Annexation of county islands within the City of Sheridan was a topic of discussion at Monday night’s City Council study session. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Annexation of County Islands Addressed at Council Study Session At a council study session on January 10, Sheridan County Clerk Eda Schunk Thompson informed the council and

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon announced Monday that he has begun the process to end Wyoming’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration effective March 14. Gordon in a media release, said as case numbers and hospitalizations continue to decline, it is time to begin the shift to a new phase. Gordon has been coordinating with impacted …

Campbell County Health in Gillette will be retiring the Pioneer Building over the next few months. An assessment completed on the building in 2016 determined a useful life of 5 to 10 years for the building. A recent assessment showed costs to maintain the building at approximately $200,000. Capital improvements needed to continue to use …

Motorists that drive through the Big Horn Mountain range will get an early notice if the main roads are closed. The Wyoming Department of Transportation recently installed a dynamic messaging sign on both US Highway 14 and 16 on the east side of the mountains. Motorists going westbound on 14, will see the sign as …

An agreement between Johnson County and the Wyoming Behavioral Institute for services provided to the county was reviewed and ultimately tabled by the county commission. During discussions at their recent meeting it was noted there had been an increase in the cost for service provided to the county. County Attorney Tucker Ruby suggested the commission

Johnson County Healthcare Center CEO Luke Senden discussed the recent designation of the facility as a Critical Access Hospital with the hospital board during their last meeting. Senden said the JCHC is the only hospital in the state to receive the designation for 2022. Senden also reported that the lab had a recent survey with …

Buffalo High School Freshman Kaitlyn Evans has been chosen as a delegate for the Congress of Future Medical Leaders. According to a release, the Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or want to go into medical-research fields. Evans talks about how she was nominated for the program. …

The Forest Service has announced its plans to hire hundreds of foresters and forestry technicians across the nation. The service reports the forester jobs are open from Feb. 25, through March 10. Forestry technician jobs will open from March 11, through March 21.  According to a release, jobs are available in a variety of exciting …

The Museum at the Bighorns is opening for the season tomorrow featuring four new in-house exhibits and a traveling exhibit on loan from the Western Heritage Center.  While attending Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, Museum at the Bighorns Executive Director Mikayla Larrow told listeners a little about the four debuting exhibits.  M. Larrow The

SAGE Community Arts and Uprising have collaborated to present Youth Open Mic Night.  Youth Open Mic Night was created to give Sheridan teens from the middle and high school a chance to share a song, prose, a poem, spoken word, rap or dance with a crowd of their peers in an open, safe and supportive …