Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has announced an addition to his Administration’s Natural Resources policy team. Jennifer Thomson will serve as the Governor’s Major Project Development Manager. The position, developed and funded through a joint collaboration between Governor Gordon’s Office and the Wyoming Legislature, is intended to keep Wyoming at the

Sheridan County’s Commissioners have certified tax levies for 2022. According to information from the commission, state and county mills were set at 24 mills at $14.5 million. Each of the three school districts received an operating levy of 25 mills, worth $3.5 million for School District #1, $11.1 million for District #2, and $566,000 for …

A busy three days are coming this weekend to wrap up this year’s Johnson County Fair and Rodeo in Buffalo. Friday is the youth rodeo, alpaca show, 4H/FFA Round Robin, YES Awards, and the Pie Contest, as well as remaining rodeo slack. The Dance in Prosinski Park, featuring The Terry Waugh Band will begin at …

The Sheridan County Commission has approved the submission of an application for federal funding for their 2023 Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) project. County Engineer Ken Muller gave details on the application during this week’s county commission meeting. Muller said the county has been successful in treating heavily-trafficked roads in the

WYO PLAY has announced that their residents of Young Theatre Makers Ensemble will present a night of one-act plays.  While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, WYO PLAY Lead Teaching Artist Grace Cannon told listeners a little about the Young Theatre Makers Ensemble.  G. Cannon The Ensemble will perform Brian The Comet and The …

According to the Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1, firefighting efforts were successful yesterday resulting in increased fire containment to 20% and fire growth of approximately 200 acres.  Favorable conditions augmented with air resources resulted in moderated fire behavior for much of the day, allowing crews to work directly on fire

The swimming pool at the Sheridan County YMCA can be compared to a small waterpark.  According to Executive Director of the Sheridan County YMCA Liz Cassiday, the pool at the Y has many features that create a fun and healthy experience. The pool has six 25 yard lanes, two water slides, a climbing wall and …

One Sheridan area resident decided whenever he reaches the end of his rope, he’d make more. Fred ‘Slick’ Mueller is a retired machinist and built his first rope master machine back in 1957. Some machines have 3 hooks to make rope, while others have 4 or 7 to make thicker strands. Since then he’s made …

This week, artists from across the nation began the seasonal migration to Ucross for the start of the artist residency program’s Fall 2022 session. From August through early December, 55 visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers and interdisciplinary artists will be at Ucross, which is located on a historic 20,000-acre ranch in the foothills of

The recent heat wave has put some aquatic life in hot water within Grand Teton National Park Hot weather causes elevated water temperatures that are stressful for coldwater fish such as trout. When the water temperature is greater than 65 degrees fahrenheit, fish that are involved in a catch and release practice, have difficulty recovering. …