Archive - Oct 2012 - News

The City of Sheridan along with the Sonoran Institute and North Main Association are hosting a series of round table discussions this week where consultants with Russell Mills Studios are taking feedback from key stakeholders regarding the area around the proposed new North Main interchange.

The elections are just over a month away, which means now is the time to get educated before heading to the polls.

Sheridan College has joined forces with University of Wyoming outreach programs around the state and parts of Montana to raise money and workers to provide drinking water to a community in Kenya.

If you get flagged down by a forest ranger the next time you visit the Big Horn National Forest, you may be asked a few questions about your visit. Starting this week, the U.S. Forest Service is collecting data for statistical analysis.

The Sheridan City Council tonight will be considering changes to the City's fire and building codes. Sheridan Mayor Dave Kinskey says that the changes have to do with recent action taken by the State.

Sheridan County residents are invited to participate in a short online survey to assist community prevention specialists in formulating a plan of action to combat substance abuse and suicide.

A film crew working for a French television program highlighting places to travel in the world was in Northeast Wyoming this weekend and stopped by the Occidental Hotel in Buffalo Saturday night to film the locals, some background history of the hotel and the town and some local talent as well.

At their last meeting, the Johnson County School District One Board of Trustees heard a presentation from Dr. Jeanie Barent on the protocol surrounding prospective student-teachers in the district.

With the Radiology department signed off by the State Department of Health, the Johnson County Healthcare Center's 2012 Construction Project is essentially complete, and their attention will now turn to the next step in their Capital Improvements Plan, the 2016 project to replace the aging Amie Holt Care Center.

Over 150 people attended the dedication of the new Black Diamond Byway which took place Saturday at the Kleenburn Recreation Area just north of Sheridan. Sheridan Media's Judy Hagerott was there as another piece of history was being made.