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Missoula Children’s Theater to Present Play This Saturday

The Missoula Children’s Theater and Creek Side Performing Arts will present their version of The Emporer’s New Clothes in two performances this Saturday. The story, described on missoulaevents.net, is the “Emperor, wanting to impress new friends, takes some advice. But when the clothes (and other people’s opinions) become more important than the

January 13, 2022

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Sheridan area coffee shops join VA in “Sticking It” to veteran suicide

Sheridan residents can help save a veteran’s life by picking up a sticker at a local Sheridan coffee shop and simply sharing it with someone they know.  The campaign is an effort by the Sheridan VA Health Care System asking community members to help end veteran suicide. “We know that statistically, 11 out of 17 …

January 13, 2022

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Cutt-Slam reaches milestone in 2021

The Wyoming Game and Fish report another successful year for anglers involved in one of the more unique fishing challenges offered by the department. The Wyoming Cutt-Slam capped its 25th year in 2021 with 168 anglers who documented catching the state’s four native subspecies of cutthroat trout: Bonneville, Colorado, Snake River and Yellowstone.  It is

January 13, 2022

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Remnants of war – Don Day discusses documentary on Japanese Fu-Go balloon bombs

The Wyoming State Archives record that at approximately 6:15 p.m., Dec. 6, 1944, three men and one woman at Ben Goe coal mine, west of Thermopolis, witnessed a strange event. They saw a parachute in the air with lit flares, a few moments later they heard a whistling sound and then the boom of an …

January 13, 2022

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Ucross Foundation Receives $30,000 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts

On Jan 11, 2022, the National Endowment for the Arts announced that the Ucross Foundation, the artist residency program in Ucross, Wyoming, has been approved for a $30,000 Grants for Arts Projects award. Over the next two years, the grant will fund four residencies with an emphasis on increasing support for underserved artists, including Native …

January 13, 2022

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Barrasso: Biden is Protecting Putin’s Greatest Geopolitical Weapon

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (WY-R) spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday about supporting legislation that would sanction Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline.  Barrasso said the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany will be an enormous transfer of wealth from our allies to our enemy and the legislation to support sanctions on the pipeline …

January 13, 2022

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Governor Appoints New CIO for Enterprise Technology Services

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has announced the appointment of Bill Vajda as the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS). He replaces Information Services Administrator Timothy Sheehan, who has served as Interim Director since May. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has more. Governor Appoints New CIO for Enterprise

January 13, 2022

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Potential Annexations

An issue that came to light during work over the last six months between Sheridan County officials and the Wyoming Legislature on redistricting the house and senate seats was presented to the Sheridan City Council at their recent study session. Sheridan County Clerk Eda Schunk Thompson provided some background to the Council on what she …

January 13, 2022

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Big Horn Football Coach McLaughlin Named Assistant Coach For 2022 WY Shrine Bowl

For the second year in a row, Big Horn High School will have some representation in a summer football game. Football Coach Kirk McLaughlin has been named as an assistant coach for the north team in the 2022 Wyoming Shrine Bowl, which will be played June 11th in Casper. In the 2021 Wyoming High School …

January 12, 2022

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Second Annual Cloud Peak Classic To Take Place In April 2022

Muscle men and women will soon converge in Sheridan to flex and show how much power they have in their arms and legs. The 2nd annual Cloud Peak Classic will take place on Saturday, April 23rd and the Wyo Theater in downtown Sheridan. This event is sanctioned by the National Physique Committee and is open …

January 12, 2022

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