News – Sheridan Media A resolution to simplify the timeline and reduce redundancy across policy documents related to the application process for City of Sheridan General Purpose Excise Tax Funds was approved by the Sheridan City Council Monday night. City Clerk Ashlee Foster said the new application process improves accountability and sets clearer

News – Sheridan Media Buffalo’s City Council considered Vice-Mayor Myra Camino to further investigate the possibility of the city and Johnson County collaborating to purchase a new telephone system that would be shared by both entities. Mayor Shane Schrader gave more details. The city and county will be looking at an agreement between themselves and

News – Sheridan Media A modification to a Patrol Agreement between the USFS and Johnson County for the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office to perform law enforcement patrols on the Bighorn National Forest was considered by the county commission during a recent meeting. Jennifer Jackson explained the modified agreement in place on Sheriff Rod Odenbach, who

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan County’s Commissioners have awarded the contract to realign Taxiway A and Connectors, Shift General Aviation (GA) Taxi Lane, and expand the GA Apron project. Airport Manager Robert Gill gave details on the bids and his recommendation for awarding the contract. Oftedal Construction, Inc. had the lowest bid for the project

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan County Weed and Pest Control District has detected West Nile virus in mosquitoes in Sheridan County. To date, West Nile virus has not been detected in humans, horses, birds, or any other animals in Sheridan County. However, a horse in Johnson County was recently reported as having been infected with …

News – Sheridan Media The SCSD#2 Board of Trustees met Monday night, August 4. Two trustees joined the meeting via zoom. Superintendent Scott Stults talked about the back-to-school timeline, with staff and new teachers having several workdays before the students return to school on August 26. He added that he hoped the board members would …

News – Sheridan Media Four new residential living places could soon go up on West 5th Street in Sheridan. At Monday’s Sheridan City Council meeting (August 4th), the council approved consideration for the final plat of the Lindberg Minor Subdivision, located at 512 West 5th Street, which is also the southwest corner of 5th Street …

News – Sheridan Media On the second day of August in 1867, twenty-six soldiers and six civilians who were sent from Fort Phil Kearny to cut wood, were attacked by several hundred Sioux warriors. The engagement is known as The Wagon Box Fight, or, as the Indians called it, They Surrounded the White Tents. August …

News – Sheridan Media A number of roads in the Bighorn National Forest are temporarily closed for the Willet Creek project. To complete a road reroute, road maintenance, and a culvert installation project, the Forest Service announced that Woodchuck Forest System Road 226 is closed from the junction with Antelope Basin Road  to the junction …

News – Sheridan Media Johnson County’s Commissioners have set a date to convene a Board of Equaliztion (BOE) meeting. Commission Chairman Bill Novotny made the announcement at a recent commission meeting. According to www.johnsoncowy.gov, the assessment of residential properties are performed by the local County Assessor’s offices. ‍Those with