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Past WYO Rodeo Queens to be Honored

Reata Cook, Rodeo Queen and Vivian Morey, Rodeo Princess at the Bots Sots Sale On Thursday, July 7, during the Sheridan WYO Rodeo Royalty contest, there will be a social during during intermission where past rodeo Queens will be honored. All former rodeo queens are invited to attend and be recognized. Registration begins at 5:00 …

July 4, 2022

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Colonel Carrington Returns to Sheridan on July 4, 1908, to Dedicate Fetterman Monument

0n July 3, 1908, 114 Years ago, Colonel Henry Carrington and others who were survivors of the Indian Wars at Fort Phil Kearny, came back to Sheridan. They dedicated the Fetterman Fight monument on July 3, 1908, 42 years after the battle occurred on December 21, 1866. In The Semi-Weekly Enterprise, June 19, 1908, there …

July 2, 2022

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Governor Gordon Activates National Guard to Assist With Flooding After Lingle Canal Breach

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has mobilized the Wyoming National Guard and multiple state agencies to provide assistance to the residents of Lingle and Goshen County in response to flooding that is occurring as a result of a breach in the Interstate Canal north of Lingle. Gordon said at his request, Secretary of State Ed Buchanan …

July 2, 2022

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WIC income guidelines updated to allow more participation

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) announced that newly updated income guidelines may help a few more families to be eligible for the Wyoming WIC Program. Operated by the WDH, the Wyoming WIC Program provides nutritious foods and education, breastfeeding support and healthcare referrals for income-eligible women who are pregnant or postpartum, infants

July 1, 2022

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Bighorn National Forest campground interpretive programs begin July 2

The Bighorn National Forest has announced that its interpreters have put together an educational series of programs for visitors this summer.  The Bighorn National Forest has many points of interest, such as the Camp 6-Bruce Creek Interpretive Site and Woodrock Sawmill Interpretive Site. Many of these sites have informative signs that help to educate

July 1, 2022

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WY Vote seeks to inform voters 

To help educate voters on candidates, the seats they are battling for and how to become registered, a bipartisan website has been developed by a 501(c)3. Launched on June 27, the site, WY Vote, is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit voter information and education site. The mission of the site is to educate and inform all …

July 1, 2022

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Former Wyoming US Senator Alan Simpson To Receive Presidential Medal Of Freedom

President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including former Wyoming US Senator Alan Simpson Biden’s honors list, which the White House shared first with The Associated Press, includes both living and deceased honorees from the worlds of Hollywood, sports, politics, the military,

July 1, 2022

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Dave Walsh Retires From Calling Radio Play-By-Play Of Univ. Of WY Football and Basketball

Information Courtesy: University of Wyoming Athletic Department For the past 38 years, Wyoming Cowboy football and basketball fans have been able to turn on their radios and hear the iconic voice of play-by-play announcer Dave Walsh.  Now that era, that began in 1984, is coming to an end as Walsh is announcing his retirement as “Voice …

July 1, 2022

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Campbell County Man Shot By Sheriff’s Deputies

A Campbell County man is recovering in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, after being shot by Campbell County Sheriff’s Deputies. According to the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office, sometime after 8:30am on Tuesday (June 28th), deputies responded to a residence north of the Gillette city limits, for a report of a family fight. Three

July 1, 2022

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Wyoming Governor And US Senators React To US Supreme Court Ruling Against EPA

Wyoming’s Governor and Both US Senators are applauding a US Supreme Court Ruling stating the US Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its bounds when it attempted to control greenhouse gas emissions. In a 6-to-3 vote in the case of West Virginia vs. the EPA, the court ruled that when the Clean Air Act was passed in …

July 1, 2022

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