Archive - Jul 23, 2019 - News

The annual Sheridan County Fair starts this week. Sheridan Media reporter Pat Blair has details.

This year's Dayton Days celebration starts Friday with the Cow Pie Classic golf tournament.

The Board of Trustees for the Johnson County Healthcare Center have approved their operating budget for the 2020 fiscal year, and are expecting a $600,000 loss for the facility.

Sheridan children can get a free backpack filled with school supplies Saturday, thanks to Verizon-Cellular Plus.

The Sheridan County Commission has approved and adopted two resolutions required for the Wyoming Business Council's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

Friday competitions get underway with the Fabric and Fashion judging and the Make It With Wool contest.

Saturday will feature the Rodeo Royalty Competition, and Sunday will showcase the Dog Show, Horse Show, and the kickoff event in the grandstand lawn area.

An Alternative View Art Show, featuring the works of local painters Dianne Wyatt, Gene Sager, and Judy Pradere, will debut for the public on Thursday.

The Hub on Smith in Sheridan is currently accepting nominations for next years Keystone Awards through the end of the month.

Anna Youmans, of Laramie, from left; Astrid Northrup, RAMPED II lead instructor and Northwest College associate professor; and Laura Paige, a SWARMS scholar and beginning teacher in Casper, gain computer science knowledge during the RAMPED II summer workshop last year at UW. (UW Photo)

The University of Wyoming has recently created a partnership with Code.org to join a nationwide network of regional partners that support efforts to expand access to computer science in K-12 schools.

Road trip. Is there any better place in the world to take a road trip this time of year than Wyoming?

Recently, we made two such trips and saw a bunch of wonderful sites in our great state. Two things stood out: