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Suspected Drug Dealer Changes Plea in District Court

A California man suspected of dealing drugs out of a motel in Sheridan in September of 2020 pleaded guilty to the charges at a change of plea hearing Tuesday in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan. Pursuant to a plea agreement reached with the state, Kishan Sangha pleaded guilty to one count of possession of …

September 20, 2022

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Trial Date Set for Sheridan Man Charged With Theft

A trial date has been set in Fourth Judicial District Court for a Sheridan man charged with felony theft. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Trial Date Set An arraignment was held Tuesday in District Court for 53-year-old Kenneth Hirschman, who is charged with one count of felony theft for stealing and selling property …

September 20, 2022

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Montana To Allow Transgender People To Change Their Birth Record

After months of defiance, Montana’s health department said Monday (September 19th) it will follow a judge’s ruling and temporarily allow transgender people to change the gender on their birth certificates. The judge issued a scathing order Monday morning saying health officials made “calculated violations” of his order, which had told them to

September 20, 2022

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Buffalo Council Approves Release of Funds on Wells Project

Buffalo’s City Council, during their regular meeting Tuesday evening, voted to approve the release of retainage funds to 307 Wild Cat Well Service on the Buffalo Wells Project. City Works Director Les Hook asked the council to release the retainage funds, saying two of three stages have been completed. The amount of retainage funds released …

September 20, 2022

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Johnson County Accepts 2022/23 TANF Contract

Johnson County’s Commissioners have voted to accept and approve the contract for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Grant for fiscal year 2022-23. Commissioner’s Assistant Jody Telkamp, who administers the grant funding for the county, said they had applied for the funding on behalf of three entities and explained the distribution for

September 20, 2022

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Commission Awards Sheriff’s Office/Morgue Contract

Sheridan County’s Commissioners voted to award the contract to remodel the sheriff’s office and build the coroner’s office and morgue. County Administrative Director Renee Obermueller explained that the award is the final step in a two-year process to get the project going. She said three contractors submitted bids on the project. The contract amount

September 20, 2022

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WY BILT grants help fund district reading programs

While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, Superintendent of Sheridan County School District #1 Pete Kilbride and Sheridan County School District  #3 Superintendent Chase Christensen both talked about the Wyoming Believing in Literacy Together or WY BILT grants that provide funding for programs aimed at improving the literacy levels of

September 20, 2022

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Are the Lions & Dolphins Actually Good? Are the Bengals Bad? NFL Week 2 Hysteria!

This week on the Weekend Sports Wrap Podcast, everything seems upside down in the NFL, the Lions and Dolphins seem to be actually good, the Bengals look like a shell of themselves, the Colts and Broncos are making us scratch our heads, James breaks a backward week 2. Plus a look at week three in …

September 20, 2022

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Wood Belly and The Two Tracks will open the WYO’s  32nd season

The WYO Performing Arts and Education Center has announced they will open its 2022-2023 season with local favorites The Two Tracks and 2018 Telluride Bluegrass Festival winner, Wood Belly beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23.  Wood Belly, is a musical collective of Chris Weist (mandolin), Tom Knowlton (guitar), Chris Zink (dobro), Aaron McCloskey (banjo)

September 20, 2022

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Fort Phil Kearny Cemetery Tour Held on Sunday

On Sunday, Sept. 18 Spencer Morris, Fort Phil Kearny Bozeman Trail Association member led a tour of the Fort Phil Kearny Cemetery. Around 40 people attended and took the mile and half round trip hike from the Fort to the cemetery. Morris talked a little about Fort Phil Kearny. He said that at this time …

September 20, 2022

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