Upon completion of the beautification and improvement project and installation of the traffic light project on 5th Street and North Sheridan Avenue, the City of Sheridan will take control of 5th Street from the Wyoming Department of Transportation.  The WYDOT Commission awarded Casper Electric a $482,955.70 contract to install the signal. Casper Electric

Johnson County’s Commissioners were presented with a request to purchase software to protect the county’s computer systems from hacking. Don Devore, the county’s Information Technology (IT) consultant, told the commissioners that software with multi-factor authentication (MFA) would protect the county from a weakness he discovered in the system. He

Johnson County Healthcare Center CEO Luke Senden explained to the hospital board during their recent meeting that he has been watching legislation moving through Cheyenne that pertains to funding for capital construction projects at hospitals in the state. He gave more details on the funding and how it may be used, which could benefit the …

This article first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. A pair of hunters from North Dakota and Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit against the Wyoming Game and Fish Department alleging they were wrongfully arrested on hunting charges in 2019 and are asking for damages of $2 million each. Blendi Cumani of North Dakota and Roland Shehu …

This article first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily While inappropriate text messages sent by Gillette’s former mayor to the city’s former administrator may have been embarrassing, she did not violate any state law by sending them, according to an investigation into the incident. In January, former Gillette Mayor Louise

This article first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Jim Angell, Cowboy State DailyPhoto Credit: Matt Idler The discovery of a highly contagious bird disease among a flock of ducks in Johnson County has state officials warning people with poultry to keep their birds away from wild birds. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday …

UW Basketball – After coaching the team to a 25-9 record and an NCAA tournament appearance, Coach Jeff Linder is staying with the University of Wyoming men’s basketball program for a few more years. The UW Athletic Department has announced that Coach Linder has signed a 5-year contract extension through April of 2027. Terms of …

Requests for bids for the Rail Crossing Information System Project in Sheridan were advertised on February 22, March 8, and March 15. The bid opening was held on March 23 and City staff is recommending that Mayor Rich Bridger and the City Council award the project to Modern Electric, the lowest qualified bid, in the …

A 24-year-old Gillette man was recently sentenced in Federal Court in Wyoming for the charge of transportation of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced Trevor Hylle to five years of prison and five years supervised probation following his release from prison. Hylle was also ordered to pay $27,000 in restitution and …

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill led by U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Ben Cardin (D-MD), to honor women’s rights pioneer Louisa Swain. Serving as Senator Lummis’ first stand-alone piece of legislation to pass both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. …