Archive - Jan 30, 2014 - News

Survey for Downtown Feasibility Study Closing Soon

By Ron Richter on Thu 01/30/2014 09:22pm
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A survey intended to gauge the feasibility for an entrepreneurial center in Downtown Sheridan will be closing soon. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has the story.

Area Ranchers Get Tips on Risk Management

By Pat Blair on Thu 01/30/2014 09:11pm
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University of Wyoming farm and ranch management specialist John Hewlett glances toward a screen to his left during the opening session of Thursday's Risk Management seminar at UW's Watt Center on the Sheridan College campus. (Photo by Pat Blair)

Options for buying and selling crops and livestock, market terminologies, and strategies for managing risks were on the table in a master marketer workshop yesterday (Thursday, Jan. 30) at the Watt Ag Center. The day-long event was hosted by the University of Wyoming Extension Service.

Sheridan Company Acquires New Mexico Based Business

By Ron Richter on Thu 01/30/2014 09:09pm
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BeneTerra Operations Manager Derek Lowe (Courtesy Photo)

Sheridan based BeneTerra, a water and land management firm with clients throughout the United States and Australia, announced that they've acquired Evaporative Systems out of New Mexico.

Heart Health Focus of Senior Center Health Fair

By Staff Reports on Thu 01/30/2014 08:59pm
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The Sheridan Senior Center and community partners are offering a health fair focused on the latest information for keeping your hear healthy. The heart health fair will take place Tuesday, February 4 from noon to 2 at the Sheridan Senior Center.

Hospital Receives $50k Grant

By Leslie Stratmoen on Thu 01/30/2014 09:08am
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SMH Foundation Director Ada Kirven, Terry Henn, Holland Duell and Kay Wallick from the Whedon Cancer Detection Foundation. Photo Provided.

The Sheridan Memorial Hospital Foundation has received a grant of $50,000 from the Whedon Cancer Detection Foundation in support of preventative cancer screening and diagnostic testing at the hospital.

Dayton Council Reviews Grant Application

By Pat Blair on Thu 01/30/2014 09:04am
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Dayton's town council will review the Tongue River Valley Joint Powers Board's application for state funds at the council meeting next week.

Seminar Presenter Explores Fear

By Pat Blair on Thu 01/30/2014 09:03am
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Lynn Gordon -- Pat Blair Photo

Fear can lead to anger because both involve release of some of the same chemicals in the brain.

College Trustees Will Learn About Federal Issues

By Pat Blair on Thu 01/30/2014 08:52am
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This is one of the paintings that hangs in the opening atrium at Sheridan College. (Photo by Leslie Stratmoen)

Trustees of the Northern Wyoming Community College District will meet Tuesday, Feb. 4, to hear a presentation on federal legislative issues that pertain to higher education.

Intensive Care Unit Needs Update

By Leslie Stratmoen on Thu 01/30/2014 08:48am
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Photo by Leslie Stratmoen

The decades old intensive care unit at Sheridan Memorial Hospital is in need of an update to accommodate new technology and improve services, but what will the needs of the future look like.

Closings and Delays

By Ed Cwiklin on Thu 01/30/2014 07:06am
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Closings and Delays

Sheridan County School District #3 is on a 2 hour delay.