Hugh Cook

The 8-1 vote against an appeal to remove two books on LGBTQ issues from the Kelly Walsh High School library. This comes after a committee tasked with reviewing the books recommended they be kept in the collection in September, prompting the appeal. Some parents and community members have attended school board meetings for about a year demanding the removal of books they often claim are pornographic or sexually explicit. The board also approved stricter requirements for purchasing controversial materials in the future.

The Sheridan County Fairgrounds will be the new host of the event, which was previously held on Broadway Street since it's inception in 2019. The move comes amid some safety concerns in addition to strategic and weather-related advantages that the fairgrounds present in hosting it.

The 2024 International Pathfinder Camporee, also known as Camporee, is a major gathering held every five years by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Gillette was selected to host the event early last year, which will bring more than 50,000 people for a week in August 2024 and again in 2029. An amphitheater is currently under construction near the Cam-plex that will accommodate attendees.

Hole in the Wall Coffee Company hosts the group, which serves participants from Gillette, Wright, and Moorcroft. Local businesses are also involved with providing prizes, giveaways, and even drinks for those involved.

Open Spaces show rundown for November 18, 2022

The Ford Wyoming Center in Casper hosted the 2022 Honest Amish National Beard and Moustache Championships, an event that celebrates facial hair, on Nov. 12. They combined it with Casper’s annual Booze and Bacon Festival, and the combination attracted hundreds of attendees.

The boost in pay for 277 employees comes after the county conducted a wage study and found they were paying less than the private sector, other counties of similar size, and city governments for their job titles within the market. All eligible part and full-time county employees are receiving a Christmas bonus of $650.

Pivot Prosthetics & Orthotics hosts events and activities for those who use prosthetics as well as social connections for others who are in similar situations. Their adaptive mobility group uses activities such as archery in addition to social events that offer community and encouragement adapting to life with these devices.

Tellabration!, an event offered by the National Storytelling Network, is being presented for the first time in Sheridan County on Nov. 19. Eight storytellers from the county and beyond will join those in 40 states and countries in the initiative that promotes and encourages local voices to share their stories through the art of storytelling.

The Education Recovery Scorecard is a joint research effort between Harvard and Stanford universities to measure the educational progress that students was lost or gained during the pandemic. Twenty nine states and Washington, D.C. have been ranked. Future research will focus on the effects of other factors that may have played a role, such as infection rates and how long schools were closed to in-person learning.