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Tuesday’s Sheridan County Commission meeting was moved to the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds to accommodate those interested in discussing and offering public comment on the application for a permit for the proposed Sheridan Solar project. The project, if approved by the county, would construct a 96-acre 20-megawatt commercial solar energy facility on a 163-acre parcel owned by Cameron Forbes off of Swaim Road between Sheridan and Big Horn. More than a dozen people spoke during the public he...

After the vote, Chairman Siddle thanked the commissioners for their vote of confidence for another year. The commission also voted to approve the reappointment of Andrew Cassiday to the Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control Board for another 4-year term beginning January 1 st, 2021. And finally they announced the closure of the courthouse on Monday, January 18 th for the observance of Wyoming Equality Day.

Posted On 0 likes 2 min Governor Mark Gordon has unveiled the Community Charitable Relief Program, which provides grant funding to nonprofit organizations that have provided public assistance or seen a decline in donations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor has allocated more than $12.1 million in CARES Act funding to Wyoming counties and tribal governments for the program. All decisions on funding will be made at the local level, with county commissioners and tribal governments place...

Assuming President Trump signs the new CARES Act bill into law, Sheridan County expects to get just over $600,000 in additional funds from the federal program. County Commission Chairman Nick Siddle said commissioners learned about the new funds Monday and, believing they had to take action before Dec. 30, called an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss disposition of the money. But Siddle said the latest word is that the states and counties will have until March 1 to allocate the funds. Siddl...

Sheridan County is accepting applications for the Community Charitable Relief Fund, a program designed to allow nonprofit organizations to seek reimbursement for expenses relating to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Nonprofit organizations, including churches, that qualify as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code can seek reimbursement of expenditures related to providing goods, services or payment to the public, The program rolled out of Governor ...

County Administrative Director Renee Obermueller spoke to the commission about the report. Commission Chair Nick Siddle thanked the staff for Doing an outstanding job that keeps the county “on he straight and narrow.” Commissioner Terry Cram echoed his thoughts, saying. “we take this ‘matter of factly’ that this is gonna be the way it is every year. Believe me, it wasn’t always this way. We really appreciate the job that Renee and everyone involved in this does to take care of us.�...

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...