Tuesday, January 08, 2008
CITY COUNCIL HEARS CONCERNS FROM RESIDENT ABOUT HIS FAMILY PET - Sheridan City Council heard a most unusual request at last night's meeting. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has the details:

Monday, January 14, 2008
THIS WEEK'S POLL QUESTION ADDRESSES THE POT-BELLIED PIG ORDINANCE - Last Monday, the Dickieson family approached the Sheridan City Council during their meeting with a request to keep their pot-bellied pig, which they've had for 5 months in their home.  They have been allowed to keep her until the next City Council meeting, and they have put out petitions for people to sign. Because of the unique nature of this story, we decided to ask your opinion of the situation.  This week's Sheridan Media and Bank of Sheridan Weekly Poll Question is:  “Should pot bellied pigs be allowed inside city limits?” .

Tuesday, January 22, 2008
SHERIDAN CITY COUNCIL PLOWED THORUGH A PACKED AGENDA - As City Road Crews worked overtime plowing streets in the double digits below zero temps outside, Sheridan Mayor Dave Kinskey and the City Council plowed through a packed agenda inside at last night's council meeting. Reporter Kate Fetterly has the details: .

Friday, February 15, 2008
SAVE BLANCA THE PIG! EFFORTS BY LOCAL FAMILY CONTINUE IN RETAINING FAMILY PET - It all started at the first Sheridan City Council meeting of the year on January 7th, with a heartfelt plea from Sheridan Resident Donald Dickieson to have Council help save his family pet. That family pet happens to be Blanca the pot bellied pig and Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has the latest on how things are going with the Dickieson's and of course Blanca: .   

A VICTORY FOR LOCAL FAMILY AT SHERIDAN CITY COUNCIL - The Sheridan City Council meeting offered a victory for a local family at the Sheridan City Council meeting on Tuesday. Ordinance number 20-42 to allow Vietnamese Potbellied Pigs in the Sheridan City Limits passed with a unanimous city council approval. The Dickison Family was particularly pleased, when it allowed for them to keep their pet pig, “Blanca”. Reporter Kate Fetterly has the exclusive interview: . Marilyn said that Blanca was recently spayed and had dental work done to comply with the ordinance. The Dickiesons gathered over eight hundred signatures from the public in support of changing the ordinance, which in the end City Council agreed was the right thing to do.