The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced the immediate availability of $65 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds for use by the U.S. Department of Interior’s National Park Service, the Montana Department of Transportation and the Wyoming Department of Transportation, as a down payment

Although it wasn’t an actual disaster, Sheridan County Emergency personnel went through a training exercise, should something go wrong with an airplane during its flight or during takeoff and landing. The Sheridan County Airport held a mock disaster training exercise to evaluate the preparedness and capabilities of the airport, its tenants and local

The Wyoming Game and Fish is encouraging anglers to pick up a copy or review the 2022 Fishing Regulations online before heading out.  Game and Fish have made some changes to this year’s regulations, including an extension of the catch-and-release and artificial flies and lures only area on the North Tongue in the Bighorn National …

Sheridan Memorial Hospital announces the late summer opening of a new Primary Care practice to serve patients of all ages in downtown Sheridan at 61 South Gould St.  The office will open with six providers who are currently part of the SMH staff in the Internal Medicine clinic, including Dr. Kristopher Schamber, Dr. Chris Prior, …

As the separation continues between the Northern Wyoming Community College District and Gillette College, some employees will soon be terminated and rehired. Most of the current employees at the college are considered employees of the district as well, and it was that way before the vote for the separation became official. Both the District and …

TROOPER BASEBALL – The Sheridan Troopers have a few days off before they host one of their biggest rivals Monday night when Cheyenne Post 6 comes in for a double header. Both teams are playing well the Troopers are 26-6 overall Post 6 is 31-4 so it’s should be a great night of baseball. The …

From Brian Schroeder, WY Superintendent of Public Instruction: “On May 5, 2022, President Biden’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that all state and local agencies funded by its sub-agency, Food and Nutrition Services (FNS), ‘must’ update its non-discrimination policies to include new provisions for ‘gender identity and sexual

People tend to find jobs in warmer weather, and the latest unemployment numbers in Wyoming suggests that is true. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services says state-wide seasonally adjusted unemployment numbers, dropped from 3.3% in April 2022 to 3.2% in May 2022. The May numbers are also down from 4.7% compared to May 2021. The …

The Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce’s Government Affairs Committee is hosting candidate forums for the primary election candidates on Monday, June 27, and Tuesday June 28 at the WYO Theater in downtown Sheridan. Both forums are scheduled to begin at 6 pm. The forums provide an opportunity for those running in contested races for elected …

Buffalo’s City Council has passed their annual appropriation bill for fiscal year 2022-23. Ordinance No. 1410 was passed on third reading with no changes from the second reading, according to Mayor Shane Schrader, who discussed the appropriations bill during their Tuesday regular meeting. The Ordinance approved an operating budget of just over $12.7