The Sheridan City Council, at the direction of staff, approved an ordinance on first reading Monday night adopting the 2021 International Code Council Building Code Family. City Public Works Director Lane Thompson said last fall the State of Wyoming adopted the 2021 International Codes. Lane Thompson The ordinance was approved unanimously by the Council and

Johnson County’s Commissioners have approved and accepted a Memorandum of Understanding between the county and the Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division for COVID-19 related surveillance and testing. Mechelle Rivera, Nurse Manager at Johnson County Public Health, explained what the funds may be used for. Rivera said she wanted to see what

Sheridan County’s Commissioners have voted to approve and accept a Lease Agreement with Second Chance, LLC for a storage building to house county-owned equipment. County Administrative Director Renee Obermueller explains further. Obermueller said there is also a solar trailer to power the emergency communications trailer; two electronic signs; and

State Senator Dave Kinskey told the Buffalo City Council in a recent meeting that the legislature is keeping an eye on two specific projects at the Veterans Home of Wyoming, one near completion and the other in the early stages of development. Kinskey said once the Veterans Skilled Nursing Facility is complete, the focus will …

A year in the making, the Chamber Annual Awards of Excellence celebrate some of Sheridan’s hardest working and most giving members of Sheridan’s business community.  Nominations were announced in November. The Chamber Board of Directors receives the nominees and the voting to determine the recipients is sent out to entire Chamber membership via on-line

In a partnership with AARP, The HUB on Smith is inviting residents aged 50-years or older to take advantage of the AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide program. According to The HUB on Smith’s Senior Fun & Wellness Coordinator Lisa Wells, this nationwide tax help program is aimed at people 50 and older and those who have low …

Sheridan, Big Horn and Tongue River competed at the Basin National Invitational in Gillette. The meet was held on Friday, February 4th, but results weren’t made available until Monday, February 7th. Click here to see results Carter McComb finished first in the Boys 55 meter dash, and the Boys 200 meter dash. Nathan Fitzpatrick, Aiden …

Current snowpack levels in Sheridan County are near what they were from this time last year. The US Department of Agriculture reports that as of February 1st, the snowpack level for the Tongue River Drainage area is at 103% of last year, while the Clear Creek Drainage was at 134%. As a whole, the Tongue …

The Skijoring and bike race events scheduled for the 2022 Sheridan WYO Winter Rodeo has been canceled due to lack of snow.  Many other events will continue, according to Executive Director for Sheridan County Travel and Tourism Shawn Parker. Parker and his team of organizers for the 2022 Sheridan WYO Winter Rodeo held out hope …

This year 2022 was, once upon a time, shaping up to be one of the most interesting political years in memory. The last big election year like this, back in 2018, was a doozy, with three governor candidates spending over $2 million each, plus we saw over 10,000 Democrat and Independent voters cross over on …