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Johnson County Amends 2021-22 Budget

Johnson County’s Commissioners have amended their current 2021-22 fiscal year budget to add funds from three grants. The first grant is from the State Loan and Investments Board (SLIB) in the amount of $12,400 for the Kaycee Library Project. The second grant is from the Wyoming Department of Public Health for a $5,000 Temporary Assistance …

April 19, 2022

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Sheridan Commission Approves Downers Addition Rezone

Sheridan County’s Commissioners have approved a rezone request for Lots 3-10 in Block 40, and Lots 5-9 in Block 45 of the Downers Addition, known as the West 15th Rezone. According to County Planner Mark Reid, the 1.47-acre property is currently zoned C-2 Commercial, and the applicant is seeking a re-zone to UR Urban Residential. …

April 19, 2022

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Jo Co Rec Board Grant Applications Due Next Week

The Johnson County Recreation District Board’s deadline to apply for grant funds is next Monday, April 25. Mike Moon, who is the school board liaison to the rec board, gave the deadline and said the board will hear the in-person requests from the different entities on April 12, 13, and 14. He updated the school …

April 19, 2022

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Mountain Film Festival returns to Sheridan

The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival will return to the WYO Theater April, 19.  The Banff Mountain Film Festival celebrates achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide.  According to the WYO Theater, the films come from over 400 entries submitted into the Festival each year, award-winners and audience favorites are among the films

April 18, 2022

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Game and Fish remind public of possible presence of HPAI

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is reminding residents to alert the department of any dead birds that show no signs of cause of death.  The cause for concern stems from the identification of highly pathogenic avian influenza in some wild birds in Wyoming by the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory and confirmed by the National …

April 18, 2022

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SAGE, the Distillers Guild and the WYO will throw a Soiree

A partnership between SAGE Community Arts and the Wyoming Distillers Guild brings a new event to the City of Sheridan.  The Soiree event will feature live music, craft spirits and local Sheridan art from the SAGE Gallery. The event will begin at 7 p.m., April 28, hosted by and at the WYO Theater. A VIP …

April 18, 2022

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Hanah Sullivan Signs LOI To Compete In Track And Field At Black Hills State

One Sheridan High School track and field senior has ‘thrown’ her way into an athletic scholarship. Hanah Sullivan, who competes in the shot put and discus competitions, has signed her Letter Of Intent (LOI) to continue throwing at Black Hills State University. She placed 4th in the shot put at the state indoor meet back …

April 18, 2022

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Are You Packing? Holsters, Fanny Packs, Pocket Protectors, Nose Rings – Fashions.

Believe it or not, this column is about fashion trends. My first story is about a time a few years ago when I was in the bar area of the Lander Community Center during a charity fund-raiser to benefit disabled veterans. “Are you packing?”  I did not think the question was meant for me. I …

April 18, 2022

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Great Week Ahead on the Local Sports Schedule

SOCCER – The Sheridan high school soccer teams will host a varsity double header tomorrow evening against Thunder Basin the boys game leads off at 4:00. They get into league play Friday and Saturday with games against Laramie and Cheyenne South the Lady Broncs will play at home and a reminder Saturday’s games with South …

April 18, 2022

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Wyoming High School 4A Soccer Standings: April 17, 2022

The recent snowstorm disrupted the schedule of games this past week. The next scheduled games for the Broncs and Lady Broncs are on Tuesday, April 19th vs. Thunder Basin. It is a home double-header. After that, Sheridan will play Laramie and Cheyenne South on Friday and Saturday, April 22nd and 23rd (boys away, girls home). …

April 17, 2022

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