Community Event in Sheridan County
Sage grouse working group meeting in Gillette
Staff Reports | The Sheridan Press
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- The Northeast Local Sage Grouse Working Group will discuss project funding allocation at its next meeting Wednesday in Gillette.
- The meeting will begin at 12 p.m. in the Peregrine Global Services Office, located at 640 North Highway 14/16.
- Each is composed of citizens representing various stakeholder groups interested in sage grouse conservation and associated land management issues.
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Local gardeners, entities partner to combat food insecurity
By Joseph Beaudet
Community Support in Sheridan County
Residents receive 10 times the services than they pay for
Carrie Haderlie | The Sheridan Press
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- For every dollar in taxes paid by an average family of four in county, the same family receives $10.31 in services from the state, city, county and school district.
- A new online calculator released by the Wyoming Taxpayers Association as a part of its “Cowboy Family” report will calculate the individual benefits the Wyoming tax structure provides to each state resident, based on residents’ specific data.
- People feel residential property taxes going up, and they wonder where that (money) is going. This is the perfect time for us to roll out the Cowboy Family report,” Ashley Harpstreith, executive director of the Wyoming Taxpayers Association, said in an interview with The Sheridan Press.
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Artist Sucess in Sheridan County
Living the dream: Punchy Pottery owner shows western style in her work
Hector Martinez | Education Reporter
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- Rosalez has been told she can’t make art for a living. She is now the owner of Punchy Pottery.
- Punchy Pottery specializes in western-inspired pots made by Rosalez and was established in 2022.
- She sells her pieces online and has been able to sell her work to customers nationwide.
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Local Government in Sheridan
Republicans review legislative session, look ahead to election
Joseph Beaudet | Education Reporter
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- Sheridan County Republicans reviewed the Wyoming Legislature’s 2024 session and looked ahead to the 2024 elections during a public forum hosted by the local party Thursday.
- “We did not do anything on property tax reform,” Jennings said.
- “We just did a dirty Band-Aid… with the four or five (bills signed). We locked in historically high levels.”
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