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Sheridan Memorial Hospital continues to evaluate facilities and the needs of patients. (Photo by Pat Blair) The Sheridan Memorial Hospital Foundation is excited to announce its Transforming Transitional Care Campaign. A Transitional Care Unit (TCU) is a recuperative and supportive place to heal following an injury, surgery, or serious illness. From changes to one’s daily schedule to the adjustments necessary to return home – the care team of nurses, doctors, and therapists manage transition...

Sheridan’s Rotary Club is taking a lead role in restoring the old locomotive in Rotary Park at the intersection of Fifth Street and Broadway. Rotarian Pete Olson explained what will be done. He said last

(Photo from Sheridan Media files) In announcing the partnership to re-open Sheridan College’s Agri-Park earlier this week, Billy Craft, who’s president of the Sheridan WYO Rodeo board, said he expects the facility to operate as a carbon copy of what it was before the shutdown last year. That operation will include rentals for individuals, small groups and events when the facility isn’t being used by Sheridan College’s rodeo teams. Zane Garstad, vice president of the rodeo board and ma...

College President Dr. Walt Tribley, left, and WYO Rodeo President Billy Craft, right, have announced the re-opening of Sheridan Colleges Agri-Park. (Photo by Pat Blair) Sheridan College and the Sheridan WYO Rodeo board have partnered to re-open the college’s AgriPark to the public. The facility north of Sheridan has been closed to the public since July 2 following budget cuts in the wake of a statewide fiscal crisis for Wyoming’s community colleges. The partnership and the re-opening of t...

VW independent/submitted information Van Wert police are seeking information on a man who broke into the Pak-A-Sak convenience store on North Washington Street and stole several items from the store. Suspect full-length Pak-A-Sak suspect According to surveillance video from the store, a white male rode from north of the store to the building at 11:36 p.m. Thursday. He then parked the bike on the east side of the store and first checked the back door to see if it was unlocked before going around...

Nearly 200 people, many carrying signs, marched in Sheridan Friday night to protest the death of George Floyd. (Photo from Sheridan Media files) Sheridan Media continues the look at the year now drawing to a close. Sheridan Media reporter Pat Blair reviews the events of this past summer. Although COVID-19 was dampening public gatherings, the death of a man in Minneapolis, Minn., in May brought at least 200 Sheridan residents together on June 5 in a march to protest the killing of 46-year-old Ge...

Library board members named the new Tongue Riber Branch Library manager Monday. (Photo from Sheridan Media files) Zac Smiley, who’s the library assistant at the Tongue River Branch Library in Ranchester, has been promoted to the library’s branch manager. Action took place in a special meeting of the Sheridan County Library System board Monday night. Cameron Duff, who’s director of the library system, said Smiley replaces Connie Fiedor, who is retiring effective Wednesday. Duff noted the ...

VW independent/submitted information A Van Wert County man faces a number of charges related to an attempt to flee and damage to headstones in Woodland Cemetery. Donald O’Day Donald O’Day, 44, a resident of Tully Township, was charged with failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a felony of the third degree; operating a vehicle while impaired, his fourth OVI in the past 20 years; and vandalism, a felony of the fifth degree, as well as several traffic citations. Accord...

Sheridan Area Searxh and Rescue and the Sheridan Dog and Cat Shelter received donations from Century 21 Friday. (Photo by Pat Blair) Century 21 BHJ Realty donated checks of over $1,200 each to the Sheridan Dog and Cat Shelter and Sheridan Area Search and Rescue Friday at the Century 21 offices. Bruce Garber, who’s broker/owner of the company, said the donations come from Century 21 agents. He said everyone in the company can submit the name of a nonprofit organization they believe should be ...

Compass received a check for $3,500 Thursday compliments of students in a leadership class a Sheridan Junior High School. (Phoro by 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 the program, said the class allows students to develop leadership skills while doing service-learning projects using a...