Local News
Zombie walk/run Nov. 2 in Grinnell Plaza
October 22, 2013SHERIDAN — Children, Horses and Adults in PartnerShip will have a fundraising “Zombie Walk/Run for Your Life” Nov. 2. The event will start on Grinnell Plaza and follow a route through downtown Sheridan along which participants must dodge zombie obstacles. The route finishes back at Grinnell Plaza. Awards will be given for the zombie securing Read More
Sheridan Jaycees hosting parade Sat.
SHERIDAN — The Sheridan Jaycees and Downtown Sheridan Association will host their annual downtown Halloween parade Saturday starting at 2 p.m. Meet in front of Sheridan City Hall on Grinnell Plaza where Jaycees will take children ages 0-10 trick or treating to the downtown Sheridan businesses. Be sure to wear your costume and be eligible Read More
Powder River Basin Resource Council to host annual meeting Nov. 2
SHERIDAN — Powder River Basin Resource Council will hold its annual meeting, dinner and silent auction Nov. 2 at the Holiday Inn, 1809 Sugarland Drive. The annual meeting is for PRBRC members only, but the dinner and silent auction are open to the public. Social hour and the silent auction will begin at 4 p.m., Read More
Big Horn Woman’s Club to host bazaar
BIG HORN — The Big Horn Woman’s Club will host a Christmas Bazaar on Nov. 2 at their clubhouse, 314 S. Second St., Big Horn. Handmade art, crafts, jewely, decorations and other gifts will be available for purchase from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The women will be serving coffee and cinnamon rolls as well as Read More
Battle over water underway
(AP) CASPER — Most years, water laps against the rim of the diversion dam on the Tongue River some 12 miles to the south of Miles City. The gentle waves represent the lifeblood for the farmers and ranchers here on the arid plains of eastern Montana, irrigating about 9,400 acres in the Tongue-Yellowstone Irrigation District. Read More
Waiver concerns rile residents
SHERIDAN — Nearly 50 Sheridan residents attended a legislative listening session Monday night at the Sheridan Senior Center to express concerns about the redesign of developmental disability waivers being conducted by the Wyoming Department of Health. The redesign is required by Senate Enrolled Act 82, which was passed by the Wyoming Legislature in 2013. It Read More
Pink flamingos introduced to Sheridan ecosystem
October 21, 2013SHERIDAN — The Sheridan Jaycees have admitted responsibility for introducing a non-native species of bird into the local ecosystem. The flock of approximately a dozen plastic pink flamingos has been traveling around the Sheridan area in an unpredictable pattern since it was introduced in mid-September. Jaycees President Michelle Edwards said the group, also known as Read More
SMH to celebrate with an ice cream social Tuesday
SHERIDAN — This week is National Hospital and Health-System Pharmacy Week focused on bringing attention to the new and vital roles pharmacists now play in patient care. The evolution has been especially dramatic recently as pharmacists have become vital members of multidisciplinary patient-care teams. To celebrate this week, the Sheridan Memorial Hospital pharmacy department will Read More
WYO presents ‘Cabaret’ Oct. 24-27
SHERIDAN — The WYO Theater is presenting “Cabaret” Oct. 24-27. Performances are Oct. 24-26 at 7:30 p.m. each evening and Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. The Tony Award-winning musical is set in 1930s Berlin. An English nightclub singer, an American writer, a German landlady and a Jewish shopkeeper find their destinies linked and their futures Read More
‘Pet-O-Ween’ Saturday at Kendrick Park band shell
SHERIDAN — The Dog and Cat Shelter will hold its annual “Pet-O-Ween” Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Kendrick Park band shell. Bring your pet in costume and have it compete for prizes in the funniest, scariest or most creative division. The entry fee per animal is $5. All proceeds benefit the Dog and Cat Read More
Eagles to host Halloween party Sat.
SHERIDAN — Big Horn Mountain Eagles will have their free annual Halloween party for children 10 and under Saturday from 4-6 p.m. There will be a costume contest, games, prizes and candy. BHME is located at 1760 Commerical Ave.
Winners anounced in Public Land Users Committee drawing
SHERIDAN — The Public Land Users Committee held drawings for their raffle at their meeting Oct. 8. The winner of a Honda EU2000i generator was Raleigh Whalen and the winner of a Traeger pellet grill was Tom Balding.
Bird watching bonanza in Big Horn
BIG HORN — It seems many of us could learn a lesson or two from the art of birdwatching: Get away from the noise and just listen. First, silence. Then the swish of wind in yellow leaves turning brown as winter approaches. Then a peep, peep. And a chirpity, chirp. And a high-pitched trill, like Read More
Legislators discuss disability waiver redesign
October 18, 2013SHERIDAN — Sheridan County legislators have scheduled a listening session to meet with residents who have concerns about the redesign of developmental disability waivers being conducted by the Wyoming Department of Health. The redesign is required by Senate Enrolled Act 82, which was passed by the Wyoming Legislature in 2013. It will affect the Medicaid Read More
Nonprofit forms to push cap tax for Nov. 5 election
SHERIDAN — A nonprofit organization entitled Citizens for Infrastructure Improvements has been formed for the purpose of supporting continuance of the Capital Facilities Tax here in Sheridan County. The special election on the proposition to allow the tax to continue is scheduled for Nov. 5. “It is imperative that the residents of Sheridan County understand Read More
Cowgirls game at SC tickets available through Wyoming ticket office
SHERIDAN — Tickets for the University of Wyoming’s Nov. 8 game at Sheridan College are available through Wyoming Athletics. Sheridan College has received plenty of questions on where to find the tickets, but SC has no part in ticket sales for the game. Wyoming will play Montana State-Northern at the Bruce Hoffman Golden Dome, with Read More
Sheridan area volunteers help feed hungry children
There are not many of us who can relate to heading home on Friday and not having another full meal until Monday. However, for many Sheridan area children, that was their reality until a group of volunteers stepped up to bridge that weekend gap with donations of groceries. The Food Group began four years ago Read More
Snow strands hunters in Kerns area
SHERIDAN — One phone call Wednesday morning led to three recoveries of three separate groups caught by heavy snows in the Kerns Wildlife Habitat Management Area located 12 miles northwest of Parkman in the Bighorn Mountains. Thirteen members of Sheridan County Search and Rescue, seven from Johnson County Search and Rescue, and Wyoming Game and Read More
O’Leary pleads not guilty after threatening police
SHERIDAN — Sean O’Leary appeared in Sheridan’s 4th Judicial District Court Thursday and pleaded not guilty to two felony charges stemming from an incident where he allegedly threatened police officers with a firearm and later head butted a police officer as he was being arrested. O’Leary, 34, is charged with aggravated assault and battery and Read More
Man sentenced to 60-90 years for sexual abuse of a minor
SHERIDAN — Sheridan County 4th Judicial District Judge John Fenn sentenced Andrew W. Deeds Thursday to 60-90 years in prison for five counts of sexual abuse of minor in the second degree. Deeds, 26, previously pleaded guilty to repeatedly sexually assaulting a preadolescent female family member in 2011 while he was babysitting. According to court Read More
Story school hosting fall festival
STORY — Story Elementary School will have a fall festival Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at 103 Fish Hatchery Road in Story. The festival will have something for the whole family. There will be family photos, a cakewalk and games. A chili cook-off will be held as a fundraiser to help purchase gym equipment for the Read More
Israel topic of discussion Oct. 25
SHERIDAN — Grace Anglican Church is hosting an exploration of the historical and current political, cultural, social and religious state of Israel Oct. 25 from 7-8:30 p.m. “The Current State of Israel” will be presented by Christopher Katulka of Dallas, Texas, of the U.S.-based Friends of Israel organization. This presentation will include a question and Read More
‘Polish Joke’ set for Carriage House in Nov.
SHERIDAN — The Civic Theatre Guild will present “Polish Joke” at the Carriage House Theater, 419 Delphi Ave. “Polish Joke” is a comedy by David Ives and is directed by Chip King. The play is about ethnic identity and the eternal American search for roots. Jasiu is a Polish-American who has been taught not to Read More
The Wyoming Room to hold book signing
SHERIDAN — The Wyoming Room at Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library has published a book titled “Now and Then: Photographic History in Honor of the 125th Anniversary of Sheridan County.” A book signing will be Thursday from 1-3 p.m. in the lobby of the First Interstate Bank, 4 S. Main St. Researchers and writers who Read More
Crime of the Week — Oct. 18, 2013
SHERIDAN — On Wednesday, the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office received the report that several vehicles had been burglarized on Highway 14 West near Granite Pass. Items stolen include tools, hunting equipment and fuel. If you have any information concerning the person(s) responsible for this crime or other crimes, please call the anonymous Crime Stoppers Hot Read More
