A popular trail in Sheridan County will be closing temporarily this upcoming Friday. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Trail closures The Sheridan Community Land Trust would like to remind the public that beginning Friday, April 1, the Hidden Hoot Trail and Hoot Loop Trail will be closed due to calving season. The annual …

A cooperative agreement between Johnson County and the US Forest Service/Bighorn National Forest for the sheriff’s office to provide law enforcement patrols on the forest was signed at the recent county commission meeting. During the meeting, Sheriff Rod Odenbach said the agreement will pay the county $4,000 for wages and equipment, which he intends to

Buffalo Mayor Shane Schrader sat down with Sheridan Media to discuss city projects that are either underway or will be shortly now that warmer weather is on the way. He said the Flatiron Drive project has already begun. The Bozeman Avenue water line project will begin in April once the frost is thawed in the …

Johnson County Healthcare Center CEO Luke Senden, during their recent meeting, gave an update to the hospital board on the status of the ongoing capital construction project at the facility. Senden said that Dan Odasz with Plan One Architects, who is in charge of the project, has given him an improved timeline for the overall …

The Downtown Sheridan Association is reestablishing the Marketing and Promotions Committee. While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, DSA Executive Director Zoila Perry spoke on the reason she and the DSA Board of Directors decided to reform and rename the committee.  Z. Perry Perry told listeners that anyone in Sheridan can join this

The music of world renowned composer John Williams and his work with director George Lucus will be the topic of a lecture at Kinnison Hall. Beginning at 7 p.m. on March 31, in Kinnison Hall for a Faculty Lecture by Dr. Christian Erickson titled “Major” Fourth Be With You: The Music of Star Wars. While …

Hunters, the Wyoming Game and Fish suggest checking your calendars — several important Wyoming hunting application dates are approaching.  The last chance to submit applications to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department for wild bison licenses is March 31, at midnight. May 31, is the deadline for resident elk and resident and nonresident deer and …

This article first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Wendy Corr, Cowboy State Daily If water levels in reservoirs around Wyoming are looking a little low, well, they are. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation district officials across the state are reporting that reservoirs levels are well below their capacities. In Cody, the Buffalo Bill …

This article first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Wendy Corr, Cowboy State Daily Disease-carrying, insidious monsters, hiding just out of sight, but whose bite can kill, they lurk in the shadows, waiting to make you their next meal. This is not the plot of a B-grade horror film – these monsters are all too …

This article first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Jimmy Orr, Cowboy State Daily The grizzly bear believed responsible for killing a Montana man last week will not be pursued or tracked down because it is not believed to be a predatory attack, officials said on Monday. Craig Clouatre, 40, was discovered dead on Friday …