November 2020 – Sheridan Media

Council Discusses Funding for ERP Software

November 30, 2020 Ron Richter

Last November, the Sheridan City Council designated $225,000 of the general fund surplus from fiscal year 2019 as an assigned fund balance for the future purchase of ERP software. City Treasurer Karen Burtis said at Monday night’s Council study session, that there is a general fund surplus for fiscal year…

Governor Helps Address Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 with Funding

November 30, 2020 News Release

Wyoming Gordon Mark Gordon has made federal funding available to help address mental health impacts of COVID-19. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. CARES Act Funds for Mental Health CARES Act funds in the amount of $5 million have been made available by Governor Gordon to behavioral health providers…

Governor Gordon Still Isolated With Mild COVID-19 Symptoms

November 30, 2020 News Release

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon still had mild symptoms of COVID-19 five days after testing positive for the virus. Spokesman Michael Pearlman said the governor continued to work in isolation Monday. Gordon’s wife, Jennie Gordon, tested negative for the coronavirus and was isolating separately from the governor.…

New, returning college trustees take oath of office

November 30, 2020 Pat Blair

New trustees Erin Kilbride and Tracy Swanson officially assumed their duties on the board of the Northern Wyoming Community College District Monday night. In a special meeting, the two joined returning trustees Gary Koltiska and Deb Wendtland in taking the oath of office. Kilbride shared her thoughts after oaths were…

Improving Red Grade Road

November 30, 2020 Ron Richter

Sheridan County will apply for a $13 million grant from the Wyoming Federal Lands Access Program to finance improvements to Red Grade Road. Sheridan County Commission Chairman Nick Siddle says that if the grant is approved, it will be sometime before the project takes shape, as it wouldn’t start until…

Buffalo Council to Discuss Variances for Fireworks

November 30, 2020 Aaron Palmer

The Buffalo City Council will have their first meeting in December on Tuesday evening, and on the agenda is a request for variances for fireworks to be allowed after the annual Lighted Christmas Parade Saturday. According to the agenda for the meeting, Taylor Rieniets, Ag Teacher and FFA Advisor at…

Get Reverse Bingo Tickets for Chance to Win Cash

November 30, 2020 Aaron Palmer

The Buffalo Chamber of Commerce is again offering their Reverse Bingo Drawings for a chance to win cash this Christmas season. Only 400 Reverse Bingo Tickets will be sold this year at $10 each, and the money raised from the sale of tickets will help fund chamber events, with the…

Change This Year to Buffalo Senior Stocking Program

November 30, 2020 Aaron Palmer

The Buffalo Senior Center will have their annual Christmas Stockings for Seniors program, but will be asking the public to make a minor change this year due to COVID-19. They are asking those that participate to bring in their stocking-stuffer items to the senior center and leave them in the…

Community Conversations focus on 2020 elections

November 30, 2020 Pat Blair

This year’s election results will be the focus of two Community Conversations this week. Hosted by the Center for a Vital Community, the conversations will be on Wednesday and again on Sunday and will look at “Win or Lose; Can We Talk?” Wednesday’s discussion will be from 3 to 4:30…

The Brinton invites visitors out to see the Brinton 101 before it’s gone

November 30, 2020 Floyd Whiting

The first Brinton 101 exhibition was shown in 2014. Now in its seventh year, the 101 features 101 artists creating smaller works that can be purchased. According to Barb McNab, Curator of Exhibitions and Education with the Brinton Museum, the requirements to have work featured in the exhibit include a…

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UW faculty member featured in chapter of philosophy book

November 30, 2020 Floyd Whiting

A University of Wyoming faculty member who teaches about the ancient philosophy of Stoicism is featured in a chapter on the subject in a recently released philosophy book. Rob Colter, an associate lecturer in the UW Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, is spotlighted in “How to Cope like Epictetus,”…

Game and Fish still testing for CWD

November 30, 2020 Floyd Whiting

Although buck white tail season has come to an end, Wyoming Game and Fish Public Information Specialist Christina Schmidt told listeners the department will continue to test for chronic wasting disease in any does that remain to be harvested. C. Schmidt While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, Schmidt told…

COVID-19 Numbers as of 3 p.m. Nov. 30

November 30, 2020 Floyd Whiting

The Wyoming Department of Health reports the state has 29,053 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 215 deaths in the state resulting from COVID-19. Laramie County has had the most cases confirmed of any county in the state with 4,409 confirmed cases and 23 deaths, according to the WDH. Sheridan County…

Hospitalized Wyoming COVID Patients Ties Record

November 30, 2020 News Release

Despite a decline in the number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming over the last week, the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals around the state tied a record on Sunday.

Formation of separate college seen as ‘good investment for future’

November 30, 2020 Pat Blair

The formation of a separate college district for Gillette could be a good investment for Wyoming’s future. That was the word from Dr. Walt Tribley, president of the Northern Wyoming Community College District. Speaking at a recent meeting with Sheridan County’s delegates to the Wyoming Legislature, Dr. Tribley said he…