Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce at their luncheon on August 10 at the Ramada Plaza presented a program titled Sheridan County’s Education System and How it Affects You. The focus was on how businesses and schools could work together to create an environment for students to learn about what is available after high school. It …

Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming while a lawsuit that contests a ban on the procedure in nearly all cases moves ahead, a judge ruled Wednesday (August 10th). The lawsuit will likely succeed because the ban appears to violate the state constitution and is vague, Teton County District Judge Melissa Owens, in Jackson, wrote in …

BRONC FOOTBALL – The grind continues for the Sheridan Bronc football team as two a days enter day four, Head coach Jeff Mowry. Another priority this week and next is filling holes and building depth. And he says the attitudes are positive and they are looking forward to another good season. BRONC / LADY BRONC …

Samantha Spielman placed first individually and the defending state champ Sheridan Girls golf team placed first at the Sheridan Invitational to start the 2022 fall season. Brock Owings placed first individually for the boys and the Sheridan boys golf team placed second, four strokes behind Kelly Walsh. The next scheduled golf meet is on Thursday, …

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) cosponsored Senator Tim Scott’s (R-SC) Raising Expectations with Child Opportunity Vouchers for Educational Recovery Act. The RECOVER Act would  empower parents to take action to solve the learning loss crisis that students are experiencing after months of COVID lockdowns and school interruptions. Lummis said while

Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming Nicholas Vassallo announced this week that 37-year-old Christopher Edwards of Rock Hill, South Carolina, was charged with being a felon in possession of ammunition and possessing a firearm not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. Edwards pleaded not guilty to the charges at an

Details of the respondents to the request for proposals for ambulance service for the City of Sheridan were presented at a City Council study session this week. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. EMS Proposals The request for proposals for EMS services for the City closed on July 29 and the City received three …

The Buffalo City Council voted to approve three resolutions to apply to the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) for American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) Grant funding for projects within the city. The first project is for the replacement of the water distribution line and sewer line on Sunset Avenue from Park Avenue to Cedar …

Sheridan County’s Commissioners have approved a petition to vacate a public right-of-way in the Downer Addition, but retain the utility easement within. County Engineer Ken Muller explained the situation and gave his recommendation to the county commission during their recent meeting. According to the resolution, the vacated property is the platted public

During their regular meeting this week, the Johnson County Cemetery District Board officially accepted the written resignation of former board member Craig Wetterlund. Wetterlund gave an oral resignation in a special meeting in July, after the remainder of the board demanded he do so based on accusations of wrongdoing concerning an employment issue, where a