Archive - Jan 2012 - News

(WY News Service) -- Product recalls are now being made easier for Wyoming residents. The Consumer Product Safety Commission's website is user-friendly, says Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association President, Paul Shively.

Yesterday we had a story on the Sheridan Area Economic Development Task Force which released its new work plan last week. Today we will take a look at a big part of that effort: Marketing Sheridan.

A little over five years ago the Sheridan Housing Action Committee was formed to establish affordable housing initiatives and to help prospective homeowners realize their dream of home ownership.

Officials with the Sheridan Police Department continue to stress safety in and around school zones in Sheridan. Sheridan Police Chief Richard Adriaens says that parents can do their part in keeping things safe in school zones.

The Sheridan City Council held a noon work session Monday that dealt with new software that the City will be implementing shortly. In a matter of months, the City's building department will switch to electronic plan review that will benefit the City as well as contractors and developers.

The American Cancer Society's Daffodil Days fundraiser is underway again and they are again in need of volunteers, says Gwen Turner.

A Resolution to give the Johnson County Commissioners authority to conduct employee reviews was passed at their last meeting, but not before discussions between the commissioners and some of the department heads and other county employees.

Johnson County School District 1 Board of Trustees discussed a number of options for the use of the old Clear Creek School building at their meeting last week in Kaycee.

Called the “terrorist of the timber” or the “icon of the wild” or even the “shark of the plains,” when the name wolf is mentioned, different images are conjured up for different folk.

When it comes down to high school competition, most folks think about sports. But Saturday, it was time for academics to take the spotlight.