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College District announces Excellence Award recipients

January 19, 2021 Pat Blair

The Northern Wyoming Community College District has announced the eight 2020 Excellence Award winners at Sheridan and Gillette colleges. Each year, one classified employee, professional employee, faculty member and student at each college is selected

New meat company opens, first beef going to The Food Group

January 8, 2021 Pat Blair

There’s a new company in town, and it’s serving up meat. Taylor Kerns, who co-owns the Western Heritage Meat Company with his wife, Cathryn, said the company is already certified for USDA slaughter and plans

Students donate $3,500 to benefit students, parents

December 17, 2020 Pat Blair

Students in a new leadership class at Sheridan Junior High School have raised over $3,500 to benefit other students and families through the Compass Center for Families parent liaison program. Richelle Frankovic), who’s instructor for

Formation of separate college seen as ‘good investment for future’

November 30, 2020 Pat Blair

The formation of a separate college district for Gillette could be a good investment for Wyoming’s future. That was the word from Dr. Walt Tribley, president of the Northern Wyoming Community College District. Speaking at

Sheridan College buildings named for donors

November 17, 2020 Pat Blair

Sheridan College’s new Health Sciences building and a portion of the building dedicated to dental hygiene have been named in honor of the major donors to the projects. Action came during a meeting of the

Hospital’s goal to slow COVID transmission rate

November 10, 2020 Pat Blair

The goal of Sheridan Memorial Hospital is to slow the transmission rate of COVID-19 in Sheridan County. That was part of what Hospital CEO Mike McCafferty talked about in Tuesday’s Legislative Forum. McCafferty told Sheridan

‘Brinton 101’ now on exhibit

November 9, 2020 Pat Blair

“The Brinton 101” small works show is up for viewing again this year at the Brinton Museum just outside Big Horn. Barbara McNab, who’s the museum’s curator of exhibitions, said this is the seventh year

Absentee voting sets record in Sheridan County

November 3, 2020 Pat Blair

By shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday, nearly 7,800 absentee ballots had been returned to the office of Sheridan County Clerk Eda Schunk Thompson. Thompson said that included both ballots returned by mail and those cast

RENEW sets up haunted house for clients

October 30, 2020 Pat Blair

Shrieks and scary sounds filled the air in RENEW Friday as the organization’s clients were escorted through a haunted house set up for their entertainment. Ghosts and goblins, witches and other ghoulies waited to greet