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Frackelton’s Reopens For 10-Year Anniversary

News – Sheridan Media A popular downtown Sheridan restaurant has reopened in time for its decennial. After a 4 ½ month hiatus due to a fire, Frackelton’s reopened its doors on Tuesday (January 31st) to dining customers. A fire in the back part of the restaurant in September, forced the short-term closure of the restaurant, …

January 31, 2023

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Broncos Get Their Head Coach, Conference Championship Recap, and Teegate!

News – Sheridan Media Welcome to the Weekend Sports Wrap! This week we recap the conference championship games from the weekend, and take a look at the 49ers and Bengals financials for this upcoming offseason, should the Niners take a shot at Tom Brady? How will the Bengals make up for their imminent losses in …

January 31, 2023

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Book on Jim Gatchell Museum to be Released February 20

News – Sheridan Media A local history book about the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum will be released on Monday, February 20, according to a release from Arcadia Publishing. The new book, written by Museum Educator Jennifer Romanoski, follows the histroy of the museum from its inception when Jim Gatchell opened his pharmacy in 1900, collecting …

January 31, 2023

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Crago Tries Keeping Open Mind Before Voting in Legislature

News – Sheridan Media In his weekly discussion with Sheridan Media, State Representative Barry Crago said in preparing for bills that he tries not to get too far ahead of himself, studying what may be voted on the next day as opposed to spending a lot of time beforehand and then having to refresh his …

January 31, 2023

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JCHC Board Approves QAPI Plan

News – Sheridan Media The hospital board of trustees for the Johnson County Healthcare Center, at their regular meeting last week, voted to approve and accept the proposed Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) program. According to discussions at the meeting, it is a program that needs to ba adopted annually. Laurie Hansen, Director of

January 31, 2023

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Lummis Reintroduces Legislation to Support Wyoming Ranchers and Promote Wyoming Beef

News – Sheridan Media U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined a number of her colleagues in the Senate in reintroducing the American Beef Labeling Act, which would reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef. The bill would amend the American Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish country of origin labeling requirements for

January 31, 2023

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Wyoming High School Graduation Rates Decrease During 2021-22 School Year

News – Sheridan Media For the first time in eight years, the Wyoming High School graduation rate dropped, but the Wyoming Department of Education the rate remains to be strong. The Department says the state graduation rate for the 2021-22 school year was at 81.8%, which is down from 82.4% the year before. The last …

January 31, 2023

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Social media scam targets young adults

News – Sheridan Media A new scam targeting young men and women has begun to make the rounds in Sheridan County. While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, Sheridan County Sheriff Levi Domiguez and Undersheriff Lieutenant Devearux Johnson spoke on the techniques used by the scammers to blackmail younger residents through social media

January 31, 2023

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The Sheridan AARP Community Action Team: Fun with a purpose

News – Sheridan Media While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, Executive Board Member AARP Volunteer Clarence Montano and Sheridan Community Action Team AARP Volunteer Jerry Edwards told listeners a little about the AARP Community Action Team.  The team is a group of Sheridan County residents that work to connect with Sheridan Region

January 31, 2023

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Wyoming Crypto Bank’s Federal Reserve Application Denied

News – Sheridan Media The Federal Reserve Board has denied a Wyoming cryptocurrency bank’s application for Federal Reserve System membership, officials announced Friday (January 27th), dealing a setback to the crypto industry’s attempts to build acceptance in mainstream U.S. banking. Many in crypto have been looking to Cheyenne-based Custodia Bank’s

January 31, 2023

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