Sheridan County’s Commissioners, during their last meeting, voted to rescind the current IDOC fee strucures and implement a new fee structure for documents in the county clerk’s office. County Clerk Eda Schunk Thompson explained the the county has been working since 2011 to replace the current system. Thompson said the public has the option to …

While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, AARP navigator Nancy Drummond told listeners that the Marketplace open enrollment begins on Nov. 1.  The open enrollment for Medicare-D begins Oct. 15, and will be open until Dec. 7. This insurance is used to help with the high price of prescription drugs.   Since 1995, Drummond has …

Launched nationwide in October 1987, Domestic Violence Awareness Month gives the nation a time to connect and unite individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues while raising awareness for those issues.  The Sheridan VA Health Care System is working to destigmatize not only domestic violence of every form, but to reach the users of

Sheridan College announced that the Sheridan College Chamber Choir, comprised of ten students, has been invited to perform Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the John F. Welsh Auditorium in Casper.   According to the college, this ticketed event will also be available via Livestream. Tickets

Investigators are trying to assess the damage and investigate the cause of a train derailment that happened this past Friday near Bridger, Montana. About 15 cars derailed about one-half mile east of town on a curving portion of track, spilling an estimated 28,000-30,000 gallons of gasoline at about 11:30pm Friday (September 30th). The town is …

Rattlesnakes are common in Wyoming. Just about everybody has a favorite story. Here is mine: We lived in an area called Squaw Creek (now Popo Agie Creek) outside of Lander for 21 years. It is a beautiful area dominated by big red rocks and was well-known as a snake haven.  One day our dog scared …

The Wyoming Department of Transportation and its contractor High Country Construction have begun work on permanent repairs to two significant slides along portions of I-90 south of Sheridan.  A mid-October snow storm in 2021 resulted in the loss of roughly 175 feet of shoulder and guardrail at mile marker 29.31 and another 150 feet of …

Justin Stroup talks with Joe Martin about the film, “Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl“ The fifth annual WYO Film Fest was held Friday through Sunday Sept 30- Oct. 2, at the WYO Theatre as well as other business around the town. To kick off the event on Friday there was a VIP Cocktail Hour …

Sheridan HS Football: The big high school football matchup was in Sheridan Friday night and it lived up to the hype. After trailing 14-nothing, Sheridan would eventually get it together. Senior Colson Coon scored ran for 228 yards and scored 5 touchdowns, plus Dane Steel had a 93 yard kickoff return for a score, as …

A rain on Friday night didn’t dampen the 100 Year Celebration of the Sheridan VA Medical Center held on Saturday, Oct. 1. A good crowd listened to the music, enjoyed the numerous vendors and events on the VA grounds. The Sheridan VA Medical Center has cared for Veterans for 100 years, with the first patients …