Archive - Nov 14, 2010

On most Thursdays for the last four years, musicians and music fans have been gathering at the historic Occidental Hotel in Buffalo to enjoy camaraderie, catch up with each other and to enjoy some live music.

The mill levy for the Johnson County Solid Waste District passed on a nearly two-to-one margin at the Nov. 2 General Election. But what exactly does that mean? Aaron Palmer, Johnson County News Director for Sheridan Media has the story.

“From Salsa to Swahili: Explorations through Cuba and Kenya” and “Learning Psychology in the Oceans” are just a couple of the presentations that will be held at Sheridan College for “International Education Week.” Claudia Colnar, International Student Recruiter and Coordinator for

The lawyer for a Sheridan man charged with first-degree murder says his client no longer plans to base his defense on a claim of mental illness.

Eight Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers are being deployed to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. The soldiers from the 197th Public Affairs Detachment are scheduled to leave this weekend. A ceremony is to be held Saturday afternoon at the Casper armory.

The follow-up to a discussion in April hosted by the Wellness Council and other groups will be held this Monday evening at the Sheridan Fulmer Public Library.

Jason Vela, the Chief of Police at Sheridan College, was recently appointed to an advisory position for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The Commission is a “bipartisan fact-finding agency of the federal government,” and each state has an advisory committee.