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Stagecoach Travel in Sheridan County

News From SheridanMedia.com Buffalo-Clearmont Stage Line, courtesy of Clearmont Historical Group First came the horse for travel on the Western Plains. Then enterprising men discovered that people would pay to ride in more comfort and to travel faster than riding just one horse. The stagecoach was born. A stage, with changes of horses every ten …

October 2, 2021

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Sheridan College Math Faculty Member Honored for Innovating Teaching

News From SheridanMedia.com The Wyoming Distance Education Consortium has named Charity McKenzie, a full-time Sheridan College math faculty member, the 2021 Innovative Educator of the Year for Northern Wyoming Community College District. McKenzie was honored  at the 5th Annual Wyoming Innovations in Learning Conference, which was held virtually Thursday

October 2, 2021

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Wyoming elite 4-H livestock judging team second at Aksarben

News From SheridanMedia.com The Wyoming All-Stars 4-H livestock judging team finished second in the Aksarben Stock Show competition in Grand Island, Neb., in September. According to a release from the University of Wyoming Extension Office, team members are Riley Miller, Kolton Lake and Kymber Stinson, all of Laramie, Garrett Burkett of Casper, and Braden

October 1, 2021

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Game and Fish releases 20 black-footed ferrets on historic recovery site

News From SheridanMedia.com The Wyoming Game and Fish reports that 20 black-footed ferrets were released last week on the historic recovery site near Meeteetse. Ten male and ten female captive-born ferrets joined their kin on the ground, adding another chapter to Wyoming’s work on endangered species recovery. The small mammal that was once thought to

October 1, 2021

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Patient transfers continue to pose significant challenge to SMH

News From SheridanMedia.com Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients have been surging across the United States, causing difficulties for patients that require transfers for care.  According to Sheridan Memorial Hospital CEO Mike McCafferty, the patient count of SMH has been consistent but at the during the week the number did slightly decline, allowing for a

October 1, 2021

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October 1, 2021

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Weekend Local Sports Preview

News From SheridanMedia.com BRONC FOOTBALL – Tonight marks the 100th anniversary of the Sheridan high school / Natrona county football rivalry Sheridan Media’s Kevin Koile takes a look back at the last century. We will have all the action live for you tonight on KWYO and 106.9 FM the First Federal bank and trust pregame …

October 1, 2021

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Applications for Leadership Sheridan County Accepted Through October

News From SheridanMedia.com The application period for the Leadership Sheridan County Class of 2022 is now open and applications will be accepted through the month of October. Leadership Sheridan County is a unique 10-month program of the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce, which broadens the base of quality leadership by inspiring citizens to assume

October 1, 2021

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Sheridan Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Distribution

News From SheridanMedia.com A 20-year-old Sheridan man was sentenced to prison Thursday at a hearing in Fourth Judicial District Court. Nathan Van Buskirk was arrested on April 5 when he was pulled over by law enforcement for a traffic stop. A search of Van Buskirk’s vehicle yielded 23 Oxycodone pills without a prescription and 218 …

October 1, 2021

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SMH will reopen vaccination clinic for boosters

News From SheridanMedia.com Sheridan Memorial Hospital is developing plans to reopen the COVID-19 vaccination clinic to administer both first time vaccinations as well as booters.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are available for the following Pfizer vaccine recipients who completed their initial

October 1, 2021

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