Sheridan County School District No. 2 trustees approve agenda, policies and scholarships; vote to replace totaled bus

Sheridan County School District No. 2 trustees approved the meeting agenda and a series of routine and substantive items at their public meeting, including first- and second-reading policy actions, recommendations to increase several Memorial Fund scholarships, and authorization to replace a school bus declared a total loss after an accident.

The board, led by Chairman Raider, approved the agenda and later carried motions to approve a consent agenda, multiple policy updates on first and second reading, Memorial Fund scholarship recommendations for 2025–26, and the purchase of a replacement bus after a district vehicle was totaled in a September collision. Most votes were taken by voice; the transcript records the outcome as "motion carries" after aye/no voice calls.

The Memorial Fund motion included a recommendation to raise the largest Stegnes scholarship awards to…