Archive - Nov 20, 2012 - News

Fletcher Construction submitted the low bid for upgrading the Sheridan County Courthouse, thus securing the job.

Sheridan's County Commissioners approved two grants totaling approximately $65,000 to facilitate cooperation with the Division of State Forestry for wildfire mitigation.

Sheridan's County Commissioners secured four grants from the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security to go toward anti-terrorism measures in the county.

November is designated as a month to celebrate long-term home nursing care. Ann Aksamit of the Home Care and Hospice Department of Sheridan Memorial Hospital joined Public Pulse host, Kim Love, to explain some of the benefits of long-term home care.

The Gilead Fire, which started in August and burned nearly 8,200 acres and cost nearly $3.5 million to fight, was the area's largest and most visible fire to both Sheridan and Buffalo.

At their regular meeting today the Johnson County Commissioners will be getting an update from the Johnson County Fair Board on where the projects to improve and upgrade facilities at the fairgrounds now stand.

The Sheridan City Council elected to table the Holly Ponds Planned Unit Development #9 Monday night. The request from developer Ron Patterson consists of re-platting three lots and one out-lot into four lots.

United Blood Services and Domino's Pizza are sponsoring a “Black Friday” blood drive this week in Sheridan. UBS Senior Donor Recruitment Representative Mike Frigon says that having a blood drive one day after a holiday is something new for them.