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The Sheridan County Water Supply Report is slated to be followed by a series of regular reports that analyze the hydrological conditions in Sheridan County and the surrounding area. A survey that SCLT conducted earlier this year indicated that there's a need for more publicly available information about water and drought and how this information can inform decisions made in the community.
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A Sheridan County school principal is seeking to end corporal punishment in Wyoming’s public schoolsJeff Jones is the principal at Tongue River Middle School in Ranchester and is advocating for the removal of corporal punishment for Wyoming's 48 school districts and ending the legal protection of it by the state. Wyoming is currently one of 19 states that protect the practice in public schools.
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The partnership between Campbell County Health (CCH) and Sheridan Memorial Hospital was agreed to this week. Emergency medical services will begin under the new agreement on Nov. 19, which forms Wyoming Regional EMS, an LLC that will be funded by both entities but managed by CCH. This comes as many rural EMS providers nationwide are struggling financially and often find themselves short-staffed to meet demand.
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"Celebrate the Arts" was launched about 20 years ago as a sculpture-based event but has since branched out to include the literary, visual, and performing arts. They've attracted hundreds of people each year and are hosted at sites throughout the county. The festivities begin Thursday, Aug. 25 and run through Sunday, Aug. 28.
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George Ostrom served in the U.S. Army in France and a short time in Germany during WWI, sketching scenes that he encountered in combat as well as behind the lines. He lived most of his life in Sheridan and was actively involved in veterans affairs and had a career as a commercial artist, wolf hunter, and conservation advocate in later years. Some credit him with the iconic bucking horse image that's been featured on Wyoming license plates since the mid-1930s.
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Rent and housing prices, and property values are continuing to increase though there remains a relative shortage of housing options for many. New tiered housing, marketed to those with lower, middle, and upper incomes, is aimed at alleviating this shortage. A third party study that was released earlier this year indicated that 990 new housing units will be required to meet the housing demand over the next decade.
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After 35 years at the Big Horn Equestrian Center near Big Horn, this year's show will join forces with the annual Fourth of July display at Devils Tower. Several thousand attendees come each year to see fireworks light up the night sky in Crook County while donating thousands of dollars to the local fire department and EMS.
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The Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) addresses E. coli impairments in the watershed. The goal of the document is to establish a plan such that the Tongue River and the tributaries can be removed from the list of impaired waterways. The public can comment on the TMDL through July 8.
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Events will consist of a tour of the campus grounds, a behind-the-scenes look at artist’s studio spaces, preview the Ucross Foundation Art Gallery, in addition to a picnic and pizza outside the Big Red Ranch House. This is only the second time Ucross has opened their facilities to the public in four decades.
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The call could potentially disrupt water storage reservoirs in the Big Horn Mountains designed for irrigation and municipal water use for the City of Sheridan. However, the current call may be lifted after recent snows, rain, and increased temperatures increase river flows and fill the reservoir. More precipitation is also forecast for the area in the near future.