Archive - Apr 26, 2016

Sheridan County Historical Society members Mary Ellen McWilliams, left, and President Dave Barkan, right, visit with Museum Director John Woodward during museum's "soft opening." (Photo by Pat Blair)

More than 20 people attended a “soft opening” of the Sheridan County Museum and Historical Society Tuesday night.

Bill Hawley

The Prevention Management Organization of Wyoming (PMO), with help from the Buffalo Police Department and Johnson County Sheriff's Office, will be conducting the spring Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday in Buffalo, to coincide with the National event taking place the same day.

Buffalo dentist Dr. Brian Cotant, who sits on the Johnson County Board of Health with Public Health Officer Dr. Brian Schueler, is also a proponent of adding fluoride to the city's drinking water, as he reported the the board during their recent quarterly meeting.

Johnson County Sheriff Steve Kozisek

Johnson County's Commissioners and Sheriff Steve Kozisek are waiting on contracts from the State Department of Corrections so they can review them to determine if it would be in the county's best interest to enter into a contract to house state and Federal prisoners at the county detention center.

Library Specialist Barbara Osborne, Kim Fuka, donor of the painting being held, and Al Badgett, who holds Natalie Wright's power of attorney that made the donation possible. (Photo by Pat Blair)

A painting by artist Ed Smyth of another Sheridan artist, the late Bill Wright, was donated this week to the Wyoming Room of the Sheridan County Fulmer Library.

Hospital CEO Mike McCafferty during Title 25 meeting. (Photo by Pat Blair)

Sheridan Memorial Hospital trustees, administrators and staff met with county officials and state legislators for nearly two hours Tuesday to talk about Title 25.

Sheridan County's commissioners voted Tuesday to end talks about dissolving the Sheridan Area Water Supply joint powers board.

Representatives Rosie Berger and Mark Kinner at Tuesday's meeting of the Big HOrn Mountain Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management. (Photo Ron Richter ©)

State Representative Rosie Berger of Big Horn gave a presentation Tuesday at the April meeting of the Big Horn Mountain Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management.

The Surface Transportation Board Tuesday dismissed Tongue River Railroad Company's application to build the proposed Tongue River Railroad.

(Photo Ron Richter ©)

Volunteers of America will hold their eighth annual ‘Empty Bowl’ fundraiser Thursday night from 5 to 7:30 at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall.