Archive - Mar 2011

When the sales tax revenues came in for the month of January for the City of Sheridan, it was quite the eye opener as the deposit was much lower than what was projected.

Coming up April 30th, the Sheridan Police Department will be taking part in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. They held a similar event in September, and hope to hold them twice a year – once in the spring and once in the fall.

During the early afternoon hours Wednesday, Sheridan Fire Rescue received quite the large package in the form of a 53 foot bright red fire training trailer. SFR Division Chief Terry Lenhart says that the trailer is the first of its kind for Sheridan.

With District 2 and City Dignitaries looking on, students from “We Are the Change”, or W.A.T.C.H., at Sheridan High School took part in a special pledge signing Thursday morning on the SHS Mezzanine.

Child Advocacy Services of the Big Horns, or CASA, is hosting the 3rd Annual Light of Hope breakfast is coming up at the end of April. Each year, a “champion for children” is honored, and this year, CASA's Susie Cannon tells us.

The Sheridan community is invited to come to the assistance for another young person who is undergoing extensive medical treatment for an illness.

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis recently offered her opinion on the Fox Business News Channel about the Congressional Budget Office's proposal to tax drivers based on the amount of miles they drive. Lummis says that the proposal is terrible.