LOCAL
Prayer at Sheridan Board meetings challenged by national group
The Sheridan School Board meetings have a tradition of being opened by a prayer from a student within the district, but recently that activity has been called into question for being unconstitutional.
Angels Tree program underway
Cooler weather brings about the holiday season. With Christmas coming into focus, the Family Resource Center has kicked off its annual Angels Tree program, to aid Grant County families in need during the holiday season by helping fill local children’s Christmas wishes.
Westmoreland resides over last meeting
The Grant County Quorum Court met Oct. 16 for its regular scheduled monthly meeting at the Grant County Courthouse. All justices were present.
Board recognizes SSD principals
This past Monday saw the monthly school board meeting at East End Middle School. The meeting held several highlights, the first of which was the district principals being recognized by superintendent Dr. Karla Neathery in honor of October being principal appreciation month.
Pound seeing improvements, volunteers needed
Dogs are said to be man’s best friend. They’re there for us when we need them offering friendship and comfort and unconditional love and loyalty, but right now there are many at the Sheridan Animal Control Center that need us to be there for them.
Local artist earns state awards in wildlife stamp competitions
Encouraged by family as a youth, local artist Chris Goins has become an award-winning wildlife painter earning multiple awards and mentions in state wildlife stamp competitions.
Local arts, crafts fair looking forward to growth
Arts and crafts and unique items can sometimes be harder to find, but not so much anymore in Sheridan with the monthly crafters fair at the Sheridan Recreation Center. With the holiday season upon us, it is a perfect time to check out the Small Town Crafts and More events.
Keep Sheridan Beautiful event collects nearly 1,000 lbs. of recyclable waste
Over two dozen local residents armed with gloves, trash bags and brooms took to the city streets Saturday picking up trash and collecting nearly 1,000 pounds of waste including recyclable waste in an effort to clean up Sheridan.
Volunteers hit the streets Saturday to Keep Sheridan Beautiful
Enjoy a cleaner, more beautiful community? Need community service hours? The annual Keep Sheridan Beautiful event will take place on Oct. 14 with many volunteers spending the morning picking up trash and cleaning up the community.
Police chief says it may be time for officer wage increases
Police Chief Jason Teague told the Sheridan City Council it may be time to look at increasing the wages for police officers.
Fall Carnival set for Oct. 28
Ghosts and goblins, princesses and princes, witches and warlocks, fairies and ogres…it’s that time of year again. The Grant County Fall Carnival is set to host children and families on Oct. 28 with a variety of trunk or treating, games, costume contests and much more.
Haunted House benefiting women’s shelter opens Oct. 20
In the spirit of community service local industry, Nucor, is giving back to the Grant County community by taking over this year’s haunted house that benefits the local women’s shelter, Keeping the Faith.
Sheridan lagging behind financially
At the September meeting of the Sheridan School Board, Chief Financial Officer Cris Bolin presented the group with her monthly report.
40th Annual Timberfest draws record crowd
The 40th annual Timberfest is in the books, and one could say it was a great success! This year’s event had a huge turnout of over 15,000 attendees, according to estimated numbers, and a 22 percent increase in vendor booths with a total of 160 set up around the courthouse …
