News – Sheridan Media The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded almost $38.6 million in contracts for seven Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its January 19 regular business meeting. The commission awarded a $10.7 million bid to Simon Contractors based out of Cheyenne for a project involving paving, concrete surfacing,

News – Sheridan Media Cryptocurrency was a topic of discussion during a recent ZOOM call with U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has more. Regulating Cryptocurrencies Senator Lummis said one of her priorities this year will be to once again introduce the Responsible Financial Innovation Act with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of

News – Sheridan Media The University of Wyoming has announced a team of UW students is one of seven student teams selected to advance to the second phase of NASA’s 2023 Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (NExT) engineering design challenge. According to the university, seven undergraduate students in the UW College of Engineering and

News – Sheridan Media Wyoming 211 provides residents with information, referrals and support regarding health and social services in partnership with communities. The idea behind 211 is simple: to create an easy to remember number that can provide help and information to those in crisis outside of the emergency calls taken by 911.  Director of …

News – Sheridan Media The Museum at the Bighorns closed its doors for the season but will open again on March 1.  With only two full-time employees – Executive Director Danielle Stuckle and Collections Manager Jessica Salzman, the museum relies greatly upon its board members to assist during the closure to reset permanent exhibits and …

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan County’s Commissioners have approved a Lot Size Variance for Community Impact, LLC on a parcel located at 28 Brayton Lane in Sheridan County, in the Guy Wood Ranch Subdivision. According to the staff report from the county public works department, the applicant wishes to reduce the current 3.6-acre parcel to …

News – Sheridan Media The Buffalo City Council approved and accepted a contract concerning City Attorney Dennis Kirven for his services to the city. Mayor Shane Schrader explains why the contract was needed. Dennis Kirven was appointed as city attorney when Ben Kirven was appointed by Governor Mark Gordon to become the District Court Judge …

News – Sheridan Media State Representative Barry Crago (R-Johnson, Sheridan Counties) is in Cheyenne for the legislative session, and recently spoke with Sheridan Media giving in the first of weekly updates on what is happening in the legislature. He spoke about the significant surplus in funds the state has seen due to higher oil, gas, …

News – Sheridan Media Although most people start seeds indoors to get a head start on Wyoming’s short growing season, Master Gardener Val Burgess presented a talk at the Sheridan Fulmer Public Library on Thursday, Jan. 19, about winter sowing, starting seeds outdoors during the winter instead of indoors in early spring. Davidoff said using this

News – Sheridan Media The ghosts and/or spirits of Clarene Law, Leland Christensen, Hank Coe, and Jim Angell seem omnipresent when I think of the Wyoming Legislature.   All four of these wonderful folks died in 2021 or 2022 and, well, the place is not the same without them.  Hank Coe of Cody was a staple …