Archive - Oct 3, 2016 - News

At Monday’s Sheridan City Council Meeting Public Works Director Nic Bateson gave a staff update regarding a MDU Electrical Rate Intervention.

This proposed increase could cost individuals over 14% more annually.

Sheridan County School District 2 trustees have approved three resolutions for submission to the Wyoming School Boards Association at an upcoming meeting.

Diners and, in background, staff during Frackelton's Dining for a Cause Monday. (Photo by Pat Blair)

UPDATE: Dining for a Cause raised $14,295.25. Matching dollars from local businesses totaled $18,250, for a grand total of $32,545.25.

Diners turned out in large numbers Monday to support two Sheridan High School organizations during this month's Dining for a Cause.

The Sheridan Economic & Educational Authority joint powers board, which is known as SEEDA, has tabled a request from the Sheridan Artists' Guild Et al for $100,000 to complete the interior of a building in downtown Sheridan.

Sheridan College’s new Whitney Center for the Arts will have its Grand Opening on Saturday night by hosting the Colorado Symphony. The Center’s Director Erin Hanke, said this will be the first live act that has graced the new stage.

Did you know that you can hunt for bucks on Sheridan’s Main Street? For the second year, the Downtown Sheridan Association is hosting their Hunting for Bucks shopping campaign. Beth Holsinger, Executive Director of the DSA.

As readers of this column know, I am no fan of the “new” JC Penney Company.

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