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Sheridan, Wyoming Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey there, Sheridan! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Sheridan College’s new budget affect staff pay and facilities?
  • How a revived state fund could finally fix Gulch Road water.
  • When can you hit the Sheridan WYO Rodeo carnival this year?

Also on today's calendar: Untapped Homebrew Festival and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Why did the barn collapse? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Warmer; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 75, low: 48.
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 72 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Sheridan College Working On Budget For FY '27 (sheridanmedia.com) — Sheridan College is moving toward final approval of a nearly $40.2 million FY ’27 budget that includes a surplus and pay raises for full-time faculty and other staff. President Walter Tribley says strong state support, efficiencies, and enrollment growth leave the college in solid shape, with funding also set aside to advance the new Sheridan College Johnson County building.
   

2. Resurrecting countywide consensus funding program could help offset infrastructure costs (wyomingnews.com) — State lawmakers are weighing a revived countywide consensus funding program that could steer millions toward Sheridan County infrastructure, including long-delayed water projects. Sheridan County Commission Chair Christi Haswell says longer timelines to use state grants are crucial, citing Gulch Road residents’ long-running water quality problems and a lost construction season after a federal shutdown.
   

3. Sheridan WYO Rodeo Board: Carnival and Vendors (sheridanmedia.com subscription) — Families in Sheridan can look forward to the WYO Rodeo carnival returning to the Sheridan County Fairgrounds July 8–11, running from 5 p.m. to midnight. Organized by board member Austin Reutzel and Dreamland Carnival Company, the midway will feature rides, games, and food vendors that complement the PRCA rodeo, Indian Relay races, and other Rodeo Week traditions residents enjoy.
   

4. Lawrence Small (sheridanmedia.com) — Longtime Sheridan resident Lawrence “Larry” Small, a 1956 Sheridan High graduate and Navy veteran, built a life of service, coaching, and entrepreneurship that many locals will remember. After running Small’s Ice Cream Shop in Kendrick Park, he and his family operated seven Burger King restaurants in Sheridan and other Wyoming towns before selling in 2005; he requested cremation and no service.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was un-stable. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Sheridan

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Sheridan

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.