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Tidbits to continue this summer at the Museum at the Bighorns

The free Tidbit Activity Series at the Museum at the Bighorns will continue this summer with new programs.  Through two new partnerships with local organizations, The Museum at the Bighorns is bringing new topics to children attending Tidbit. According to the museum, since the early 2000s, more than 20,000 students have explored local history and …

June 15, 2022

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SPD looking forward to smooth summer of events

The City of Sheridan will host multiple events this summer as the warm weather brings visitors, racers, rodeo lovers and runners from all over the world.  While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, Captain Tom Ringley of the Sheridan Police Department informed listeners that events, like the Dead Swede and Trail Fest have already …

June 15, 2022

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CHAPS Offers New Program

Alphabet Soup Services is a new program that CHAPS Equine Assisted Services, is offering for the community. On Tuesday, June 12th, Kirsten Marcus, Executive Director at CHAPS talked about the program “Today is a mock session for a new program that we just got funded from Hughes Charitable Foundation out of Jackson.” She said that …

June 15, 2022

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Billings Shuts Down Water Plant Due To Yellowstone River Flooding

Flooding on the Yellowstone River forced Public Works to shut down its water plant late Tuesday night (June 14th) and Billings residents are being asked to conserve water. As of Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., the water level at the plant reached more than 16 feet. For the plant to operate effectively, the river needs to …

June 15, 2022

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Five Gillette Residents Killed In Northern Colorado Vehicle Crash

Five people from Gillette, including an infant girl, are dead after the SUV they were in was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer in northern Colorado. Investigators with the Colorado State Patrol say the SUV was in the left lane of Interstate 25 in Weld County and had slowed for traffic when the semi slammed into it …

June 15, 2022

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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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