The retail liquor license lottery was held at Monday night’s Sheridan City Council meeting. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Liquor License Lottery Six of the 11 applicants who applied for the additional retail liquor license the City of Sheridan received due to an increase in population that was reported in the 2020 Census …

Following an injunction from the Western District of Louisiana, today the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office issued a final environmental assessment and sale notice for a June 21-22, 2022 lease sale.  Today’s notice incorporates recommendations from the Department of the Interior’s Report on the Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program, as

Johnson County’s Commissioners have amended their current 2021-22 fiscal year budget to add funds from three grants. The first grant is from the State Loan and Investments Board (SLIB) in the amount of $12,400 for the Kaycee Library Project. The second grant is from the Wyoming Department of Public Health for a $5,000 Temporary Assistance …

Sheridan County’s Commissioners have approved a rezone request for Lots 3-10 in Block 40, and Lots 5-9 in Block 45 of the Downers Addition, known as the West 15th Rezone. According to County Planner Mark Reid, the 1.47-acre property is currently zoned C-2 Commercial, and the applicant is seeking a re-zone to UR Urban Residential. …

The Johnson County Recreation District Board’s deadline to apply for grant funds is next Monday, April 25. Mike Moon, who is the school board liaison to the rec board, gave the deadline and said the board will hear the in-person requests from the different entities on April 12, 13, and 14. He updated the school …

The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival will return to the WYO Theater April, 19.  The Banff Mountain Film Festival celebrates achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide.  According to the WYO Theater, the films come from over 400 entries submitted into the Festival each year, award-winners and audience favorites are among the films

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is reminding residents to alert the department of any dead birds that show no signs of cause of death.  The cause for concern stems from the identification of highly pathogenic avian influenza in some wild birds in Wyoming by the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory and confirmed by the National …

A partnership between SAGE Community Arts and the Wyoming Distillers Guild brings a new event to the City of Sheridan.  The Soiree event will feature live music, craft spirits and local Sheridan art from the SAGE Gallery. The event will begin at 7 p.m., April 28, hosted by and at the WYO Theater. A VIP …

One Sheridan High School track and field senior has ‘thrown’ her way into an athletic scholarship. Hanah Sullivan, who competes in the shot put and discus competitions, has signed her Letter Of Intent (LOI) to continue throwing at Black Hills State University. She placed 4th in the shot put at the state indoor meet back …

Believe it or not, this column is about fashion trends. My first story is about a time a few years ago when I was in the bar area of the Lander Community Center during a charity fund-raiser to benefit disabled veterans. “Are you packing?”  I did not think the question was meant for me. I …