Keeping up with the Times

Everything changes - evolves really. Everything from popular hairstyles to electronics change, and newspapers must do the same.

The Western Nebraska Observer is evolving, and next week we will unveil our newest change – a compact, easier to handle format measuring approximately 11 by 22 inches.

This fun new design mirrors the sizes of many newspapers across the nation that have already made this change - including the New York Times.

This new size won’t effect the amount of local news in the Observer, and the print will remain as easy on your eyes as it will be in your hands....