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Council Approves Purchase of New Trucks for Utilities Department

News – Sheridan Media The City of Sheridan Utilities Department will have six new work trucks in the near future following a bid award by the City Council at Tuesday night’s regularly scheduled business meeting. Prior to the bid being considered, and ultimately approved by the Council, City Utilities Director Dan Roberts explained the City’s …

January 4, 2023

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Sheridan PD Discusses Use of Force

News – Sheridan Media The Sheridan Police Department has compiled Use of Force statistics for 2022, and discussed them on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program Wednesday. Captain Tom Ringley and Lieutenant Dan Keller discussed what force is, and how it is used within the scope of police work. Officers are trained to not use force …

January 4, 2023

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Johnson County Library Has New Director

News – Sheridan Media The Johnson County Library has a new director. The announcement came during Tuesday’s county commission meeting, when the library board asked them to lift the hiring freeze. Current Library Director Steve Rzasa explained the need. Rzasa’a resignation from the library will be effective as of the Library Board meeting on Monday,

January 4, 2023

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Commissioner Novotny on Changes, Legislative Session

News – Sheridan Media The Johnson County Commission started a new chapter on Tuesday, with former commissioner Linda Greenough officially stepping down, and new commissioner Jeff Shelley taking his seat. Commission Chair Bill Novotny, while a guest on our talk show Public Pulse Wednesday, discussed the changes to the commission and what he expects out

January 4, 2023

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New Year’s Baby for 2023 Arrives at Sheridan Memorial Hospital

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan Memorial Hospital’s first baby of the new year, Aurora Ember Breznau, weighing in at 7 pounds, arrived at 8:08 am on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Aurora’s parents are Emily and Stephen Breznau. The hospital presented the family, who lives in Ranchester, with a case of diapers. 298

January 4, 2023

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Sheridan Hawks To Honor First Responders With Special Jerseys This Weekend

News – Sheridan Media The Sheridan Hawks hockey team will honor first responders this weekend during their games against the Yellowstone Quake. The Hawks will wear special first responder jerseys during Friday and Saturday’s games, which both start at 7:00pm. The team wants to show their appreciation for the bravery and selflessness of first responders,

January 4, 2023

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Sheridan County Conservation District To Provide Cost Share For Spring 2023 Improvement Projects

News – Sheridan Media Waterways in Sheridan County may be frozen for now, but it’s time to start thinking about what improvements could be made once things thaw out. The Sheridan County Conservation District is accepting requests for assistance with spring-time water quality improvement projects along the Tongue, Goose and Prairie Dog watersheds. It’s

January 4, 2023

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Sheridan County Commissioners Select New Chairwoman For 2023

News – Sheridan Media With the new year underway, it was time for new leadership within the Sheridan County Board of County Commissioners. At the first meeting of 2023, Christi Haswell, who just started her 2nd 4-year term, was selected as the chair-woman of the board. She says as chair-woman she has no specific goals, …

January 4, 2023

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Buffalo Resident Dead After Being Involved In Single Vehicle Wreck In Cold Snowy Weather

News – Sheridan Media A Buffalo man is dead after being involved in a one vehicle roll-over about 2 weeks ago. According to a preliminary report from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, sometime overnight from December 21st to the 22nd, 43-year old Aaron Little Bald Eagle was traveling south in his vehicle on Mosier Gulch Road, …

January 4, 2023

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Remains Of US Navy Crewman From Sheridan Killed In Pearl Harbor Attack Found

News – Sheridan Media The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced on Tuesday, January 3rd, that Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Herman Schmidt, 28, of Sheridan, Wyoming, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Jan. 13, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Schmidt was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at …

January 4, 2023

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