Phone and internet scams have cost American’s $29.8 billion in 2020 alone. Scammers have adapted to using many forms of communication to swindle hard earned dollars out of the hands of unsuspecting people.  While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, Undersheriff Levi Dominguez informed listeners of a scam that attacks the executive

In November of 2021, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon released a balanced $2.3 billion budget.  The budget was conservative, even by Gordon’s standards, who referred to his own proposals as frugal in an effort to minimize future cuts. The Consensus Revenue Estimating Group (CREG) released their report in October of 2021 projecting revenues through 2024 much

Zach McLain has announced his entrance into the 2022 election for Sheridan County Sheriff.  Below is a letter formally announcing the bid. In the letter, McLain talks about his career as a firefighter working for the City of Sheridan and as a business owner.  McLain said he intends to reach across borders to cultivate cooperative …

The second Baaahffalo Sheep Festival will be presented in June, after the Buffalo City Council approved requests from Buffalo Events, Inc. the organization. Anke Kottmann, representing the organization, spoke to the city council and explained more about the event. The council approved requests for street closures on Fetterman from Burritt to Western between

The Johnson County Commission has voted to sunset, or end, the special purpose one-cent sales tax, also known as the sixth penny tax, on June 30 of this year, because the county will have collected the $7.1 million in sales tax revenue requested by the City of Buffalo. When the special tax sunsets, the county’s …

The Buffalo High School Theater Company will perform their spring play Into the Woods at the Buffalo High School Auditorium in two shows next week. According to Wikipedia, Into the Woods “is a musical with music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim. The story intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairytales, exploring the consequences …

Recently, the Petroleum Association of Wyoming released statewide polling data that shows Wyoming residents overwhelmingly support oil and gas development.  According to the poll, conducted in February prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 88% of Wyoming voters approve of oil and natural gas production in Wyoming, including 70% of voters who strongly

Bicyclists willing to brace the unpredictable elements of spring in Yellowstone National Park, can get in and ride around before motor vehicles do. Beginning Friday, March 25, a 49-mile stretch of road between the West Entrance and Mammoth Hot Springs will be open to forms of non-motorized travel. Snowplow crews are working on clearing other sections

Surgeons at Sheridan Memorial Hospital will soon get some assistance that isn’t human. The hospital has announced that it is getting a Da Vinci Surgical System, which is a robotic surgical system that uses a minimally invasive surgical approach. It is commonly used in such procedures as hysterectomies, which is the removal of the uterus, …

This article first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Jim Angell, Cowboy State Daily The latest water dispute between the City of Laramie and the University of Wyoming has made its way to the Wyoming Supreme Court. An appeal filed with the Wyoming Supreme Court by Laramie stems from the city’s efforts to drill on …