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North Loop Of Yellowstone NP Won’t Open For Some Time; South Loop Might Open Soon

Whenever Yellowstone National Park does reopen roads and entrances, visitors will only get to see about half of the park, thanks to Mother Nature. Park Superintendent Cam Sholly says aerial assessments conducted on Monday show major damage to multiple sections of road between Gardiner, Montana and Mammoth Hot Springs, as well as the Northeast Entrance Road

June 15, 2022

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Bronc Football Starts OTA’s / Troopers Sweep / All Star Hoops in Sheridan Friday Night

BRONC FOOTBALL – The Sheridan Bronc football team is back home after attending their off season team camp in Chadron, Nebraska, we talked with Head coach Jeff Mowry and he says overall they had a pretty good week. And this week begins their summer weight and training program. And Jeff says the football summer really …

June 15, 2022

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JCSD1 to Withdraw from Current BOCHES Agreement

The Board of Trustees for the Johnson County School District voted to withdraw from the current Board of Cooperative Higher Education Services, or BOCHES agreement and to enter into another agreement with Sheridan College. The previous agreement included Gillette College as well, but with that institution forming their own community college district, this

June 15, 2022

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Buffalo EMS to Stop Administration Services for Rural Health Board

Buffalo Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will stop providing bookkeeping and other administrative services for the Johnson County Rural Healthcare District Board at the end of the current fiscal year, June 30. Buffalo EMS owner Dave Harness, read a prepared written statement to the board at their meeting Monday afternoon, saying “Buffalo EMS has been

June 15, 2022

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Johnson County Seeing Spike in COVID Cases Again

Johnson County is currently seeing an uptick in COVID cases with 13 reported last week and eight the week before, according to a release from the Johnson County COVID Task Force. Wyoming is seeing an increase in cases as a whole, but the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has Johnson County listed in the “red” …

June 15, 2022

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Barrasso and Republican Senators Propose Middle-Class Savings Protections

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), joined Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Steve Daines (R-MT), and James Lankford (R-OK) Tuesday in introducing legislation to provide relief and protections for middle-class savings. These savings are still facing federal taxes despite significantly diminished value imposed by historic rates of inflation. According to a

June 15, 2022

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Governor Gordon Testifies Before Congressional Committee on Climate Crisis

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon told a Congressional committee Tuesday that Wyoming’s leadership in natural gas production will continue to help fuel the nation’s economy. Gordon also reasserted the state’s commitment to carbon capture and sequestration, and emphasized that Wyoming does not need an additional layer of federal regulation of methane

June 15, 2022

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Blazing Heat Expected Friday and Saturday in Sheridan

Temperatures in Sheridan are expected to be extremely hot later this week. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Blazing Temps A massive record setting heat wave in parts of the U.S. has caused weather warnings and heat advisories for over 100 million people throughout the country. Meteorologist Julie Arthur with the National Weather Service

June 15, 2022

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Business and Building Owners Preparing For Main Street Construction

Business and building owners along Main Street in Sheridan are bracing for the inevitable that will start next year. Beginning sometime in spring of 2023, WYDOT will remove and replace the concrete along Main Street between Dow and Burkitt Streets. At the same time, the city will work on various projects such as replacing the …

June 14, 2022

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Acme Interchange project update

The Wyoming Department of Transportation subcontractor Simon Contractors has resumed construction at the Acme Interchange Exit 14.  While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, Wyoming Highway Patrol Lieutenant Erik Jorgensen gave listeners an update on local projects being constructed by WYDOT for the department’s Public Information

June 14, 2022

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