Archive - Mar 2012 - News

A 35-year-old Gillette man died in a one-vehicle rollover Sunday night in Sheridan County, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol.

You may have seen the promos on TV advertising that the A&E show "Longmire", based on Ucross author Craig Johnson's books, will debut this summer.

About 30 people attended a ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication for the south park bridge and pathway connection Tuesday morning outside RENEW on South Sheridan Avenue. Bruce Pryde Park Committee Chairman.

Each April Child Advocacy Services of the Big Horns names a “Champion for Children” in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention month. District 4 Judge John Fenn has been selected as the 2012 recipient.

The Sheridan County Commissioners Tuesday awarded the bid for the final phase of upgrades to the Historic Courthouse to O'Dell Construction in the amount of $197,000. Sheridan County Administrative Director Renee' Obermueller.

The Second Annual Art Chalk Festival will be July 20th and 21st in Buffalo, and the call is going out to artists and potential sponsors to help make the event a bigger and better success this year.

At their meeting Tuesday morning, the Johnson County Commissioners accepted the bid for a new filing system at the new Judicial Center.

After the Buffalo City Council adjourned their meeting Tuesday night, the question was raised by councilman Russ Humphrey on whether or not the council would approve reimbursing the new city/county engineer for moving expenses from the East Coast.

In late January of this year, there were two self reported concerns by the Sheridan Emergency Medical Service system that occurred during an emergency medical response. The two concerns were that one EMS unit did not receive a transmitted page, and one EMS unit had difficulty finding the residence. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has more.

The Sheridan County Commissioners acknowledged receipt of the courthouse transportation analysis that was conducted by the consulting firm of Fehr and Peers out of Colorado.