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Water Monitoring Along Tongue River Watershed To Start Soon

Various water bodies in Sheridan County will soon be inspected but it’s not being done to determine how the water tastes. Members of the Sheridan County Conservation District will soon start their summer season water monitoring projects to check for things such as water temperature, aquatic habitat, as well as bacteria and sediment impairments. The

May 4, 2022

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Entrances at Yellowstone And Grand Teton NPS Opening For Summer 2022 Season

More roads within two national parks in Wyoming are opening up for the upcoming summer traveling season. This Friday (May 6th), the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park is scheduled to open to motor vehicle traffic, as well as the road from Canyon Village to Lake Village. The park cautions motorists that if a spring …

May 4, 2022

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Snowpack Levels In Sheridan County For Winter 2021-2022 Season Above Normal

The rain and snow systems that have passed through Sheridan County in each of the past two weekends have improved snowpack numbers for the area. For the first time this year, the overall snow-water content in the Big Horn Mountains within Sheridan County is above average. According to the US Department of Agriculture, as of …

May 4, 2022

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Fort Phil Kearny, Bozeman Trail Programs at Kearney Hall

On Sunday, May 15 at 2 p.m., the Fort Phil Kearny/Bozeman Trail Association, (FPK/BTA) will present a dual program at the Kearney Community Hall, sponsored in part by the Johnson County Tourism Association. Sharie Shada, FPK Superintendent, will present an update on the Shining Mountain Interpretive Center at the Fort Phil Kearny Historic site. According

May 4, 2022

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Wyoming Tourism: Foreign Workers Are Back, But Hurdles Still Exist

This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Wendy Corr, Cowboy State Daily After two difficult years for the hospitality industry, the summer of 2022 is expected to be somewhat “normal” for Wyoming’s tourism industry. But the industry continues to be hampered by a lack of workers, making foreign workers more important to the …

May 4, 2022

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Potential Roe V. Wade Reversal Generates Diverse Wyoming Opinions

This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily Members of Wyoming groups opposed to and in supportive of abortion rights were divided Tuesday over news a draft ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to show the court was preparing to overturn the landmark abortion rights ruling Roe v. …

May 4, 2022

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Ucross Announces Cave Canem Partnership in Support of Black Poets

S. Erin Batiste, (courtesy photo) Ucross and Cave Canem have joined forces to present a literary fellowship that provides creative support to Black poets. The 2022 Toi Derricotte Residency at Ucross has been awarded to interdisciplinary poet S. Erin Batiste of Brooklyn, New York. Presented once a year to an emerging or mid-career poet, the …

May 4, 2022

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Man Charged With Escape from Official Detention Arraigned in District Court

A 37-year-old man who attempted to escape detention after being sentenced in Sheridan County Circuit Court in March was arraigned Tuesday in 4th Judicial District Court. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the story. Arraignment in District Court On March 28, Michael Tabor was sentenced in Sheridan County Circuit Court to 45 days in the Sheridan …

May 4, 2022

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Bronc / Lady Bronc Soccer Swept by Campbell County / Troopers Host a Saturday Double Header / Rockies Fall Against the Nationals

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER – The Bronc and Lady Bronc soccer team played Campbell county Tuesday night. Nothing was settled in Gillette with the Lady Broncs and Camels playing to a scoreless overtime tie. The Broncs fell behind Campbell county they did get a late goal but couldn’t tie the score and lost 2-1. The Broncs …

May 4, 2022

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Buffalo Council Awards Professional Services Contract

Buffalo’s City Council has awarded a Contract for Professional Services for electrical engineering design services for a portion of North Main Street to Engineering Design Associates of Casper. City Building Inspector Terry Asay explained the project. The contract, for lighting on WYDOT’s Buffalo Main Street Reconstruction Project, which is scheduled

May 4, 2022

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