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Henry A. Coffeen School Earns Second Blue Ribbon

Sheridan County School District #2 is proud to announce that Henry A. Coffeen Elementary School has been designated an Exemplary High Performing National Blue Ribbon School for 2022 by U. S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. Henry A. Coffeen is one of 297 schools in the nation and one of two schools from Wyoming to …

September 16, 2022

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Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy closing its doors

The Wyoming Military Department has announced that the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy (WCCA) will shut down for an indefinite time based on the inability to recruit and retain staff. Shutdown procedures are underway, and all cadets will return home by Oct. 1. According to the WYMD, the department, which has oversight of WCCA, has a …

September 16, 2022

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Road Work To Start On US Highway 14 East Of Burgess Junction

Motorists traveling in the Big Horn Mountains near Burgess Junction could encounter a delay in one section of the highway. WYDOT says road work on an 8-mile section of US Highway 14 between Burgess Junction and Cutler Hill will begin on Monday, September 19th. The work will begin on the west side of the project …

September 16, 2022

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Chaps Driving Clinic Canceled

The CHAPS Equine Assisted Services, Driving Clinic scheduled for this Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, has been canceled due to Tracy Shaw, the instructor, having a family emergency. For more information contact Kristen Marcus Executive Director of CHAPS Equine Assisted Services at 307-673-6161 or email at info@chapswyo.org. Read More

September 16, 2022

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Big Horn and Tongue River Football Teams Both On The Road For Week 3 2022

The Big Horn and Tongue River football teams continue 2A East conference play tonight (September 16th) by trading opponents from last week. BH took advantage of the fact that Upton-Sundance had yet to play a game, and cruised to a 40-to-6 road win. Coach Kirk McLaughlin says they had no film on the Patriots to …

September 16, 2022

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Yellowstone NP Visitor Numbers For August 2022 Well Below August 2021 Record Numbers

The effects of flooding that took place in Yellowstone National Park back in June, continue to take a toll on monthly visitation numbers. The park reports in August 2022, there were more than 582,000 recreational visitors. That’s down 37% compared to August 2021, which was the busiest August on record, with almost 922,000 visitors. The …

September 16, 2022

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Big Local Sports Weekend is Here

BRONC FOOTBALL – The Broncs play at Rock Springs tonight we will have the game live for you on 14-10 KWYO and 106.9 FM plus our live video web stream at sheridanmedia.com the First Federal bank and trust pregame show will start the broadcast at 5:30. Broncs Head coach Jeff Mowry says Rock Springs have …

September 16, 2022

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Senators Barrasso and Lummis Support Legislation to Protect Wyoming from a Supersized IRS

U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined Senator Mike Crap (R-ID) in introducing a bill aimed at preventing the Internal Revenue Service from using its $80 billion of funding for audits on Wyoming taxpayers and small businesses with taxable incomes below $400,000. Lummis said the IRS should never have received this massive

September 15, 2022

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UW Wallop Engagement Program Expands Partnership With Teachers, Launches Community Project

The Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program at the University of Wyoming is expanding its partnership with Wyoming teachers and launching a community resilience conversations program, with three planned listening sessions later this month. The Wallop K-12 program has added new content focused on Wyoming’s energy and extractive industries for the Wallop

September 15, 2022

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Life Saving Award Presented to SPD Officers

Sheridan Police Department Corporal Curtis Jorgensen and Officer Brad Wood were recently recognized for their life-saving efforts on June 30, 2022. Sheridan Police Chief Travis Koltiska presented Jorgensen and Wood with a Life-Saving Medal for their life-saving measures taken that evening. Chief Koltiska explains what happened after the officers arrived at

September 15, 2022

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