The Sheridan Press names community room after Moats

SHERIDAN (WNE) — The Sheridan Press office dedicated its newly available community room by honoring its namesake June 26.

The Moats Community Room is a conference room available for rental in The Sheridan Press building. The room itself served as the publisher’s office for decades before being remodeled into a conference room available for rent by anyone in the community for a variety of uses.

The room was named after retired journalist and attorney Bruce Moats, who led The Sheridan Press to a Deming Cup — which recognizes the top daily newspaper in the state of Wyoming — before becoming an attorney and serving the Wyoming Press Association.

Moats represented multiple state newspapers in lawsuits to fight for transparency of public agencies.

Before the room dedication, Moats and his wife, Cec — also a former Press photographer and Wyoming Press Association employee — trained current Press staff on public records and open meetings laws.

This story was published on July 1, 2024.