Two Gillette police officers have been cleared to return to duty after being involved in the fatal shooting of a man who charged at them with a weapon. A review by Park County and Prosecuting Attorney Bryan Skoric found that a January shooting by Gillette Police officers was justified and criminal charges are not warranted …

A pretrial conference was held Thursday in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan for a Sheridan man charged with first degree sexual assault. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Sexual Assault Trial A three-day jury trial in District Court is scheduled to begin Monday May 16 for Bennett Walseth who is charged with one …

LADY BRONC GOLF – A Sheridan Lady Bronc golfer will soon tee off at the college level just outside of Wyoming. Senior Katie Jorgenson has signed her letter of intent (LOI) to play golf at Black Hills State University. She placed 8th at the Wyoming high school state meet this past September and helped the …

An Assignment of Lease and Consent to Assignment between Black Tooth Holdings, LLC and McDonnell & McDonnell II Land, LLC has been approved by the Sheridan County Commission. County Airport Manager John Stopka brought the agreement before them and explained why the agreement was needed. The lease that Black Tooth held was entered into in …

Barry Crago, attorney for the Johnson County Rural Health Care District Board, gave a written opinion to the board concerning an executive session held by the board during a recent meeting that some were concerned may have been illegal. Crago explained his position during this week’s board meeting in Kaycee. The issue stemmed from the …

Buffalo Police Chief Sean Bissett, during his latest report to the city council, talked about the recent Amber Alert issued out of Buffalo that ultimately had a positive outcome. During the month of March there were 2,598 calls including 911 calls handled by dispatch, resulting in eight arrests, five of which were for DUIs. Bissett …

The Board of Trustees for the Johnson County School District has suspended an unnamed employee of the district indefinitely pending an investigation by the district and the Buffalo Police Department. The board held a special emergency meeting Thursday evening to discuss the matter in an executive session, after which they made the motion in an …

The soil around the old Acme Power Plant will soon be less hazardous and safe for public use. Recently the Sheridan County Conservation District received a $500-thousand sub-grant from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. The money will be used to remediate soil contamination and debris at the site. District Manager Carrie Rogaczewski says it

A 20-year-old Sheridan man changed his pleas on two felony drug charges at a hearing Thursday in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan. Pursuant to terms of a plea agreement reached with the State, James Cossel pleaded guilty to the charges of delivery of a controlled substance – THC, and delivery of a controlled substance …