Archive - May 17, 2011 - News

At their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, the Sheridan County Commissioners approved Cobecon Benefit Consortium to provide comprehensive health benefit broker services.

The Sheridan County Commissioners approved an amendment to the E911 Surcharge Resolution that will allow for part of the tax to go toward the salaries and benefits of two new 911 dispatch positions.

The Sheridan County School District 2 Board of Trustees met for their regular May meeting Monday night.

Sheridan Fire-Rescue arrived at a structure fire around 9:30 Monday morning at 231 Dow Prong Road in Sheridan County. Fire crews found an empty 10-foot by 20-foot storage shed on fire, having burned about 50%.

During the public comment period of Monday night's Sheridan City Council meeting, Sheridan resident Melissa Dominguez expressed her concern over the Council's recent decision to advertise a request for proposal for ambulance services within the City.

Due to a number of requests from businesses in Downtown Sheridan, City of Sheridan staff developed a Sidewalk User Agreement that was adopted by the Council Monday night.

Many municipalities throughout Wyoming are facing a budget shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year. The City of Sheridan is in the midst of trying to come up with ways to close the $1.6 million shortfall that's been projected.

The Sheridan Community Land Trust has announced the establishment of the Sheridan County Historic Mine Byway.

U.S. Senator John Barrasso appeared as a guest on Fox News Monday, where he discussed the Obama Administration’s new round of annual benefit limit waivers from the President’s health care law.

The annual appropriation bill will be presented for first reading at the Buffalo City Council meeting Tuesday afternoon. Ordinance No. 1348 will provide the annual budget for the City of Buffalo through June 30, 2012.