New COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sheridan County

New COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sheridan County

July 13, 2020 Pat Blair

Six more positive COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Sheridan County since last Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 25. Four cases were confirmed on Monday. According to information

UW Extension communications, technology office receives honors

July 13, 2020 Pat Blair

Entries from the University of Wyoming Extension’s Office of Communications and Technology recently received honors from the Association for Communication Excellence. A photo of the draft horse team of Pistol and Pete took two gold

Assessment continues at old Acme Power Plant

July 10, 2020 Pat Blair

Assessment work continues at the old Acme Power Plant, but Carrie Rogaczewski said most of the field work outside the facility is now complete. Rogaczewski is manager of the Sheridan County Conservation District, which owns

Proposed immunization changes withdrawn

July 10, 2020 Pat Blair

The Wyoming Department of Health has withdrawn a set of proposed changes to the Wyoming Immunization Program administrative rules. Authorities said in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic response, they determined that a portion of

School District 1 trustees to consider calendar change next week

July 9, 2020 Pat Blair

Sheridan County School District 1 trustees will consider a change in the district’s calendar when they meet next week, to accommodate a basketball tournament. School District Superintendent Pete Kilbride said Big Horn High School will

College to host ‘Walk-in Wednesdays’

July 9, 2020 Pat Blair

Starting next week, students entering Sheridan College in the fall will have a chance to drop by the college without an appointment to register for classes and work with enrollment counselors to prepare for the

County budget hearing set for July 20

July 9, 2020 Pat Blair

Sheridan County commissioners will convene a public hearing at 5 p.m. July 20 to present the budget for the fiscal year that started on July 1. The hearing is open to all county residents and

Conservation District adopts budget

July 8, 2020 Pat Blair

Sheridan County Conservation District supervisors have adopted a budget of just over $1 million for the fiscal year that started on July 1. District Manager Carrie Rogaczewski said in fact the budget includes a little

County implements partial fire restrictions

July 7, 2020 Pat Blair

Sheridan County commissioners have implemented partial fire restrictions due to critical fire conditions in the county. Action was taken on the recommendations of County Fire Warden Chris Thomas and rural fire department chiefs, and the

Big Horn Fireworks Show called ‘great event’

July 7, 2020 Pat Blair

An estimated 5,000 to 7,000 people attended the Fourth of July Fireworks Show at Big Horn, and while the numbers were down some from past years, Ed Hawkinson said the show was a truly great

Options under consideration for Gillette College

July 6, 2020 Pat Blair

Less than a week after college board trustees rejected an offer by the Gillette College Foundation joint powers board to fund athletics at the college, Foundation Board President David Horning said he knows groups are

Blood draws scheduled in Ranchester, Dayton

July 6, 2020 Pat Blair

Community blood draws are scheduled in Ranchester and Dayton later this month. The Ranchester draw will be on July 29 from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Tongue River Valley Community Center. In Dayton, the

Fireworks pop Saturday night at Big Horn

July 3, 2020 Pat Blair

The annual Fourth of July Fireworks event will be Saturday night at the Big Horn Equestrian Center. This is the 32nd year for the show, which is also a fundraiser for the Big Horn Lions

Gillette College Foundation offers to fund discontinued programs in Gillette

July 3, 2020 Pat Blair

Among those appearing before Northern Wyoming Community College District trustees in their budget hearing earlier this week was David Horning, president of the Gillette College Foundation. But rather than asking college district trustees to reconsider

Works by Borein, Gollings featured in show at Brinton

July 2, 2020 Pat Blair

Nearly 40 works by well-known artists Edward Borein and Bill Gollings will be featured in a show starting Saturday at the Brinton Museum just outside Big Horn. Highlighting prints, drawings and paintings from the museum’s