A 22-mile stretch of highway in the Big Horn Mountains that leads to Medicine Wheel and various campsites is now open to motor vehicle traffic. This past Friday (May 27th), WYDOT snowplow crews officially opened the gates on US Highway 14A at Burgess Junction. The road is closed seasonally during the winter, because too much …

A 15-year-old charged with first degree murder in Sheridan County has been transferred to a juvenile detention facility. 9th Judicial District Court Judge Melissa Owens, who is presiding over the case in 4th Judicial District Court, granted the defendant’s motion for a transfer to juvenile detention. The ruling from Judge Owens comes a day after …

Eva McCrary with students inside the Little Blue School The Little Blue School House in Ranchester gives students a look at what it was like to go to school in the early days of Sheridan County. According to the book, “The Little Blue School,” written by Frances Stall Husdale and Audrey M. Kleinsasser, with Dorothy …

Memorial Day has been celebrated in the United States since 1868, although not officially. It started out as a way to honor those who died during the Civil War. In a Cheyenne Weekly Leader, June 3, 1876: Memorial Day, May 30, 1911, is rendered notable in that this year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the …

With Wyoming State Park usage increasing with the onset of summer approaching, the Governor’s Challenge on Suicide Prevention is making sure Wyoming State Park users know how to reach out to mental health support, if needed. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. A public messaging campaign, “You Matter” has been launched in Wyoming State

Bob Utter, Maya Fritz and Zack Cummins Concept Z Home and Property annually sponsors a Big Brothers Big Sisters $1,000 scholarship recognizing a graduating senior who has been a Big Brother or Big Sister their senior year in high school. This is the fifth year an annual scholarship award was given in Sheridan. For the …

The 2022 Summer Convention of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities is scheduled to take place in Laramie in early June. WAM’s legislative resolutions will be considered and ultimately adopted during the convention. City Administrator Stu McRae provided details of the 14 proposed resolutions at a recent study session of the Sheridan City Council. Stu

The University of Wyoming recently appeared on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program to give listeners an update on the recent studies and research being conducted at the Cowboy State’s only 4-year institution of higher learning.  UW Director of Institutional Communications Chad Baldwin told listeners about a $500,000 gift from the Joe and Arlene Watt

The Bighorn National Forest Service has announced that currently, efforts to resume cleanup around Tongue River Cave have been mobilizing.   But the BNF also reports some unfortunate news as vandals in the last few weeks covered recently cleaned areas with fresh graffiti that will also need to be removed along with the older paint.   Law …

Written by well-known comedian Steven Martin and directed by Dan Cole, The Underpants directed by Dan Cole follows the events of newly married Louise, played by Rowan Heil, who is bored with her demanding and uptight bureaucrat husband Theo played by Ryan Legler. While at an event, Lousie’s underpants fall down to her ankles. This …