Archive - Feb 7, 2012 - News

SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) - Two employees from The Sheridan Press are in a Montana hospital after being seriously injured in a snowmobiling accident. The newspaper says photographer Blaine McCartney and sports editor Aaron Atkins were hurt while riding a groomed trail near Burgess Junction on Sunday.

After an almost two year process of holding public meetings and fine tuning the proposed changes, the Sheridan County Commissioners approved the Story Area Septic System Supplemental Regulations Tuesday .

While a report that ranks kids' well-being says that Wyoming is worsening as a state, Sheridan County ranked fourth best out of the 15 most populated counties and improved in 7 of 12 child well-being indicators. Kid's Count Director Marc Homer.

Sheridan City Council President John Bigelow introduced an ordinance Monday night that would raise the Mayor's salary from $24,000 a year to $50,000.

Two bridges intended to greatly benefit and connect pathways in Sheridan will be going up this week. The first one is in South Park and will provide walking access across Little Goose Creek and is expected to go up this afternoon.

Rep. Rosie Berger (R-Sheridan) will be the guest speaker for the Sheridan County Republican Women's 2012 kickoff luncheon today.

During their regular meeting Monday night, Sheridan County School District 2 Board of Trustees learned that the issue of funding for a new Coffeen Elementary has still not been resolved.

At the last Johnson County Commissioner's meeting January 17, the commission approved a Hopmeland Security Grant from FEMA for Law Enforcement and Terrorism Prevention.

Johnson County and the US Forest Service have signed an agreement on a parking area on Hazelton Road (County Road 3) in the Big Horn National Forest.

Buffalo City Planner Zach Montgomery gave his report to the city council at their last meeting in January, updating them on a number of issues.