Archive - Oct 29, 2012

The residents and staff at the Emeritus at Sugarland Ridge have been anticipating this night for well over two weeks. Collecting candy...three five gallon buckets full and getting their costumes ready, the folks were ready for the crowds of "trick-or-treaters" passing through their doors.

Wyoming voters face three constitutional questions in next week's general election.

Authorities have identified a 55-year-old woman whose body was found by a sheepherder north of Laramie in 2010.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation announced it is asking for the public's comments on how Teton Pass Highways 22 and 390 operate. Some residents of Teton County have even requested that semitrailer trucks be banned from the mountain pass.

Sheridan's non-profit organizations, and this year its businesses, are invited to sign up for the Sheridan Volunteer Expo.

The Johnson County Commissioners at their next meeting November 7, will be looking at bids to provide maintenance on the mechanical/Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems at the new judicial center/justice center complex.

At a recent Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Chamber Director Angela Jarvis reported that numbers of tourists and Lodging Tax dollars have both increased in 2012 over 2011 numbers, and that is welcome news to everyone in the community, especially local businesses, she said.

The first public meetings concerning water rights and other issues between Johnson and Sheridan Counties and the Lake DeSmet Counties Coalition will be held Tuesday in both communities.

Authorities first received a report of smoke on Saturday coming from the Bighorn Mountains. The source was a small fire burning, about 1/10th of an acre in size, in a remote location one mile west of the Horseshoe Ranch.