Archive - Nov 1, 2011 - News

Reclamation work at the Kleenburn Coal Mine Site in Sheridan County recently received national recognition with the 2011 Western Regional Abandoned Land Mine Reclamation award.

Opening the doors to the former Hand in Hand Childcare Center in Sheridan moved one step closer Tuesday, as the Sheridan Economic and Educational Development Authority approved the lease agreement with future tenants First Light Inc.

Sheridan County School District 2 schools will hold parent teacher conferences this Thursday and Friday.

The Center for a Vital Community will hold a Priority Setting Meeting Thursday, November 3rd, and invites the public as they begin to form an action plan from the themes gathered during last year's Community Follow-Up Assessment.

Numerous roads in Sheridan County were severely damaged from springtime flooding this year. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, a component of the Department of Homeland Security have awarded a grant to Sheridan County for disaster assistance and emergency relief. Commission Chair Tom Ringley.

Two individuals were arrested on Friday who police believe to be responsible for a string of counterfeit $100 bills passed last week in Sheridan.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Sheridan and Johnson Counties in effect through all of Tuesday lasting until midnight tonight.

Johnson County's Board of Health gave a report to the county commissioners at their last meeting concerning the status of influenza in the county and on radon testing, among other things.

The annual Monster March happened Monday afternoon in Buffalo, during the last few daylight hours of Halloween, and it was another success, according to Buffalo Chamber of Commerce Director Angela Jarvis.

The City of Buffalo will begin the search for a new Chief of Police after Mike Chapman resigned his position effective last Friday.