March 2021 – Page 33 – Sheridan Media

North Heights Project

March 1, 2021 Ron Richter

A resolution to apply for a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan for the North Heights Project was unanimously approved by the Sheridan City Council Monday night. City Engineer Hanns Mercer says they will now apply for a $2.7 million loan to fund the costs to replace aging water lines…

State Metrics Continue to Improve

March 1, 2021 Ron Richter

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. March 11 was also the day the Wyoming Department of Health confirmed that an adult female from Sheridan County was the first case of COVID-19 in Wyoming. In a recent interview with Sheridan Media, Governor Mark Gordon…

Hospital institutes easier ways to schedule vaccinations

March 1, 2021 Pat Blair

Sheridan Memorial Hospital is instituting some easier ways for people to schedule appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations. Dr. John Addlesperger, the hospital’s chief medical officer, explained in a recent interview with Sheridan Media. Dr. Addlesperger said as of Feb. 25, Sheridan Memorial Hospital had given over 5,300 vaccinations. He said the…

Senators disagree over education spending

March 1, 2021 Pat Blair

The chairman of Wyoming’s state Senate Education Committee said Wyoming isn’t getting its money’s worth out of the education system, but another member of the committee said in fact the state’s education system is “incredible.” Education Committee Chairman Charles Scott raised questions about spending in a recent meeting in which…

Hospital Board to Discuss Next Step in Master Plan

March 1, 2021 Aaron Palmer

The next steps for the Master Plan for the Johnson County Healthcare Center was touched on by the hospital board at their recent meeting. Not only capital construction projects, but looking at the possibility of financing those projects at the current lower interest rates to save money in the long…

Updates Given on COVID Cases in Johnson County

March 1, 2021 Aaron Palmer

Johnson County saw an increase in COVID cases late last week, and public health spoke about why there has been an increase after weeks of no cases in the county. Robin King, Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator, reported at the EOC briefing last Tuesday, that there was one COVID-positive case…

Hospital foundation can double donations to TCU this month

March 1, 2021 Pat Blair

A community gift supporting Sheridan Memorial Hospital’s Transitional Care Unit expansion project means that a 100 percent match will be made for all gifts made for the project this month. Richard Garber, who’s president of the Memorial Hospital Foundation Board and co-chairman of the expansion campaign, announced the “extremely generous”…

Johnson County Skijoring Wars Results

March 1, 2021 Aaron Palmer

The first annual Johnson County Skijoring Wars was held this past weekend at the fairgrounds in Buffalo, and awards were presented to the top finishers in six different categories. The event was sponsored by the Buffalo Chapter of the Lions Club. Finishing first in the Boarder Bandits Division was the…

UW Awards Top Scholarship to students from Sheridan, Big Horn, Buffalo and Kaycee High Schools

March 1, 2021 Floyd Whiting

Some 101 outstanding high school seniors from across Wyoming have been selected to receive the 2021 Trustees’ Scholars Award, the University of Wyoming’s top academic scholarship. The premier scholarship for Wyoming resident high school seniors covers actual credit hours taken as well as room and board costs for eight semesters…

Roads in Yellowstone to close for 2021 spring plowing

March 1, 2021 Floyd Whiting

Roads in Yellowstone National Park will begin to close to oversnow travel March 7. Spring plowing will start as road segments close. All oversnow travel will end for the season March 15, at 9 p.m. Weather-permitting, some park roads will reopen to automobile travel April 16, at 8 a.m. Road…

COVID-19 Numbers as of 3 p.m. March 1

March 1, 2021 Floyd Whiting

The Wyoming Department of Health reports the state has 46,147 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 671 deaths in the state resulting from COVID-19. Sweetwater County has the highest confirmed active case count in the state with 82 confirmed active cases, according to the WDH. Sheridan County has a total of…

Lorenz Friedrich

March 1, 2021 James Timberlake

Lorenz J Friedrich “aka” Ol’Man passed away on February 26th, 2021,in Thermopolis, WY. of natural causes. A resident of Catalina island for many years, and was a co-owner of Arrowhead lodge in the Big Horn Mtns in the late 80’s Early 90’s… Surviving children Denny Friedrich of Avalon California –…

Three UW Students Killed, Two Injured In Weekend Car Crash

March 1, 2021 News Release

Three University of Wyoming students were killed and two were injured, one critically, in a two-car collision south of the Wyoming state line over the weekend.

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March 1, 2021 James Timberlake

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Tat Yeigh

March 1, 2021 James Timberlake

Private family interment for Arlene “Tat” Yeigh Bunning, 95 year old longtime Kaycee resident who passed away early Saturday morning at the Johnson County Health Care Center in Buffalo, will be held by her family next summer. Donations in Tat’s memory may be made to the Hoof Prints of the…