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HUB on Smith to honor generous hearts with Keystone Awards

The HUB on Smith will celebrate generous and hard working pillars of the Sheridan community with the 10th annual Keystone awards.  According to HUB on Smith Director of Development Meredith Sopko, modeled after the Kennedy Center Honors, The Keystone Awards includes unique entertainment, formal awards presentations, and catering while honoring residents of

May 2, 2022

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Wyoming Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program opened May 2

A Wyoming program designed to assist homeowners who have fallen behind on mortgage payments, utility bills or other housing-related costs opened on May 2. Wyoming received $50 million from the U.S. Department of the Treasury for its Wyoming Homeowner Assistance Fund Program, which focuses on helping homeowners stay in their homes. The Wyoming Department of

May 2, 2022

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Why Has the Wyoming Wind Increased So Much? We Are Being Blown Away!

No doubt about it – we are getting more wind today than ever before in history. I hear people saying that all over Wyoming, in Utah, in Nevada, and even in Dallas, Texas during this long windy spring.  No matter where we have been over the past few months, local winds have almost blown us …

May 2, 2022

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Weekend Local Sports Wrap up

BRONC / LADY BRONC SOCCER – The Lady Bronc soccer team split matches in Cheyenne they beat Cheyenne Central 1-0 and lost 3-0 at East on Saturday, today the Lady Broncs will play a make up date with Cheyenne South the teams will meet and play in Casper. Tomorrow they will play a road game …

May 2, 2022

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Herons At Home SCLT Discovery Session

The Great Blue Herons are back in Wyoming after a winter down south in the sun, and they are beginning their nest building. There is a heron rookery in Sheridan, just past the Sportsman’s Warehouse building. On Thursday, April 28, Sheridan Community Land Trust kicked off their first “Unplug with Discovery Sessions” event of 2022 …

May 2, 2022

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County Denies Renewal of Wagon Box Liquor License

The Sheridan County Commission has denied the renewal of the liquor license assigned to the Wagon Box Inn in Story. The commission held a public hearing during their last meeting, where current owner Vicky Owen explained that the license would be transferred back to John Melgaard, because she would not be continuing to run the …

May 1, 2022

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JCHC CEO on Grant Funding, Construction Loans

Johnson County Healthcare Center Chief Executive Officer Luke Senden discussed construction funding with the board at their last meeting, saying state grants and loans through local banks were their sources of funding. He explained his thinking on the funding issue. Senden said the local loan, along with what the Hospital Foundation has to offer

May 1, 2022

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Johnson County Opts Into WCCA Congressional Tours

Johnson County’s Commissioners have voted to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to participate in future congressional tours that will be organized and put on through the Wyoming County Commissioners Association (WCCA). Commission Chair Bill Novotny brought the initiative before the rest of the commission and explained more about the tours, which

May 1, 2022

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Wyoming High School 4A Soccer Standings: May 1, 2022

There’s one week of games remaining before the regional tournaments. The Sheridan girls are scheduled to play their make-up game vs. Cheyenne South on Monday, May 2nd in Casper. Sheridan then plays Campbell County on Tuesday, May 3rd (boys home, girls away), and then both teams conclude the regular season on Thursday, May 5th at …

May 1, 2022

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EPA Denies Sinclair’s Exemption For Ethanol Content

This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Leo Wolfson, Cowboy State Daily One of Wyoming’s three oil refineries is among 36 nationally to have its request to be exempted from biofuel blending rules refused. Documents filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals showed the Sinclair Refinery near Rawlins applied with the U.S. Environmental …

May 1, 2022

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