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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 …
Tull water tower pump hot topic for Council
A discussion about the Highway 190 water tower pump took up much of the Oct. 2 Tull City Council meeting.
Yellowjacket band celebrates 100 years of making music
The Sheridan School District’s Yellowjacket Band program has been making music for 100 years as of the 2023-2024 school year. Comprised of approximately 375 students this year, the band program has grown by leaps and bounds over the past century, and now consists of students in grades 6-12 and includes …
Exchange student returns for visit, cross out bucket list item
Yannick Reich, a former, exchange student to Sheridan, often revisits Sheridan spending time with his host family continuing a bucket list he created while residing in Sheridan as an exchange student, a list encouraged by his host to try new things and be open minded to new things.
GCCT to present “Sherlock Holmes”
Built in the 1930s Lancaster Hall was originally First Christian Church, but due to a dwindling congregation and the toll the COVID pandemic took on the world, the church board decided to donate it to the Grant County Community, who renamed the building Lancaster Hall after the family who graciously …
W.A. Arena hosts U.S. Team Penning Assn. event
The newly constructed W.A. arena hosted its first big horse event this past weekend with the United States Team Penning Association with nearly a dozen states represented and top riders competing to earn their way to the finals.
City and county officials discuss dogs with concerned citizens
What to do with the dogs? Dogs were the topic at a joint meeting on Sept. 20 composed of both city and county officials set up to hear comments from area residents concerning the local dog shelter and lack of shelter for the county.
