Johnson County School District #1 is facing a substantial increase in transportation costs, caused mostly by the increase in fuel prices, which will eventually lead to an amendment to their current budget to cover those costs. At their meeting Monday night in Kaycee, board member Dave Belus asked if the $40,000 that was being considered …

The Wyoming Department of Education Child Nutrition Program has submitted a waiver request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to extend the current Community Eligibility Provision deadlines. The extension of the CEP deadlines is in response to the recovery of the pandemic to allow school districts time to collect the necessary

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has appointed two new water superintendents. Gordon has appointed Josh Frederickson as the new Water Division III Water Superintendent and Cory Rinehart as Water Division I Superintendent. According to a media release from the Governor’s Office, Fredrickson replaces Loren Smith who retired after 12 years as Superintendent of

A 2017 Sheridan High School graduate has been named one of the best warriors in the state by the Wyoming Army National Guard. Earlier this month, Sergeant Tyler Holloway was named the top non-commissioned officer in the 2022 WY Army National Guard State Best Warrior competition. Nine other competitors from across the state came together …

The Sheridan County Commission has approved and accepted an amendment to an existing grant award agreement with the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security. County Administrative Director Renee Obermueller explained why the amendment was necessary. According to the amendment, the original agreement, dated January 10, 2020 was for roughly $36,000 including a

About 30 residents of Kaycee attended the Johnson County Rural Health Care District board meeting there Monday evening to voice concerns, ask questions, and speak in support the ambulance services provided to the community. Board President Marilyn Connolly opened the meeting and went into the public comment time of the agenda to give everyone a …

At its regular board meeting on April 11, the Sheridan County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees approved Scott Cleland as the new Sheridan High School principal. Currently the principal at Meadowlark Elementary, Cleland will take the reins at SHS on July 1. Cleland’s education career spans a total of 22 years, including ten …

Ucross Art Gallery Spring is here at the Ucross Foundation. From February 7 through June 3, 56 artists from a variety of disciplines will be in residence at the historic 20,000-acre ranch in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains in northern Wyoming. “We are always energized when artists arrive on campus,” said Ucross President William …

Two University of Wyoming researchers have developed a COVID-19 antigen test that is more sensitive than those currently on the market. The test can use a hand-held device to be read, making the test appropriate for diagnosis at the point of care within 30 minutes. “Our test detects the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, and the time …

This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily Wyoming’s coal producers are not yet seeing the impact of a European ban on the import of Russian coal, according to an industry official. However, the state’s coal producers have seen significant increases in demand for their product domestically, said Travis …