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Inheritance Pass Can Be Used At Yellowstone NP In 2172

It’s been 150 years since Yellowstone National Park became the nation’s first national park, and one of the park’s nonprofit partners has a plan in place that will take effect 150 years from now. Yellowstone Forever has created the Inheritance Pass, which is an annual pass that future generations can use to visit the park, …

April 7, 2022

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Drought, High Diesel And Hay Prices Devastating To Ag Producers in NE Wyoming

This article first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Jennifer Kocher, Cowboy State Daily Wyoming ranchers are used to weathering hard times. In an industry driven by weather and other conditions largely out their hands, agricultural producers are used to rolling with the punches and making do.  For ranchers in northeastern Wyoming, the last two …

April 7, 2022

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Historic Sheridan Inn Up for Sale

The Sheridan Inn, Sheridan, Wyoming, is once again looking for a new owner. It is listed with Forever Western Properties in Buffalo, Wyo., at a price of 4.25 million. Throughout the years, since it was built in 1892, the Inn has been through several owners, and even came close to being demolished in 1967, until …

April 7, 2022

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MLB Regular Season Opens Today / Rockies Open With the Dodgers Friday Afternoon

TROOPER BASEBALL – The Sheridan Troopers will start their baseball season with three road dates in Gillette and Spearfish, South Dakota April 23rd,24th and 30th. The home opener is scheduled on Sunday May 1st when host two games with Bozeman, Montana. Head coach Ben Phillips has several returning players that will dominate his line up …

April 7, 2022

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SCLT History Program Focuses on Women

The Sheridan County Land Trust and the Clearmont Historical Group will present a program titled, Explore History: Women Who Influenced Southeastern Sheridan County at The Tongue River Valley Community Center, on April 19 at 10:30 a.m. The program focuses on women who were homesteaders; who owned businesses, treated the sick, and taught the children. This

April 7, 2022

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Wyoming Had Near Average Fire Season In 2021

Although the average temperature for summer 2021 in Wyoming was above normal, the number of wildland fires were not. Bill Crapser with the Wyoming State Forestry Division, says there were about 967 wildland fires in the Cowboy State in 2021, that did not need assistance from federal firefighting crews to put out. That number is …

April 7, 2022

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Bennett Announces Bid for Reelection

A current Sheridan County elected official has announced that she will seek reelection. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Bennett to run for another term Sheridan County Attorney Dianna Bennett has announced her candidacy for reelection. Prior to being elected as Sheridan County Attorney in 2018, Bennett served as a deputy prosecuting attorney

April 6, 2022

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County Approves CUP for Story Library Expansion

The Sheridan County Commission has approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that will allow the Story Public Library to expand their building. County Planner Mark Reis explained the CUP application during this week’s county commission meeting. Planning staff and the planning commission both recommended approval of the CUP, with the planning commission

April 6, 2022

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Buffalo Council Tables Decision on Release of Funds

The Buffalo City Council has denied a request from Simon Contractors, who is the contractor on the Klondike Drive reconstruction project, to release the roughly $43,000 in funds the city owes them, known as retainage. The council discussed their opposition to releasing the funds. The project was to be a pavement overlay on the portion …

April 6, 2022

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Land Trust Hosting Early Earth Day Cleanup

The Sheridan Community Land Trust will be hosting an Early Earth Day Cleanup on Thursday, April 21 at Malcolm Wallop Park and on the Green Room Trail in Sheridan. Chris Vrba, with the land trust, was a recent guest on our talk show Public Pulse, and discussed what will be going on at the event …

April 6, 2022

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