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History: Wyoming’s Salt Creek Oil Field

News – Sheridan Media Oil has always been a major part of Wyoming’s economy. On August 26, 1917, a new producing oil well came in on the Salt Creek Oil Field near Midwest. One of the largest oil fields in the nation, the Salt Creek oil field has produced 209,619,275.48 barrels of light oil since …

August 25, 2025

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WYDOT Buffalo Main Street Project Update for August 24

News – Sheridan Media The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) issued the latest update on the Buffalo Main Street project for the week of August 24. On South Main Street at the Cemetery Creek culvert, traffic will revert back to one lane of travel today (Monday, August 25). The traffic signal will operate as it …

August 25, 2025

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Buffalo Council OKs Street Closures for Cross Country Meet

News – Sheridan Media Buffalo’s City Council considered a request from the cross country coach at Clear Creek Middle School for road closures for an upcoming meet. Vice-mayor Myra Camino gave details to the council. The meet is the Buffalo Invite that will feature four teams and will take place on Friday, September 5, according …

August 25, 2025

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Sheridan Commission Approves Amended DFS Contract

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan County’s Commissioners considered an amendment to the contract between the county and the Department of Family Services (DFS) for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Community Partnership Initiative (TANF CPI) grant program. County Administrative Director Cameron Duff explained the need for the amendment. Duff

August 25, 2025

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‘Just Bee’ Program for First Responders about Autism

News – Sheridan Media Layla Luna, CEO, and Robert Judy, co-founders of Just Bee, a non-profit organization in South Carolina, gave a program for several first responders on Thursday, August 21, about autism education in Sheridan. Luna talked about how Just Bee started. The Just Bee mission is to create a world where anyone with …

August 24, 2025

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Land Trust to Host Plein Air Sketching Session

News – Sheridan Media Have you ever wanted to capture the fall colors of our landscape on paper? The Sheridan Community Land Trust invites the public to join Randy Stout for a Discovery Session in Plein Air Sketching. Stout will guide participants through the skills needed to capture what they see so they can preserve …

August 23, 2025

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Second Annual White Glove Tour Held

News – Sheridan Media On August 20, Sharie Shada, Site Superintendent at Trail End, led the popular ‘White Gloves Tour’ an after-hours tour of the Kendrick Mansion. This tour gives guests the opportunity to step behind the plexiglass barriers and into spaces not normally open to the public. Wearing white gloves to protect the exhibits, …

August 23, 2025

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De-annexation Will Aid in Permitting Process

News – Sheridan Media The Sheridan County Commission has approved a report prepared by the County Public Works Department concerning a petition from Sheridan Heights Ranch, LLC to de-annex property from the City of Sheridan and the potential impacts of that decision. Commission Chair Lonnie Wright said the report helped the commission better understand

August 23, 2025

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UW Launches Graduate Program in Nutrition and Dietetics

News – Sheridan Media The University of Wyoming is reporting the university has received accreditation for a new graduate program in nutrition and dietetics, which will begin in spring 2026. Housed in UW’s Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, the program will prepare students to become registered dietitian nutritionists, a credential that now

August 23, 2025

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Housing Land Trust

News – Sheridan Media During an update at the recent Sheridan City Council business meeting, the development director for Habitat for Humanity of the Eastern Bighorns provided information on their Housing Land Trust Initiative. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Housing Land Trust Habitat for Humanity of the Eastern Bighorns mission is to

August 23, 2025

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