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Shooting. The kids are front and center by design. Handful of teens from Stoneman Douglas high school in florida. They have the right to their views, obviously. This is a given. This is one of the rare shows that support the rights of people we disagree with to talk. But the rest of us also have rights including the right to assess what they are saying and decide whether or not weather it ought to become law to which we are subject. These are not religious figures. We nor not the faithful. We ar...

At the Tuesday, Dec. 19, SCSD#1 Board of Trustees meeting, Tongue River Elementary Principal Ryan Fuhrman and Slack Teacher Ashlee Gorham, gave a slide presentation to the board about Slack School, a one room school that is outside of Parkman, Wyoming and is a part of SCSD#1. Fuhrman said the fir

Slack School In nearly every Wyoming Legislative session, the question of school consolidation comes up. But it is hardly a new idea. In the Sheridan Post on Jan 12, 1906, there is this article: County High School Movement Started with a View to Establishing Such an Institution; Some of the Be

Slack School SCSD #1 At one time, when Sheridan County was just beginning to be settled, there were numerous one-room schoolhouses scattered throughout the frontier, serving the ranchers and homesteader families. At one time there were 37 separate school districts in Sheridan County. Today, th

Eva McCrary with students inside the Little Blue School The Little Blue School House in Ranchester gives students a look at what it was like to go to school in the early days of Sheridan County. According to the book, “The Little Blue School,” written by Frances Stall Husdale and Audrey M. Kle

At one time, when Sheridan County was just beginning to be settled, there were numerous one-room schoolhouses scattered throughout the frontier, serving the ranchers and homesteader families. At one time there were 37 separate school districts in Sheridan County. Today, the only one room school i

Pete Hager and Pete Kilbride share the stage Pete Hager, Ranchester, gave a talk to a large crowd on Monday night, Jan. 10, about the past schools in the Tongue River Area. Pete Kilbride, Superintendent of School District #1, introduced Hager and spoke about the schools today. Hager displayed a c

Clint Krumm and Carol Garber Slack School, WSBA resolutions, the annual audit and reorganization of the board were on the agenda at the Tuesday, Dec. 14, SCSD#1 school board meeting in Ranchester. Anne Griffin, Slack School Principal and Brooke Johnson, teacher, presented a slide show of what

Someone Did Something About It  Some resident recently got an idea to put out some custom spray painted coroplast signs that warn drivers of the potholes ahead. They used white signs with black lettering, and a few different descriptive names for the potholes to keep it interesting. Once you start down the part of the road not maintained by the city of Lufkin, you are greeted by a sign that sets you up for what is to come. Ruff Road. Work Has Already Started  When I went by the area this mo...

Voting for the new Mayor is just some of the things on the ballot.