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An application for a subdivision permit for property owned by LJ Wright Ironworks & Design, Inc. has been approved by the Sheridan County Commission. The 6.44-acre previously un-platted property is zoned C-1 Commercial, and the application proposes the creation of two lots about 650 feet south of the Sheridan City limits. County Planner Mark Reid explained further. According to discussions, the property is served by SAWS water and Southside Sewer, which made the DEQ water/septic study unnecessa...

Sheridan County’s Commissioners have approved a preliminary plat for a subdivision within the Powder Horn Ranch II PUD. The proposal is to build 73 new residential lots and eight out-lots in the currently un-platted 75.58-acre property. County Planner Mark Reid explained two variance requests with the application . Commissioner Lonnie Wright and Sheriff Allen Thompson, when asked by the commissioners how they felt about the proposed street name change, said in an emergency situation, it could...

Top 10 Athletes that Played at CSU We all know that Colorado State University has racked up a lot of accomplishments in the lab, on the sports field and in the classroom. But today, I want to focus on some of the greatest sportsmen and women who’ve come out of the college – And there are a lot of them. It doesn’t even matter that that we haven’t won a showdown against a particular gold-and-black school since 2014, because these athletes have been killing the game since the 1930s. First ...

SAWS board members voted to switch back to monthly meetings in the first meeting presided over by new Chair Christi Haswell. (Photo from Sheridan Media files) The Sheridan Area Water Supply Joint Powers Board in the first meeting of this year voted Wednesday night to go back to monthly meetings. Christi Haswell, newly elected board chair, said the board voted in October to meet quarterly, but found themselves having more frequent special meetings. In other matters, the board welcomed new Count...

Barbara Faye “Nan” Johnson, 74, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020. The family has entrusted Heartland Funeral and Cremations with arrangements.  Condolences to the family can be left at www.heartlndfuneralhome.net. She was born February 2, 1946 to RV and Geraldine Fuqua.  She earned a Licensed Vocational Nursing Certificate and spent most of her life caring for others. Barbara married Jimmy Johnson in 2010.  She professed her love for Christ at an early age.  She was an activ...

Sheridan County’s Commissioners voted to approve the holiday and other closures for the coming 2021 calendar year, and also voted to approve the assignments to boards, commissions and committees for each county commissioner. The closures are typical, including Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and Memorial Day, but includes Sheridan’s traditional closure for the Sheridan WYO Rodeo. The commissioners approved board memberships and liaison positions for various entities such as the SAWS Joint P...

Mike Nickel attended his final meeting as a Sheridan County Commissioner Tuesday, and was honored by his fellow commissioners with a number of gifts, presented by Chairman Nick Siddle. Nickel was presented with a card and a certificate from the commissioners and a plaque from the Wyoming County Commissioners Association. Lonnie Wright was elected to the county commission and will assume the seat vacated by Nickel in January. In other announcements, Red Grade Road has closed for the season as of...