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History: Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis

News – Sheridan Media Tuesday night, November 11, and for several nights thereafter, the universe treated skywatchers to an exceptionally bright, colorful Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, display. The Northern Lights are colorful lights sometimes seen in the north sky at night. They are seen mainly in the northern areas of the country, and reach

November 17, 2025

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Sheridan Man Sentenced to Prison for Possessing an Unregistered Firearm

News – Sheridan Media A Sheridan man was sentenced in Wyoming Federal Court to over three years in prison for a firearm charge. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl recently sentenced 61-year-old Steven Michael Harvey of Sheridan to 40 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years …

November 16, 2025

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Sheridan Memorial Hospital Named Second Best In-State Hospital By Newsweek Magazine

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan Memorial Hospital has been recognized by a national news organization for being one of the best in Wyoming in providing exceptional quality care and is in close proximity. Newsweek Magazine named the hospital as the second best in-state facility for 2026, behind St. John’s Health Center in Jackson and ahead …

November 16, 2025

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City Council to Consider Third and Final Reading of Rezone Ordinance

News – Sheridan Media The Sheridan City Council at their regular business meeting Monday night, will be considering the third and final reading of an ordinance to rezone one acre of property at 1039 2nd Ave East, tract 28 of Brundage Place, which is south of Brundage Lane near Coffeen Avenue. Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger …

November 16, 2025

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Byrd Named AARP Wyoming Hero of the Game

News – Sheridan Media AARP Wyoming has announced that military and firefighting veteran Ross Byrd will be honored as AARP Wyoming’s Hero of the Game during the University of Wyoming Cowboys’ Nov. 22, matchup with Nevada in Laramie. Byrd and his family will receive game tickets, parking, dinner and an on-field recognition. Byrd said he …

November 15, 2025

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Deadline for Wyoming Wildlife magazine’s annual Photo Contest fast approaching

News – Sheridan Media The Wyoming Game and Fish is reminding photographers they have only days left to enter the Wyoming Wildlife magazine’s annual Photo Contest. The deadline is 11:59 p.m., Monday, Nov. 17. Photographers can submit up to 10 photographs across four categories.  Wildlife includes wild mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and

November 15, 2025

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City will continue with odd-even parking and Everbridge this winter

News – Sheridan Media Since 2023, the City of Sheridan has utilized the Everbridge Mobile App to alert the public of the odd-even parking needed to clear snow more efficiently and effectively during the winter season.  While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, Sheridan City Councilor Terry Weitzel urged the public to download the application

November 15, 2025

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PRECorp Releases Information on Thursday’s Grid Level Blackout

News – Sheridan Media On Thursday, November 13, Powder River Energy Corporation(PRECorp), a rural electric distribution cooperative serving northeast Wyoming,experienced an unprecedented power blackout and voltage instability beginningapproximately 12:45 p.m. The resulting outage cut power to every PRECorp service, more than 27,000 meters in Campbell,

November 15, 2025

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Clearmont Historical Center Celebrates Veterans Day

News – Sheridan Media On Tuesday, November 11, at 11 a.m., the Clearmont Historical Group held their annual Veterans Day program commemorating Armistice Day, the day when the armistice, or cease fire, was signed in 1918 between the Allied Forces of World War I and Germany. The Clearmont event started at the Clear Creek Valley …

November 14, 2025

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Scholarship Opens for Veterans Seeking Trauma-Informed Coach Training

News – Sheridan Media Veterans Talking to Veterans (an initiative of Mentor Agility that empowers veterans to become certified coaches, lead community groups, and foster resilience and growth among fellow veterans) has announced the VTTV Veterans Day Service Scholarship. VTTV has received national recognition as an innovative suicide prevention initiative

November 14, 2025

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