A status conference in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan was held Tuesday on a petition to revoke the probation for a woman who was sentenced to prison in 2011 for two counts of felony aggravated DUI. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Status Hearing Held for Convicted Felon An adjudication hearing will be …

Acting Buffalo Police Chief Captain Garth Nicholas gave his final police report to the city council for the month of December, as well as the year-end numbers for 2021. For December, Nicholas said there were 913 incidents in the city and dispatch handled 2,544 calls of which 273 were 9-1-1 calls. The Animal Control Officer …

Johnson County Commissioner Bill Novotny and State Representative Barry Crago are working on bills to bring before the Wyoming Legislature that will address issues and concerns over mineral company bankruptcies. Novotny discussed the legislation as a recent guest on Public Pulse, explaining that the current bills will hopefully be the end changes to state

The Kaycee K-12 school suffered a broken sprinkler system resulting is damage to 2 classrooms, and a problem with their boiler system that was discussed by the school board at their meeting Monday night. Kaycee Principal Jake Evans explained to the board what happened with the sprinkler system last Thursday. Evans said the same problem …

Businesses around the US have suffered from staffing issues for the greater part of 2021. The Wyoming Department of Transportation and the Wyoming Highway Patrol are facing their own frustrations meeting staffing requirements.  While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, WHP Lieutenant Erk Jorgensen told listeners that the Cowboy State is

Hunter Safety Education classes are taught by volunteers. These instructors work to provide as many courses as they can throughout the year but with limited time, it’s a good idea to get in while you can.  According to the Game and Fish, the basic purpose of hunter education is to reduce hunting incidents by teaching …

On Dec. 13, Sheridan County reported just 22 active cases of COVID-19 in the county, that number today is 146. The county added 42 lab confirmed cases of the virus in the last 24 hours and five probable cases. These are the cases that are being reported from testing centers around the county. It is …

News From SheridanMedia.com Fulfilling a promise made in September, Governor Mark Gordon has officially petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to remove the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) population of grizzly bears from the Endangered Species List. The petition, filed with the support of Idaho and Montana, affirms that grizzly bears, by

News From SheridanMedia.com A nationwide initiative is underway to try to bring what is considered a hidden crime into the light. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (January 11, 12, 13), the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is launching a new annual three-day Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative. As many as 24.9 million men, women, and children are

News From SheridanMedia.com This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily Wyoming became the first state in the nation on Monday to give federal emergency rental assistance funding to a Native American tribe, the Wyoming Department of Family Services announced. The state’s emergency rental assistance program reallocated