Archive - Jan 2011 - News

Officials with the Bighorn National Forest want to remind people that even when the ground is snow covered that no off-road vehicles or ATV's with wheels are permitted to be off of open numbered posted roads.

If you haven't had a chance to get your flu shot this year, don't worry, there is plenty of vaccine left and ample opportunities around Sheridan to do so.

The latest Consumer Price Index report shows prices in the Western region of the U.S., which includes Wyoming along with 12 other states, to have increased .2 percent over the last month, and 1.3 percent from a year ago.

In 4th Judicial District Court Thursday, 42-year-old Thomas Wyman was sentenced. Wyman had changed his plea to Guilty on several counts in 4th Judicial District Court in November.

The Buffalo Chamber of Commerce is requesting that photographers of all levels of expertise submit their best work to them for a calendar that will feature Johnson County. Aaron Palmer has the details.

The 2nd Annual Pancake Supper, hosted by the Buffalo Senior Center will be Friday, January 21. The supper is a fundraiser for the senior center.

The Sheridan County Fair Association Board of Trustees at their meeting Thursday night once again discussed the possibility of allowing a Verizon cell phone tower on the Fairgrounds property.

The 2011 Sheridan Media Bridal Preview will take place Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm at the Sheridan Holiday Inn. There will be 26 vendors on hand that will aid in planning for the big day.

The Sheridan Community Land Trust announced Thursday that they had received a grant that will go toward the support of land protection efforts in 2011. SCLT Executive Director Colin Betzler explains.

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam made an announcement this week that excited gadget gurus and others across the nation—that starting in February, Verizon would start carrying the iPhone 4.