By KALIN KROHE
Panhandle Post
Cogdill Feeds opened recently in Chadron at 345 Oak Street.
The Chadron Chamber of Commerce held an official ribbon cutting on Feb. 10.
"It was awesome," Cogdill Feeds owner Willy Cogdill said. "It was a good turn out. A lot of local people showed up and were excited that I'm starting a new business here in town."
25-year-old Cogdill sold feed out of his father's Quonset at the family ranch, and three months later moved into the old White River Feed building.
Cogdill offers many services for ranchers and farmers.
"I have an overhead cake bin," Cogdill said. "There's a lot of people locally that come back when they need a cake bin or need cake so they don't have to store it. They can just back in and I take care of the storing. I just have stuff on hand that ranchers and farmers need, is what I'm trying to do. And I'm learning lots...what to have on hand and how much to have on hand. I'm just kind of making it a one stop shop...an authentic small-town business."
Panhandle Post asked Cogdill how the new location will benefit Chadron and Dawes County.
"You know there's other stores in town, especially like Bomgaars that sells generic stuff, but they don't sell a lot of the stuff in big quantity that ranchers need like mineral, salt and cake," Cogdill said. "They sell that stuff too, but not in bulk as much as I would like to say I do. I just have a wide variety of things that farmers and ranchers use. Their feedback is probably the best thing that I get...learning what they like and what they use. Everyone has a different way of doing things. I'm trying to cover all my bases. I know there's been a lot of change and a lot of people sell stuff. I appreciate them coming to me and giving me a chance."
