A California man has admitted to being in a drunken rage and causing damage at one of the hotels in Yellowstone National Park and assaulting law enforcement personnel. 27-year old Benjamin Bagala was sentenced to 9 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to 3 counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees, …

U.S. Congresswoman Liz Cheney (WY-R) and 23 of her House colleagues sent a letter this week to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to expand the availability of meat inspectors. The letter comes in addition to legislation sponsored by Cheney last year that would allow state-inspected meat to be sold across …

“Live from Laurel Canyon” is a 90-minute retrospective of music and stories of some of the most influential artists who lived in Laurel Canyon between 1965 and 1975.  Similar to other legendary rock and roll neighborhoods of the same era such as Haight Ashbury in San Francisco or Greenwich Village in New York City, Laurel …

The Sheridan Police Department has released a Use of Force Summary for the year 2021 and spoke on the use of force during an appearance on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program. The summary includes the number of incidents any SPD officer was involved in that resulted in the use of physical force or empty hand …

Buffalo Mayor Shane Schrader and the city’s new Chief of Police Sean Bissett recently appeared on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program to talk about taking on the challenges of the Chief’s new position.  After the retirement of Buffalo’s former chief, Jason Carder, thirty-one candidates from as far as the Virgin Islands applied for the position,

The Johnson County Commission has approved an amendment to their existing agreement with the Wyoming State Department of Health concerning funding for their drug court program. At their Tuesday meeting, Civil Deputy County Attorney Barry Crago presented the amendment to the commission for consideration, which will add just under $4,700 in funding to the

The Bighorn National Forest’s Powder River District in Buffalo has a new ranger, effective at the end of January. In a release, Bighorn National Forest Supervisor Andrew Johnson announced Thad Berrett was selected to serve as the new Powder River District Ranger. He replaces Traci Weaver who left the position in June of 2021. Berrett …

Barry Crago, State Representative for House District 40, discussed redistricting with the Buffalo City Council at their meeting Tuesday, saying his constituents in Sheridan and Johnson Counties should keep a watchful eye on the process during the upcoming legislative session. State districts are redrawn every 10 years after the US census, to encompass

Most spring semester college courses within the Northern Wyoming Community College District start this coming Monday and an early look at headcount numbers show that there will be almost the same number of students at the District’s 3 campuses, compared to this time last year. Headcount numbers represent the number of total students in classes …

New numbers released by the Wyoming Department of Education show that more high school students are getting their diplomas. The Department says the state graduation rate for the 2020-2021 school year was at 82.4%. That’s up from 82.3% the school year before. Numbers-wise about 240 more students graduated state-wide in 2021, compared to 2020. The …