sides Loses House to Fire     Dawes County News - August 28, 1924

School Opens Monday     Dawes County News - August 28, 1924

Electricity Comes to Whitney!     Chadron Journal - December 18, 1925

Methodist Notes - July 1923      Dawes County News - July 12, 1923

Last Girls Basketball Game   The Mustang - March 8, 1927

Bungalo Garage Burglarized     The Mustang - March 22, 1927

First Picture Show   Chadron Journal - June 3, 1927

Irrigation Project at Whitney      Chadron Journal - November 4, 1927

Whitney Has Disastrous Night Fire      Chadron Journal - December 16, 1927

Whitney Men Express Gratitude      Chadron Journal - December 23, 1927

Village of Whitney Has Eventful History     Chadron Record, Undated (Ca 1967)

Feedlot Operation Expanding      Chadron Record, Undated (Ca. October 2007)