Sand and sandbags still available through Sheridan County

While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, Sheridan County Commissioners Lonnie Wright and Tom Ringley said they have not heard of or seen any major flooding in the area, but sandbags and sand are still available for the public if they should need them. 

Ringley has spent most of his life in Sheridan County and Wright served as a member of the Big Horn Volunteer Fire Department for more than two decades. They use their knowledge of the area to gauge the flood conditions. 

Sheridan County Emergency Management has continued to supply residents with sand and sandbags to aid them in the event water begins to rise in their area. 

Locations of the self-fill sandbags sites are as follows: 

• The City of Sheridan Service Center at 1148 Kroe Lane Phone: 307-674-4112 (Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday)
• Fire Hall, Story
• Fire Hall, Big Horn
• County shop (south of Girl’s School) Monday – Thursday, gate closes at 4:30 p.m; closed Friday – Sunday.
• County fairgrounds-west side near fence line; unfilled bags available during business hours.
• Behind the Ranchester Town Hall
• Dayton Town Shop

To learn more, click here. 

The county and city  remind the public that their staff cannot fill sandbags, or retrieve them afterwards. Residents are responsible for properly disposing of sandbags after they are no longer needed.