John Welch with his winning trout The Sheridan Rotary Club’s Second Annual Ice Fishing Derby at Lake DeSmet on Saturday, Feb. 26, was a huge success. It was a warm, sunny day and the cold snap the week before froze the ice deep, making it safe to be out on the lake. A good crowd …

The Sheridan County Commission will work through a light agenda at their Tuesday meeting. They will consider the appointment of a special prosecutor; awarding the Professional Architectural Service contract for the Sheriff/Coroner’s Office project’ an MOU with the Wyoming Department of Health for COVID-19 activities; and the Belsby Minor Subdivision.

Johnson County School District #1 is reopening schools for greater visitation on a daily basis. Parents, guardians, and family members can now have lunch with students, visit classrooms for parent-teacher conferences, and attend special events and school-wide meetings. According to a release from JCSD1 Superintendent Charles Auzqui, new policies concerning

Johnson County Road & Bridge Supervisor Scott Pehringer spoke to the county commission, reporting that the US Forest Service has been surveying the Crazy Woman Canyon Road bridge, preparing for the road reconstruction project, which is slated to begin in 2023. The $3.4 million project, through the Federal Lands Access Program, or FLAP, was explained

The season has ended and 15 high school wrestlers from Sheridan County are among the best in their weight classes. Sheridan: The Broncs placed a team in the 4A Standings, missing 2nd place by 1 point and had 1 state champion. Sophomore Dane Steel won the state championship at the 4A 152 pound level. That …

These are the standings as of February 27th and how they pertain to Sheridan, Big Horn, Tongue River and Arvada-Clearmont. Boys 4A East: (Conference Record listed first, then Overall Record) Cheyenne Central gets #2 seed over Cheyenne East due to head-to-head sweep. Checking record vs. highest team in the conference not involved in the tie, …

Both Tongue River teams, along with the Big Horn boys are heading to the state tournament in Casper. Meanwhile, both Sheridan teams are preparing for the regional tournament in Cheyenne. Sheridan Boys: The Broncs concluded the regular season by winning their home final on Friday vs. Kelly Walsh, 63-46. Sheridan is 16-4 on the season …

The Bighorn National Forest, created on February 22, 1897, is one of the oldest national forests in the United States. The Bighorn River’s headwaters lay inside the forest boundary, and the river was named by the Native Americans because of the bighorn sheep that were native to the area. Today, in Bighorn Canyon and the …

On January 11, 2021, the City of Sheridan entered into an agreement with K Club Golf LLC to manage the Sheridan Municipal Golf Course. An amendment to the contract was recently considered and approved by the Sheridan City Council. City Public Works Director Lane Thompson explains the changes that needed to be made to the …

At a recent change of plea hearing before United State District Judge Nancy Freudenthal, 56-year-old Benita Smith of Kinnear, pleaded guilty to the charge of making a false statement of a sexual assault. According to the Department of Justice, Smith, on or about October 26, 2020, did knowingly make a materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent …