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Johnson County OKs Freehold Minor Subdivision

Johnson County’s Commissioners have approved the Freehold Minor Subdivision, as presented by County Planner Jim Waller at their recent meeting. Waller said the property is between I-25 and South Bypass Road just south of the old Duffy’s Bluff building, and explained more about the application. Waller said the property owners are planning storage units

February 6, 2022

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Sen. Kinskey Discusses Governor’s WIP Projects

State Senator for District 22 Dave Kinskey discussed the upcoming legislative session with the Buffalo City Council during their recent meeting. Kinskey said the Appropriations Committee has set aside $100 million for Governor Mark Gordon’s WIP, or Wyoming Innovation Partnership Initiative projects. The five projects outlined by Kinskey that can benefit

February 6, 2022

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Sheridan County High School Basketball Recap: February 1-5, 2022

Teams are now halfway through the conference/quadrant portion of their schedule. Sheridan Boys: Sheridan’s trip to Cheyenne did not go well. On Friday, the Broncs lost at Central 53-45, and then lost at East on Saturday 59-48. Sheridan is 12-3 on the season and 2-3 in the 4A East. The Broncs return home on Friday, …

February 6, 2022

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Rocky Mountain at Tongue River Boys Basketball – February 4, 2022

The defending 2A State Champs visited Dayton, and showed why they are the champs, beating Tongue River 64-50 and snapping the Eagles’ 14-game win streak. Video: Kevin Koile – Sheridan Media First Quarter: 0:08 – 0:19 Ryan McCafferty TR 3 RM 0 0:20 – 0:32 Eli Cummins TR 5 RM 2 0:33 – 0:44 Kendrick …

February 5, 2022

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Sheridan Boys Swimming/Diving Team Runner-Ups At 2022 4A East Regional Meet

Sheridan along with both Gillette schools and all 3 Cheyenne schools competed at Cheyenne, in the last big meet before the state championship. Ben Patten finished first in the 50 meter freestyle. Unless there is a last chance meet, the next scheduled swim meet is the state championships at Gillette on Friday and Saturday, February …

February 5, 2022

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Rocky Mountain at Tongue River Girls Basketball – February 4, 2022

Last year’s 2A State Runner-ups scored the first 20 points of the game and were never threatened by the Lady Eagles, winning 59-27. Video: Kevin Koile – Sheridan Media First Quarter: 0:08 – 0:20 Marty Welling RM 2 TR 0 0:21 – 0:36 Kennedi Minchow RM 8 TR 0 0:37 – 0:48 Victoria Arnold RM …

February 5, 2022

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Sheridan County High School Wrestling Results: February 4-5, 2022

Sheridan had 3 dual meets at home vs. Cheyenne East, Cheyenne Central and Cheyenne South, while Tongue River competed at events at Lovell and at Greybull. Sheridan 34 Cheyenne East 30 – Click here to see results Sheridan 33 Cheyenne Central 21 – Click here to see results Cheyenne South at Sheridan – Check back …

February 5, 2022

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Second Annual Ice Fishing Derby Feb. 26

The second annual Rotary Ice Fishing Derby will be held Saturday, February 26 at Lake DeSmet, beginning at sunrise. Hosted by the Sheridan Rotary Club, the one day tournament features cash prizes for the 3 largest fish in 4 categories. Fish will be measured for length and awarded the following prizes $1000 for longest, $500 …

February 5, 2022

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Liquor License Applicants and New Windows for City Hall on Council’s Agenda

Due to an increase in population that was reported in the 2020 Census, the City of Sheridan received an additional retail liquor license. In September, 2021, the Sheridan City Council  formed a committee made up of Councilors Steve Brantz, Jacob Martin and Shawn Day to establish a process for awarding the additional license. Sheridan Mayor …

February 5, 2022

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Some History of Sheridan’s Passenger Trains

In November of 1862, the Burlington and Missouri Railroad, which had originally planned to go through Buffalo, changed its route due to the Johnson County Range War and turned west near Ulm and came instead to Sheridan. Buffalo, at the time of the 1890 census, had a higher population than did Sheridan. Buffalo’s population was …

February 5, 2022

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