January 2022 – Page 26 – Sheridan Media

Commission to Elect Chairman, Assign Committees

January 2, 2022 Aaron Palmer

The Sheridan County Commission, during their first meeting of 2022 on Tuesday, will nominate and elect a chairman of the Board of Commissioners. Also on the agenda is the consideration of the commissioners’ membership assignments to other boards and committees. Two subdivisions, the Roose Minor Subdivision and the Oakley Acres…

AHCC Seeing Issues with CNAs, Resident Census

January 2, 2022 Aaron Palmer

The Amie Holt Care Center at the Johnson County Healthcare Center is having trouble with the numbers of CNAs or Certified Nursing Assistants, and that in turn is leading to a necessary reduction in residents they can care for. That is according to CEO Luke Senden, who updated the hospital…

2022 Polar Plunge Canceled Due to Safety Concerns

January 2, 2022 cvannoy

Keira Benedict and her grandmother Jeri Haugen planned to do the plunge for the first time this year. The Polar Plunge on Lake DeSmet was canceled this year due illness of one of the gentlemen who usually helps out by cutting a hole in the ice and making sure that…

Top Stories in 2021 from Ucross and Clearmont

January 2, 2022 cvannoy

Ron Kirkac and Susan Miller, Ucross Foundation Vice-President of Board of Trustees,with the Baldwin Grand, and Phil Little with his Purple Heart Music in the Park: August 22, Bluegrass music, and a warm, sunny day drew a large crowd to the Music in the Park at Ucross, a part of…

Photos: Sheridan Hawks vs Gillette Wild on News Years Eve

January 1, 2022 Steven Schreffler

View photos from the Sheridan Junior Hawks New Years game.

Vaccination Policy on Council’s Agenda

January 1, 2022 Ron Richter

A vaccination, testing and face covering policy will be an item of consideration by the Sheridan City Council when they meet for their regularly scheduled business meeting Monday night. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Vaccination Policy on Council’s Agenda The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hear…

An Increase in Pay

January 1, 2022 Ron Richter

A monthly salary increase from $500 to $1,000 for members of the Sheridan City Council is an item that will be considered by the City Council at their meeting Monday night. The last time the Council’s salary was adjusted was in 2001 when it increased from $300 a month to…

Fort Phil Kearny

January 1, 2022 cvannoy

Fort Phil Kearny was an outpost of the U.S. Army along the Bozeman Trail near present day Story, Wyoming Construction began in the summer of 1866 under the direction of the regimental commander Colonel Henry B. Carrington. It was one of the forts that were constructed along the Bozeman Trail…

Two Sheridan and One Casper Resident Arrested In Connection To Colorado Murder Case

January 1, 2022 Kevin Koile

Law enforcement in Sheridan County have arrested two residents from Sheridan and one from Casper, who are suspected in the kidnapping and death of a woman in Colorado. Forty-three year old Shantel Edlund, and 23-year old Leo VanBuskirk, both of Sheridan and 39-year old Casey Childers of Casper, have been…