A public Right-of-Way in Paradise Park subdivision known as Connolly Lane has been retained by a vote of the county commission. County Engineer Ken Muller explained why there was a petition to vacate the property. Discussions during the public hearing came from the current landowner, who owns the property that the right-of-way is on, that …

An unidentified man is dead after opening fire on Wyoming Highway Patrol Troopers twice in Crook County. According to a media release, sometime after 10pm on Friday (July 29th), a trooper spotted the man walking along I-90, about 1 mile southwest of Sundance. When the trooper learned the man had an active warrant for his …

Firefighters that had been battling a forest fire in northwest Johnson County say they are confident that the fire won’t spread anymore than it already has. As of 5pm Friday (July 29th), incident command reports that the Gem Lake Fire is 100% contained. Personnel and aviation resources have been released and local crews will patrol …

Beginning Monday, those who need medical care from the Sheridan Memorial Hospital don’t always have to go to the main hospital building. Back in early May the hospital board of directors approved funding to renovate what is now the new downtown primary care clinic located on the northeast corner of South Gould and East Works …

A Plains Indian Warrior, Custer Battlefield Museum In part one of the story about Red Cloud, we explored some of the early days of the Red Cloud War. In part two we continue from where part one left off. From Wyoming Industrial Journal, December 1, 1909, talking about the April 29, 1868, treaty, by which …

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas recently introduced legislation that would require the Department of Energy to administer polygraph examinations to non-green card holding foreign nationals from countries of particular concern, including Russia and

The Sheridan City Council will be considering three resolutions at their regularly scheduled business meeting Monday night that would authorize Public Works Director Hanns Mercer to apply for ARPA funds through the State Loan and Investment Board. Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger says they will be applying for grants to help fund two upcoming projects. Mayor

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – In the park’s continuing efforts to expand visitor access, effective Aug. 3 through Oct. 31, 2022, visitors with a day-use ticket will be able to drive the road corridor from Tower Junction to Slough Creek to park and hike, fish and watch wildlife. This section of road in the northern portion of the park …

A group that oversees the management of predatory animals in Sheridan County says incidents involving a virus that can infect humans and mammals are happening more often than people may realize. The Sheridan County Predator Management District is working on spreading awareness of rabies which is eventually fatal once a person or animal gets it. …

The Bureau of Land Management has announced they will sponsor a wild horse and burro adoption during Cheyenne Frontier Days on the south side of S. Lions Park Drive in Lions Park. This year, the BLM reported they will offer approximately 15 halter- or saddle-started wild horses and burros for adoption. Approved bidders may participate …