Originally scheduled for Thursday, July 14 and Friday, July 15 the Johnson County Road & Bridge chip seal project on Klondike and Upper Clear Creek Roads has been rescheduled for Wednesay, July 20 through Friday, July 22. The county announced last week that due to unforeseen circumstances, they had to postpone the work until this …

There will be two candidate forums in Buffalo this week, both held at the Johnson County Library on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The events are sponsored by and put on by 307NetRadio and will feature local and state candidates answering questions asked by moderators for the forums. Wednesday night the candidates will be those running …

Sheridan County’s Commissioners have implemented partial fire restrictions set to take effect this Friday, July 22 beginning at 8 a.m. County Fire Warden Chris Thomas came before the commissioners and discussed his recommendation to adopt the restrictions. According to a release from the commission, the restrictions are the same as last year and apply to

The Wyoming Highway Patrol trained their first narcotic detection K-9 to detect the odor of Fentanyl. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Drug Dog Training The drug Fentanyl has become one of the most potent and deadly drugs on the streets of America, as Fentanyl has been linked to a significant increase in fatal …

Teachers, faculty and staff within the Northern Wyoming Community College will soon have bigger paychecks. As part of the fiscal year 2023 budget that was approved last week by the Board of Trustees, pay raises were included for anyone in the district, regardless if they work in Sheridan, Buffalo or Gillette. Of total budgeted expenditures, …

Wyoming is rich in history. The Cowboy State was frontier and  has played an integral part in the settling of other states in the America West.  Preserving that history for future generations is only a part of the mission statement of the Sheridan Community Land Trust, but one they put priority on accomplishing.  Recently the …

The Northeast Wyoming Local Sage Grouse Working Group is one of eight local working groups in the Cowboy State. The group is comprised of local citizens representing groups interested in sage grouse conservation.  The role of the group is to develop and set in motion a local conservation plan to benefit sage grouse and, whenever …

Due to the critical fire conditions in Sheridan County, Partial Fire Restrictions will be implemented effective 8 a.m. July 22.   According to a release, the Sheridan County Board of County Commissioners took this action upon the recommendations of Chris Thomas, County Fire Warden and rural fire department Chiefs.   These restrictions are similar to the

Motorists in northeast Wyoming could experience short delays on various highways as construction crews work to extend the life of the pavement. WYDOT has announced that the annual chip sealing projects have started, and more than 30 locations in the northeast part of the state will have work done. All in all about 75 miles …

The Clearmont Town Council held their July meeting on July 18 at town hall. Visitors included Shawn Parker, Sheridan Travel and Tourism, and Eric Horsely, Sheridan County Sheriff’s department. Parker talked about the Lodging Tax Resolution. The Lodging Tax funds Sheridan Travel and Tourism’s advertising to promote Sheridan and Sheridan County. The town