Archive - Oct 26, 2017 - News

There's a bunch of Halloween happenings in Sheridan for the next few days.

Sheridan’s Jeans and Queens Square Dance Club will start providing lessons on Tuesday, Halloween night. Once comfortable, beginners can start attending the club dances every other Saturday.

The University of Wyoming Sensory Biology Center recently was awarded a five year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Sheridan County School District 3 student Kristin Klaahsen(claw-sen), is one of 18 Wyoming high school students that earned the honor to be on the State’s Student Advisory Council.

Wyoming State Representative Mike Madden (Photo Ron Richter ©)

Wyoming lawmakers continue to grapple with how to come up with alternative forms of generating revenue due to the hit the State has taken over the last few years from a lack of revenue from the mineral extraction industry. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

Representatives Mark Jennings, left, and Bo Biteman discuss an issue at last year's legislative forum. (Photo Ron Richter ©)

In anticipation of the Wyoming Legislature’s budget session that begins in February, the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce’s Government Affairs Committee will host its annual Legislative Forum, Monday, November 20.

Wyoming State Forester Bill Crapser (courtesy photo)

Wyoming State Forester Bill Crapser testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Wednesday.

A pheasant being released. (Courtesy photo)

Pheasants that would normally be released in Sheridan County's Walk-In Area 3 will be released in other walk-in areas this year, and the locations of those releases will be posted on the Wyoming Game and Fish website.

Forward Sheridan CEO Jay Stender. (Photo by Pat Blair)

Successes of three Sheridan companies will be showcased in a day-long presentation next week in Sheridan Memorial Hospital's community room on Gould Street.

At their recent meeting the Johnson County Board of Health was introduced to the new dentist at Cotant Family Dentistry by board member Dr. Brian Cotant, and were given updates on dental matters locally and at the state level.