Johnson County’s Commissioners, during their meeting this week, voted to implement Stage One Fire Restrictions on all state and private lands within the county outside of incorporated areas. Deputy Fire Warden Scott Duncan brought the request for the restrictions before the commission where the Resolution was discussed. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

The man arrested after a disturbance at Buffalo’s city council meeting Tuesday has been charged with two misdemeanors. Joshua Waits was arrested after the city council meeting for Breach of Peace and then Interference for injuring an officer during his arrest, according to Buffalo Police Chief Sean Bissett. Bissett said Waits spoke to the council …

The Sheridan Police Department will be getting some assistance from Gillette this Rodeo Week to aid officers with the influx of visitors.  A common practice among sheriff’s offices and police departments in Wyoming, the sharing of manpower among the law enforcement agencies allows for better coverage and security during large events. This year’s WYO

A statewide 24-hour online fundraising event called WyoGives, is designed to bring the state together as one community in fellowship to raise money and awareness for Wyoming’s nonprofits. The platform can be found at WyoGives.org on July 13. For only 24-hours, donations can be made to many of Wyoming’s nonprofits. Many of those nonprofits have …

WYO Theater and Bighorn Homebrew Club are inviting the public to kick off Rodeo Week when they present the Fourth Annual Untapped Homebrew Festival from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 9.   The Untapped Homebrew Festival is sponsored by Powder River Heating and Air Conditioning with additional support from Sheridan Media, Luminous Brewhouse and PO …

The new fiscal year is underway for the Sheridan County Conservation District and another good year could be on the horizon. District Board members approved the budget of about $875,000, which is down about $55,000 from the previous fiscal year, but a lot more than the normal budget which is anywhere between $300,000 and $500,000. …

TROOPER BASEBALL – The Sheridan Troopers are 30-9 overall and head to Bozeman, Montana to start play at a tournament tomorrow. They open with two games against Blackfoot, Idaho and Brewster, Washington. Friday they play Dickinson, North Dakota and finish up Saturday against Bozeman, Head coach Ben Phillips. The next home games for the Troops …

Although the Sheridan Memorial Hospital has many things to heal a patient physically, it’s under-resourced in the ability to heal a patient mentally, but that could soon change. The Hospital Board of Trustees is putting together a proposal application to the State Loan and Investment Board to create an Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and

City of Sheridan Community Development Director Wade Sanner provided a building department update at Tuesday night’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting. Sanner provided the Council and Mayor Rich Bridger with statistics from the City’s building and planning departments, beginning with planning. Wade Sanner Following a brief summary of four major

The Sheridan City Council considered an ordinance Tuesday night that pertains to fees and fines. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Fees and Fines Ordinance 2248 regarding fees and fines amends 19 different city code provisions. The City Council gave third and final reading to the ordinance at their regularly scheduled business meeting Tuesday.