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Vaccine Recommendations Updated as Omicron Variant Spreads

News From SheridanMedia.com Recommendations involving vaccine booster doses have been updated as the COVID-19 Omicron variant quickly spreads in Wyoming and across the nation.  Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Vaccine Recommendations Updated as Omicron Variant Spreads State Health Officer and Wyoming Department of Health Epidemiologist Dr.

January 7, 2022

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Gillette Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Making False Claims

News From SheridanMedia.com On January 3, before U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson, Alexa Kinney of Gillette pled guilty to wire fraud, using an unauthorized access device and making false claims to the Internal Revenue Service. According to court documents, Kinney devised three separate schemes in less than a year involving fraudulent investment

January 7, 2022

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Former Sheridan Media Radio Announcer Tim Ray To Be Inducted Into WY Broadcasting Assoc. Hall Of Fame

News From SheridanMedia.com A former Sheridan Media Sports Director among many other titles will have his name immortalized in Wyoming Broadcasting History. Tim Ray, who was the Sheridan Media sports director and radio play-by-play guy from 1980-to-1989, will be inducted into the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame at the WAB Convention this

January 7, 2022

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Sheridan College Online Computer Science Certificate Connects Teachers With Needed Education

News From SheridanMedia.com In the fall of 2020, Sheridan College launched its Computer Science Pathway Certificate program after Senate Enrolled Act 48 required school districts in the state to offer computer science classes, increasing the demand for computer science teachers. All Wyoming school districts are required to begin teaching computer science at

January 7, 2022

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Buffalo Council Approves Mayor’s Appointments

News From SheridanMedia.com The Buffalo City Council has approved Mayor Shane Schrader’s recommendations for appointments to local boards during their regular meeting this week. Ashley Hughes and Sean Durrant were both approved to five-year terms on the Buffalo Housing Authority. The Buffalo Pool Board now has Mike Miller, Jeff Shelley, and Kris Thiele

January 7, 2022

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Sheridan County Approves Oakley Acres Minor Subdivision

News From SheridanMedia.com The Sheridan County Commission has approved the Oakley Acres Minor Subdivision after reviewing the application at this week’s meeting. County Planner Mark Reid explained that Daniel and Laurie Roberts filed a subdivision permit for a property located about two miles southwest of the City of Sheridan. No comment was offered

January 7, 2022

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WYO Theater’s Classic Western Series Begins Sunday

News From SheridanMedia.com The Classic Western Series of movies will begin this Sunday at the WYO theater. The annual event is organized by Gene Sturlin, who was a recent guest on Public Pulse, and he tales about the first movie in the series Bite The Bullet, which will be hosted by a well-known local personality. …

January 7, 2022

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Bill Filed to Protect Veterans Home, Other State Lands

News From SheridanMedia.com A bill has been filed with the Wyoming Legislature for the upcoming budget session that will protect lands surrounding the State Veterans Home and Skilled Nursing Facility in Buffalo and two other sites in the state from commercial mineral development. Johnson County Commissioner Bill Novotny, while a recent guest on our talk

January 7, 2022

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Twenty Wolves Killed By Hunters After Roaming Out Of Yellowstone NP

News From SheridanMedia.com Yellowstone National Park officials say twenty of the park’s renowned gray wolves that roamed from the park, have been shot by hunters in recent months — the most killed by hunting in a single season since the predators were reintroduced to the region more than 25 years ago. Fifteen wolves were shot …

January 6, 2022

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Two Sheridan HS Football Grads Part Of One Team In NCAA FCS National Championship Game

News From SheridanMedia.com One former Sheridan High School Football player has a chance to help his new team win a national championship, while another will be cheering them on. Freshman Running Back Garrett Coon plays for the Montana State Bobcats and the team is in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision National Championship Game this coming …

January 6, 2022

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