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Secretary of State Ed Buchanan Announces Reelection Campaign

This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Jimmy Orr, Cowboy Stat Daily Secretary of State Ed Buchanan, Wyoming’s chief elections official, on Monday announced he will be seeking a second term. In announcing his campaign, Buchanan, who was appointed to the secretary of state’s office in 2018, said he achieved the goals he …

April 19, 2022

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Wyoming Highway Patrol Cautions Drivers From Tinting Windows Too Dark

This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily The Wyoming Highway Patrol is warning Wyoming drivers that if they go for that extra little bit of window tint, they could be facing a ticket for their trouble. WHP spokesman Sgt. Jeremy Beck told Cowboy State Daily on Friday that …

April 19, 2022

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Bronc / Lady Bronc Soccer Host Thunder Basin Tonight / Troopers Open Their Season Saturday / Rockies Beat Philly

BRONC / LADY BRONC SOCCER – The Sheridan high school soccer teams will host a varsity double header this 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 …

April 19, 2022

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Council Approves Amendment to DSA Lease

The City of Sheridan owns the property at 121 South Main Street and has historically leased the building to the Downtown Sheridan Association under a two-year lease agreement that automatically renews. The City Council at their meeting Monday night approved several changes to the lease. City Attorney Brendon Kerns says the DSA recently requested an …

April 19, 2022

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Liquor License Lottery

The retail liquor license lottery was held at Monday night’s Sheridan City Council meeting. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Liquor License Lottery Six of the 11 applicants who applied for the additional retail liquor license the City of Sheridan received due to an increase in population that was reported in the 2020 Census …

April 19, 2022

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BLM Wyoming Issues Notice For Oil and Gas Lease Sale

Following an injunction from the Western District of Louisiana, today the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office issued a final environmental assessment and sale notice for a June 21-22, 2022 lease sale.  Today’s notice incorporates recommendations from the Department of the Interior’s Report on the Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program, as

April 19, 2022

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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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