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

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

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” …

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), joined Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Steve Daines (R-MT), and James Lankford (R-OK) Tuesday in introducing legislation to provide relief and protections for middle-class savings. These savings are still facing federal taxes despite significantly diminished value imposed by historic rates of inflation. According to a

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon told a Congressional committee Tuesday that Wyoming’s leadership in natural gas production will continue to help fuel the nation’s economy. Gordon also reasserted the state’s commitment to carbon capture and sequestration, and emphasized that Wyoming does not need an additional layer of federal regulation of methane

Temperatures in Sheridan are expected to be extremely hot later this week. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Blazing Temps A massive record setting heat wave in parts of the U.S. has caused weather warnings and heat advisories for over 100 million people throughout the country. Meteorologist Julie Arthur with the National Weather Service

Business and building owners along Main Street in Sheridan are bracing for the inevitable that will start next year. Beginning sometime in spring of 2023, WYDOT will remove and replace the concrete along Main Street between Dow and Burkitt Streets. At the same time, the city will work on various projects such as replacing the …

The Wyoming Department of Transportation subcontractor Simon Contractors has resumed construction at the Acme Interchange Exit 14.  While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, Wyoming Highway Patrol Lieutenant Erik Jorgensen gave listeners an update on local projects being constructed by WYDOT for the department’s Public Information

The 3rd Thursday Street Festival will kick off the summer season in Sheridan beginning at 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.  The City of Sheridan and the Downtown Sheridan Association close off a large portion of Main Street for the festival. Vendors fill the space with homemade goods, businesses from around the city, artists and activities …

The WYO Theater and Bighorn Homebrew Club are inviting the public to the Fourth Annual Untapped Homebrew Festival, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 9. Attendees can stroll over to Brundage Street between Main and Brooks Street and take part in the brew fest featuring homebrewed beer from Sheridan and across the Cowboy State.    The …