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Cowgirls fall in Three Overtime Thriller With UCLA / Bronc Soccer Hosts Cheyenne South Tonight

COWGIRL BASKETBALL – The Wyoming Cowgirls played their third overtime game in a row in the WNIT. After going three overtimes with Tulsa last Sunday they took on UCLA last night and the game also went into three overtimes but it was the Bruins coming out on top 82-81 to end the Cowgirls season and …

March 25, 2022

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Senator Lummis Fights for Wyoming Gig Workers, Entrepreneurs with Senator Tim Scott

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has joined U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) in introducing the Employee Rights Act of 2022. The bill would significantly update American labor laws for the first time in decades by modernizing outdated statutes to protect independent contractors, franchises, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options. Lummis said

March 25, 2022

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Rezone Requests Receive Third Reading Approval

Two separate proposals to rezone property within the City of Sheridan were given third and final reading approval by the Sheridan City Council this week. The first ordinance to receive approval was the Val Vista Rezone. City Community Development Director Wade Sanner. Wade Sanner The second ordinance that Council approved on third and final reading …

March 25, 2022

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Pavement Maintenance Program

Members of the Sheridan City Council and Mayor Rich Bridger were updated on the City’s Pavement Maintenance Program at the most recent Council meeting. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Pavement Maintenance Program City Engineer Hanns Mercer provided the update to the mayor and council and said the City  has roughly 153 miles of …

March 25, 2022

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Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office warns of IP address scams

Phone and internet scams have cost American’s $29.8 billion in 2020 alone. Scammers have adapted to using many forms of communication to swindle hard earned dollars out of the hands of unsuspecting people.  While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, Undersheriff Levi Dominguez informed listeners of a scam that attacks the executive

March 24, 2022

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Rep. Western speaks on budget

In November of 2021, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon released a balanced $2.3 billion budget.  The budget was conservative, even by Gordon’s standards, who referred to his own proposals as frugal in an effort to minimize future cuts. The Consensus Revenue Estimating Group (CREG) released their report in October of 2021 projecting revenues through 2024 much

March 24, 2022

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Zach McLain announces bid for Sheridan County Sheriff

Zach McLain has announced his entrance into the 2022 election for Sheridan County Sheriff.  Below is a letter formally announcing the bid. In the letter, McLain talks about his career as a firefighter working for the City of Sheridan and as a business owner.  McLain said he intends to reach across borders to cultivate cooperative …

March 24, 2022

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Baaahffalo Sheep Festival Scheduled for June

The second Baaahffalo Sheep Festival will be presented in June, after the Buffalo City Council approved requests from Buffalo Events, Inc. the organization. Anke Kottmann, representing the organization, spoke to the city council and explained more about the event. The council approved requests for street closures on Fetterman from Burritt to Western between

March 24, 2022

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One Cent Special Purpose Tax Ends in June

The Johnson County Commission has voted to sunset, or end, the special purpose one-cent sales tax, also known as the sixth penny tax, on June 30 of this year, because the county will have collected the $7.1 million in sales tax revenue requested by the City of Buffalo. When the special tax sunsets, the county’s …

March 24, 2022

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BHS Theater Company to Present Spring Play Next Week

The Buffalo High School Theater Company will perform their spring play Into the Woods at the Buffalo High School Auditorium in two shows next week. According to Wikipedia, Into the Woods “is a musical with music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim. The story intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairytales, exploring the consequences …

March 24, 2022

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