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College to be better prepared for coronavirus next year

June 4, 2020 Pat Blair

If the coronavirus is part of peoples’ lives next year, the Northern Wyoming Community College District will be better prepared for it and hopefully, said Dr. Walt Tribley, will be better able to help keep education going smoothly. The Sheridan College campus and dorms will be open when classes start…

College to reopen early for fall semester

June 2, 2020 Pat Blair

The Northern Wyoming Community College District, which includes Sheridan and Gillette colleges and Sheridan College in Johnson County, will reopen for the fall 2020 semester – and they’ll reopen one week earlier than originally planned. All fall classes will start on Aug. 24. Dr. Walt Tribley, who’s president of the…

Six more candidates file for elections

May 29, 2020 Pat Blair

Six more candidates had filed for positions in two Sheridan County municipalities and three seats in Wyoming’s House of Representatives by the close of filing at 5 p.m. Friday. Candidates for the legislative positions were all Republicans; no Democrats filed in any of this year’s partisan elections in Sheridan County.…

Kinskey seeks re-election to Wyoming senate

May 26, 2020 Pat Blair

Senator Dave Kinskey has announced he will run for re-election to Wyoming’s state senate, where he represents Sheridan and Johnson counties. Kinskey, who’s a Republican, said his passion for serving Wyoming is as strong as ever, and he wants to continue to put his experience to work for the place…

Construction moves forward on John C. Schiffer School

May 26, 2020 Pat Blair

Construction of the John C. Schiffer Collaborative School is progressing really well. That’s according to Mathers Heuck, Sheridan County School District 2 facilities director. Heuck said the project is scheduled for substantial completion in July 2021 and will be ready for students when school starts in fall of that year.…

College Trustees Grant Authority to President

May 5, 2020 Pat Blair

Dr. Walter Tribley, president of the Northern Wyoming Community College District, has been granted authority to approve submission of variances to the Wyoming Department of Health, starting with a request for Gillette College. Action came during a special meeting of trustees electronically Monday night. Action came during a special electronic…

Nearly 80 Percent of College Classes Now Online

April 27, 2020 Pat Blair

Nearly 80 percent of the classes being taught at Sheridan and Gillette colleges are being taught online, and those classes that require face-to-face instruction and/or use of equipment or space on campus will be completed later this summer. Dr. Walt Tribley, who’s president of the Northern Wyoming Community College District,…

College District Providing Emergency Relief Funds for Students

April 23, 2020 Pat Blair

Emergency relief funds have been established for students at Sheridan and Gillette colleges and the Sheridan College Campus in Johnson County. Jennifer Crouse elaborated on the funds at a meeting of Northern Wyoming Community College District trustees Wednesday night. She said the funds are to be used to help students…

College Trustees Receive Preliminary Budget

April 22, 2020 Pat Blair

Trustees of the Northern Wyoming Community College District acknowledged receipt of the preliminary budget for the year that starts on July 1 in an online meeting Wednesday night. Dr. Walt Tribley, who’s president of the district that includes Sheridan and Gillette colleges and the Sheridan College Campus in Johnson County,…

College Trustees Grant Emergency Powers to President

April 1, 2020 Pat Blair

Trustees of the Northern Wyoming Community College District have granted emergency powers to College District President Dr. Walt Tribley. Action came with passage of a resolution in an emergency meeting of the trustees Wednesday night. Trustees Chair Walt Wragge read the resolution, which grants Dr. Tribley temporary authority to act…

COVID-19 Cases Up to 10 in Sheridan County

March 31, 2020 Pat Blair

Four new cases of the COVID-19 virus have been confirmed in the area, two in Sheridan County and two in Johnson County. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in Sheridan County to 10. According to the Sheridan County Incident Management Team, the two Johnson County cases appear to…

Two New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Area

March 28, 2020 Pat Blair

The Sheridan County Incident Management Team has been notified of two new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus in the area. One case is a Sheridan County resident who is at home in isolation and being monitored by Sheridan County Public Health. The other case is a Johnson County resident.…

Sheridan College Classes to be Taught Online

March 25, 2020 Pat Blair

Classes in the Northern Wyoming Community College District – which is Sheridan and Gillette colleges and the Johnson County campus – will move to online and other alternative teaching methods starting April 6. That’s the end of the extended spring break. According to a news release from the district, students…

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Bighorn National Forest Postpones Planned Prescribed Fires

March 24, 2020 Pat Blair

The Bighorn National Forest has postponed all new ignitions for prescribed fire until further notice. The decision to temporarily postpone ignitions was announced Tuesday and is to prevent any effects from smoke that might further worsen conditions for those who are at risk. In addition, the postponement reduces exposure from…

College District Extends Spring Break

March 14, 2020 Pat Blair

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Northern Wyoming Community College has extended the spring break for Sheridan and Gillette colleges and the Johnson County campus. The regularly scheduled break starts Monday and would continue through March 19, but College District President Dr. Walt Tribley said the campuses will be closed…