The Johnson County Cemetery District Board met Tuesday afternoon and one major topic of discussion was the $400 surcharge for burials on Saturday, which they did not repeal. The board, in late 2021, implemented the surcharge to help cover the cost to pay employees overtime and cover other costs associated with burials on Saturday. There …

Harvey Purcella with his school bus At the Jan. 10, SCSD#2 board meeting, the board celebrated Harvey Purcella’s 37 years of exceptional service in the Transportation Department. According to Shawn Stevens, SCSD#2 Transportation Director, “Harvey started his school bus driving career on route #1 in December 1984, the same route he currently drives. He

The Missoula Children’s Theater and Creek Side Performing Arts will present their version of The Emporer’s New Clothes in two performances this Saturday. The story, described on missoulaevents.net, is the “Emperor, wanting to impress new friends, takes some advice. But when the clothes (and other people’s opinions) become more important than the

The Wyoming Game and Fish report another successful year for anglers involved in one of the more unique fishing challenges offered by the department. The Wyoming Cutt-Slam capped its 25th year in 2021 with 168 anglers who documented catching the state’s four native subspecies of cutthroat trout: Bonneville, Colorado, Snake River and Yellowstone.  It is

Sheridan residents can help save a veteran’s life by picking up a sticker at a local Sheridan coffee shop and simply sharing it with someone they know.  The campaign is an effort by the Sheridan VA Health Care System asking community members to help end veteran suicide. “We know that statistically, 11 out of 17 …

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (WY-R) spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday about supporting legislation that would sanction Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline.  Barrasso said the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany will be an enormous transfer of wealth from our allies to our enemy and the legislation to support sanctions on the pipeline …

On Jan 11, 2022, the National Endowment for the Arts announced that the Ucross Foundation, the artist residency program in Ucross, Wyoming, has been approved for a $30,000 Grants for Arts Projects award. Over the next two years, the grant will fund four residencies with an emphasis on increasing support for underserved artists, including Native …

The Wyoming State Archives record that at approximately 6:15 p.m., Dec. 6, 1944, three men and one woman at Ben Goe coal mine, west of Thermopolis, witnessed a strange event. They saw a parachute in the air with lit flares, a few moments later they heard a whistling sound and then the boom of an …

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has announced the appointment of Bill Vajda as the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS). He replaces Information Services Administrator Timothy Sheehan, who has served as Interim Director since May. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has more. Governor Appoints New CIO for Enterprise

An issue that came to light during work over the last six months between Sheridan County officials and the Wyoming Legislature on redistricting the house and senate seats was presented to the Sheridan City Council at their recent study session. Sheridan County Clerk Eda Schunk Thompson provided some background to the Council on what she …