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Governor Gordon’s Focus for Health Care Improvements in 2022 is on Emergency Medical Services

Governor Mark Gordon’s Health Task Force and the Wyoming Department of Health have been working on ideas for improvements to the delivery of health care in Wyoming. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Health Care Improvements Emergency medical services have been a major focus in the early months of work by the task force …

April 21, 2022

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Thunder Basin at Sheridan Girls Soccer 4/19/22

Olivia Ballew scored on a penalty kick late in the first half, but Thunder Basin would dominate the 2nd half to win 3-1. Video: Kevin Koile – Sheridan Media 0:39 Olivia Ballew Sher 1 TB 0 0:53 Alex Michael Sher 1 TB 1 1:59 Cena Carlson TB 2 Sher 1 2:22 Kylie Hayes TB 3 …

April 21, 2022

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Council Approves Resolution to Relinquish Grants for Pond Project

A contract to construct for a guaranteed price of $800,000 for the Malcolm Wallop Park Pond Project was brought before the Sheridan City Council by staff at the December 20, 2021 Council meeting. City Engineer Hanns Mercer said the Council elected to remove the item from consideration from the agenda and allocate the funds to …

April 21, 2022

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April Is Child Abuse Prevention Month

A pinwheel can symbolize the notions of playfulness, joy and childhood, but in the month of April, it’s used to bring awareness to an issue that’s more serious. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. President Ronald Reagan made the designation in 1983, and in 2008, Prevent Child Abuse America declared the pinwheel as the national …

April 20, 2022

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The Wyoming Livestock Board has created emergency rules regarding poultry shows for 2022

The Wyoming Livestock Board, under advisement from the Wyoming Veterinary Lab, has canceled all poultry shows for the next 120 days.   What this means: -There can be no poultry shows at local county fairs 2022 -There will be no poultry show at the Wyoming State Fair 2022 -No private shows or exhibitions -4-H project learning …

April 20, 2022

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Sheridan PD hosts drug take back event

The Sheridan Police Department partners with the Drug Enforcement Agency to host a Drug Take Back Day sometimes twice a year. This year, the Drug Take Back Day will be held at 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., April 30, in the WalGreens parking lot.  While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, Sheridan PD Officer …

April 20, 2022

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Game and Fish Commission sets the season

The Wyoming Game and Fish reports that the Game and Fish Commission met in Lander to approve the annual hunting season regulations and quotas.  After hearing season presentations and reviewing public comments, the Commission passed the 2022 hunting season regulations and quotas. Game and Fish reports the finalized information will be available on the

April 20, 2022

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Northern WY Community College District Discussing Land Swap With WY Army National Guard

The Northern Wyoming Community College District is trying to weigh the pros and cons regarding a land swap with the Wyoming Army National Guard. The Guard is planning on building a new vehicle maintenance facility in the Sheridan area and one of the proposals is a land swap with the District. In exchange for about …

April 20, 2022

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Cull Numbers Of Yellowstone NP Bison Well Below Targeted Goal

Forty-nine Yellowstone National Park bison were shipped to slaughter, killed by hunters or captured for relocation this winter — well short of officials’ goal to remove 600 to 900 of the animals. The park has about 5,000 bison, also known as buffalo. The herds are culled annually under a federal-state agreement that’s meant to keep …

April 20, 2022

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Wyoming Trade Schools See Boom In Enrollment

This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily Trade schools in Wyoming and nationally are seeing a boom in enrollment in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The operators of several Wyoming programs that train students for work in trades such as automotive and welding told Cowboy State Daily …

April 20, 2022

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