Archive - Jan 2012 - News

Talk of state issues in education, local trends, and new courses were followed by discussions of addressing developmental studies enrollments and possible pilot projects Monday night during a Sheridan College/Sheridan County School District 2 Joint Board Meeting.

Johnson County Healthcare Center's phone system was down most of Sunday, prompting notification from the county's Emergency Notification, or Code Red System.

At their meeting in Buffalo last Thursday, the Northern Wyoming Community College District's Board of Trustees voted to approve changes in policy affecting the use of college resources.

The Johnson County School District 1 Board of Trustees held their second meeting of January in Kaycee Monday night and received an update on where the process for building their new Cloud Peak Elementary School currently sits.

The Academy Awards Ceremony will be held in about a month, Sunday, February 26th, and the official nominations for the 84th annual presentation were announced this morning at 6:30, live from Los Angeles, CA.

The Sheridan Police Department has begun taking applications for the 2012 Citizen's Police Academy. The academy will be held one night a week from February 15th to May 1st.

Members of the group working to reopen the Antelope Butte Ski Area will hold a public informational meeting Tuesday, January 24th, as they look to continue spreading the word about their efforts.

Volunteers of America Northern Rockies is asking for help with a Point-In-Time Count this Wednesday that they hope will give them a snapshot of the homeless population during one day in Sheridan County.

During last year's harsh winter, there was a large number of deer that died north of Gillette. Wyoming Game and Fish Information Specialist Warren Mischke explains that there were a number of elements that came together that caused the deer to die.

Yellowstone National Park has no doubt been featured in many publications and on many television shows for its profound beauty and all of its natural wonders. The latest to feature Yellowstone is Popular Photography magazine. Park Spokesman Al Nash.