“What I used to call THE BIG TENT is now what I call THE BIG TENTACLE,” former Sen. Al Simpson told me on a sunny Wyoming afternoon recently. The retired U. S. Senator, 90, has long been critical of how Wyoming Republican politics has become more exclusive compared to the “Big Tent” plan used by …

TROOPER BASEBALL – The Sheridan Troopers went 3-1 at a tournament in Bozeman, Montana they beat Blackfoot, Idaho and dropped a tight game with Brewster, Washington 4-3. They finished up with victories over Dickinson, North Dakota and Bozeman. The Troopers will host games this week Thursday through next Monday to finish the regular season They …

Robert Taylor, who played Sheriff Walt Longmire, Adam Bartley, who played the Ferg, and Craig Johnson, author of the Longmire series of books, will be the celebrities attending this year’s Longmire Days celebration in Buffalo next month. In a release issued over the weekend, the Longmire Foundation and Longmire Days announced those that will be …

Sheridan County will submit an application for funding to the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) for $1.25 million from their Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) for the county’s Brooks Street Greenspace Project. County Engineer Ken Muller, the project administrator, explained more about the application. Muller said the funding, if

The University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service office in Johnson County has a new educator, and he was introduced to the county commissioners during their recent meeting. Bryce McKenzie, 4-H/Youth Development Extension Educator, came before the commission to present Micah Most as the Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension Educator. Most said

Firefighters on the Crow Indian Reservation were busy last week fighting a number of fires, some of which were caused by careless firework usage. On the 4th of July, the BIA said firefighters responded to 9 different fires, all of which were less than one-tenth of an acre. There were 8 more the next day, …

Governor Mark Gordon’s Gas and Diesel Price Working Group has released its agenda for its public meetings. The first of two meetings will take place on Friday, July 15 from 1 to 5 pm in the Herschler Building’s Connector Auditorium in Cheyenne. The second meeting will take place at the same location on Friday, July …

Sunday, July 10, is Wyoming’s 132 anniversary of statehood. On July 10, 1890, Wyoming became the 44th state to enter the union. It was preceded by Idaho, on July 3, and followed by Utah, six years later, on Jan. 4, 1896. It is interesting to note that two of the events that have made Wyoming …

Brandon McRann took home $500 in Chamber Bucks! He was the winner (by random draw) of the ERA Carroll Realty Summer Sweepstakes! Pictured: Brandon McRann with Paisley and Payton McRann Read More

While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, Jamie Slater, Development Coordinator for the Sheridan Memorial Hospital Foundation, told listeners a little about what the Foundation is and how they support the hospital.  J Slater  The Sheridan Memorial Hospital Foundation is participating in this year’s WyoGives.  WyoGives – an