News From SheridanMedia.com The Board of Trustees for the University of Wyoming on Wednesday decided to extend the mask policy for the start of the spring semester. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. UW Trustees Extend Mask Policy Following the decision by the board of trustees, the University of Wyoming will begin the spring …

News From SheridanMedia.com Some of the main roads within Grand Teton National Park are open for the winter, but not to motor vehicle travel. Teton Park Road, Moose-Wilson Road and Signal Mountain Road are now open to cross-country skiers, skate skiers, snowshoeing, and walkers. A 14-mile section of Teton Park Road will be groomed on …

News From SheridanMedia.com Carroll’s Furniture is the first-place winner in this year’s Sheridan Christmas Stroll Lighting and Decorating Contest, held by the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Sheridan Media. Babe’s Flowers and The Sport Stop tied for second place. Chamber CEO Dixie Johnson said the participating businesses

News From SheridanMedia.com Enrollment in Johnson County schools is up this year compared to last, according to fall enrollment numbers from the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE). In a release from them, the WDE reported that there were 1,205 or roughly 100 students in each grade level from kindergarten through 12th grade in Johnson County …

News From SheridanMedia.com Sheridan College has announced they are increasing the number of spots available in its Farrier Science Certificate program from eight to 12 students this spring. After the semester-long program, students are prepared to work as entry-level farriers. According to the college, the program is geared toward students interested in

News From SheridanMedia.com The Johnson County School Board has approved continuing to offer indoor track to Buffalo High School students moving forward, although there were some concerns over an activity budget shortfall. BHS students have traditionally competed on the Sheridan High School team, but last year they could not compete on their team and were

News From SheridanMedia.com Johnson County’s Commissioners are advertising and accepting Letters of Interest from those who may want to serve on various boards. Letters can be submitted to the county through Monday, December 27. Commissioner’s Assistant Jody Telkamp gave the updated list of openings to the commissioners at their last meeting. The

News From SheridanMedia.com The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors recommended three Business Ready Community (BRC) grant and loan funding requests during its regular quarterly meeting on Dec. 9.  The City of Cheyenne requested a $2.2 million BRC Managed Data Center Cost Reduction grant to assist Microsoft in expanding their Cheyenne

News From SheridanMedia.com Gary Small and The Coyote Brothers Band and Luminous Brewery have partnered with Big Horn Mountain Marine Corps League Toys For Tots for the Toy Drop Off Night Concert Set.   The event will feature Gary Small and The Coyote Brothers Band at Luminous Brewery beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 16.  The hour-long …

News From SheridanMedia.com Snowfall started later than normal in some parts of Wyoming and as a result, the statewide snowpack median is lower than this time last year. The National Weather Service and the US Department of Agriculture report that as of December 14th, the state-wide snowpack is at 66% of median. That’s down from …