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School district holds illegal executive session, again
April 11, 2014SHERIDAN — In the midst of a lawsuit between The Sheridan Press and Sheridan County School District 2 asserting that the district violated the Wyoming Open Meetings Act, it appears the board has done it again by discussing an agreement with the Sheridan Economic and Educational Authority behind closed doors. Wyoming law demands that deliberations Read More
SCSD2 hubris serves no one
Sheridan County School District 2 Superintendent Craig Dougherty reassured The Press in February that the district’s administration and staff always have and always will return media phone calls seeking information. Yet, The Sheridan Press received notice from the district’s attorney that — per district policy that has been in place for years, but never enforced Read More
SEEDA Gets $50K Planning Grant
April 10, 2014SHERIDAN — The Wyoming State Loan and Investment Board approved a planning grant request from the Sheridan Economic and Education Development Authority Thursday morning. SEEDA Board Member and Vice President of External Affairs and Economic Development at Sheridan College Susan Bigelow said the $50,000 from the Wyoming Business Council’s Business Ready Community program will provide Read More
Ruleman to present science lecture Wednesday
SHERIDAN — Cal Ruleman will present “Pliocene to Pleistocene Structural and Geomorphic Evolution of the San Luis Basin and Taos Plateau, Northern Rio Grande Rift” on Wednesday as part of the Sheridan College Museum of Discovery Science Lecture Series. Ruleman will discuss one of his current research efforts, which seeks to unravel the recent geomorphic Read More
Registration for boys basketball camp now open
SHERIDAN — Registration is now open for a boys basketball day camp which will be offered at Sheridan College June 9-12. Generals Coach Steve Smiley will teach skill development, shooting and scoring to boys from kindergarten through 10th grade. The camp will run from 8 a.m. to noon daily at the Bruce Hoffman Golden Dome. Read More
AARP to host meeting tomorrow
SHERIDAN — The Sheridan chapter of the American Association of Retired People will host a meeting tomorrow. The evening will begin with a potluck at 5:30 p.m. All members of the community are invited to the free event and all who attend are asked to bring a dish to share and their own place settings. Read More
Wild and Scenic Film Festival Wed.
SHERIDAN — The Powder River Basin Resource Council will present the third annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Wednesday. Commencing at 7 p.m. at Centennial Theatre, seven short and full feature films will address topics including water, energy challenges and change from the Pacific and South America to the United States and Wyoming. The Read More
Local governments look back, discuss goals at Chamber lunch
SHERIDAN — The Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon Wednesday at the Holiday Inn featured updates on local governments by representatives from Clearmont, Dayton, Ranchester, Sheridan and Sheridan County. Each representative brought unique jokes and concerns to their presentations, but the overarching theme was maintenance of infrastructure and hopes for growth as the economy Read More
City, county schedule dates to hash out issues
SHERIDAN — The city of Sheridan and Sheridan County have scheduled three dates on which to meet and discuss a variety of concerns — some new and some that have been ongoing for years — in order to work out kinks encountered in shared areas of governance. The first meeting between members of City Council, Read More
SC partners with the Padlock Ranch for a three-day sustainability forum in May
SHERIDAN — Sheridan College is teaming up with the Padlock Ranch in Ranchester to host a three-day Ranch Sustainability Forum May 12 -14. The event will feature appearances from superstars of the agricultural industry and seminars on livestock handling, range monitoring and enhancing productivity responsibly. Sheridan College Director of Agriculture and Instructor of Natural Resource Read More
SAWS approves Powderhorn Ranch variance for two taps on one large lot
SHERIDAN — The Sheridan Area Water Supply Joint Powers Board voted Wednesday to allow a resident of Powderhorn Ranch to keep two water taps serving two separate lots he owns even if he dissolves the lot line between the two properties to make one large lot. This decision is a variance to Rule 15 of Read More
Nationwide trend makes slow trek to Sheridan area
SHERIDAN — While day cares full of mindless toys and entertainment are being widely replaced with curriculum-focused early education centers across the nation, early learning is still hard to find in Sheridan County. There is a growing belief worldwide that a child has the need for education the moment they are born and, as a Read More
Unmanned truck hits side of apartment building
April 9, 2014SHERIDAN — An unmanned pickup truck rolled down a hill Tuesday morning and struck an apartment building. No one was injured during the event, though the vehicle sustained significant damage to its front bumper and undercarriage. Sheridan police responded to the incident at approximately 10 a.m. Sgt. Tom Henry said the unoccupied vehicle rolled approximately Read More
Dayton Town Council welcomes cabinetry shop
DAYTON — Main Street in Dayton should feature one more business if all goes as planned for a Ranchester resident who hopes to open a custom cabinetry shop. Brad Wieser has an option to purchase a piece of land across from the Branding Iron Cafe that is zoned B-1 Business, but he wanted to make Read More
District OKs contracts for roof, locker room projects
SHERIDAN — The Sheridan County School District 2 Board of Trustees on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve two action items and heard one informational item that will bring in outside help for the Sheridan High School locker room renovation and the Early Building roof replacement projects. All three items were presented by Julie Carroll, SCSD2 Read More
No injuries in Dayton blaze Tuesday
SHERIDAN — Sheridan County emergency responders were called to a structure fire in Dayton on Tuesday afternoon. Later that night, the blaze reignited and firefighters returned to the scene to again battle the blaze. Sheridan Fire-Rescue responded to the initial call that the building was fully engulfed in flames at 2:24 p.m. Several other agencies Read More
Food bank looking to expand its reach
SHERIDAN — The People’s Assistance Food Bank on North Main Street is hoping to come up with funds to purchase the land and building the charity business has used as a base of operations for the past eight years. While the food bank has been using an old gas station as a hub for distributing Read More
Food Group to host Tacofest Sat.
SHERIDAN — The Food Group will host a Tacofest event on Saturday. From 5:30-8 p.m. family fun will come in the form of a Taco John’s dinner, a concert by the Teka Brock Band and games for the kids. The event will be held in the Edward A. Whitney Academic Center Atrium at Sheridan College. Read More
Stars of Tomorrow winner to compete at district
SHERIDAN — Lachlan Brennan of Sheridan will move on to the Rocky Mountain District competition for Stars of Tomorrow. Brennan won the Division 1 competition held March 229 in Riverton with his piano solo “Moonlight Sonata.” The Rocky Mountain District of Kiwanis International Stars of Tomorrow will be held in Loveland, Colo., on April 16. Read More
Sheridan Jaycees to host open house Tues.
SHERIDAN — The Sheridan Jaycees will host an open house on Tuesday. From 5-8 p.m. in the Sibley Room at the Holiday Inn all members of the community are invited to learn more about what the Jaycees do. Appetizers and drinks will be provided at this free event and door prizes and giveaways will also Read More
Senior Center to host bluegrass open mic Tues.
SHERIDAN — The Sheridan Senior Center will host a Bluegrass Open Mic night including a full dinner on Tuesday. Dinner will be served from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and music will be played from 7-9 p.m. Reservations are appreciated and highly recommended for all attending, including musicians. The cost for dinner is $12.50 for attendees under age Read More
Ottemas to celebrate 60th anniversary
SHERIDAN — Vernon and Mary Schwartz Ottema of Sheridan are celebrating 60 years of marriage today. The couple was married April 9, 1954, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mandon, N.D. They have made their home in Wyoming for 42 years of their married life. They have three children, Sandra Ottema, Mark (Sue) Ottema and Read More
SAGE announces new director
SHERIDAN — The Sheridan Artists’ Guild Et Al has announced the hiring of a new part-time director. Laura Lehan joins SAGE with a background of organizational management and administrative expertise. Lehan has previously participated in a photography show at the Sagebrush Community Art Center and says it was here that she learned how supportive and Read More
Girl Scouts welcome home local troop
April 8, 2014SHERIDAN — The Girl Scouts of Troop 1334 got a gracious surprise at their meeting Monday night as a recipient of their goodwill stopped by for a visit. Jesse Workman of Sheridan recently returned home from his second Army deployment to Afghanistan. While overseas, the girls of 1334 sent him care packages throughout both deployments Read More
City continues work to establish electric utility
SHERIDAN — Following a request from an attorney representing Montana-Dakota Utilities to table an ordinance that will create a city electric utility to allow more time for discussion, City Council voted 5-0 to approve the ordinance on second reading with the understanding that it may have to be tabled on third reading depending on progress Read More
