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Jo Co Commission Sets BOE Hearing for This Week

News – Sheridan Media Johnson County’s Commissioners have set the date for them to sit as the Board of Equalization (BOE) as Wednesday, October 1 at 9am. The meeting will allow taxpayers the opportunity to protest the decisions of the BOE. Commissioner Steve Kozisek also gave an update on the Semiquincentennial Committee. Kozisek said the …

September 29, 2025

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Buffalo Council Approves Street Closure for Car Show

News – Sheridan Media A request for a street closure by Bombshells American Cantina for a car show this Saturday, October 4 has been approved by the Buffalo City Council. The closure will be on North Side Creek from Main Street to Lobban Avenue between 10am and 8pm. Bombshells Co-owner Tucker Alger explained the event …

September 29, 2025

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Sheridan Commission OK’s Consent to Assignment at Airport

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan County’s Commissioners have voted to approve a Lessor’s Consent to Assignment between McDonnell & McDonnell II Land, LLC and Bighorn Airways, Inc. concerning a property at the Sheridan County Airport Business Park. Airport Manager Robert Gill gave more details to the commission. Gill then asked for the commission to

September 29, 2025

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History: Sheridan County’s First Sheriff

News – Sheridan Media The first sheriff of the newly formed Sheridan County was James M. Enochs. According to the book, Wyoming’s Territorial Sheriff’s, by Ann Gorzalka, High Plains Press, 1989, Enochs was a “rough little Texan.” He worked as a cowhand in Texas and then came to Wyoming Territory. He became a stock inspector …

September 29, 2025

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Counseling in Overcoming Painful Emotions

News – Sheridan Media An educational program sponsored by Champion Kane Funeral Home to help people better understand the grief process will begin soon. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Counseling in Overcoming Painful Emotions Counseling in Overcoming Painful Emotions is a nine-week aftercare program directed by Judy Olson that is designed

September 28, 2025

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Additional Flights to be Added For Thanksgiving Holiday

News – Sheridan Media The Sheridan-Johnson Critical Air Service Team, (CAST) is pleased to announce that SkyWest will be providing an additional roundtrip flight to Denver during the Thanksgiving Holiday. The holiday extra flight will leave Denver at 8:15, and arrive in Sheridan at 9:42 a.m. It will leave Sheridan at 10:20 and arrive in …

September 28, 2025

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Plenty Of Problems Presented Themselves Both During And After The Elk Fire

News – Sheridan Media When the Elk Fire started one year ago, the two closest Sheridan County towns not only had things to worry about while the fire was burning, but a different set of problems emerged after the blaze moved away. Saturday, September 27th marks one year since a lighting strike ignited the blaze …

September 27, 2025

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Whirling disease-resistant rainbow trout released in North Tongue River

News – Sheridan Media Earlier this summer, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department released approximately 2,000 rainbow trout with resistance to whirling disease (WD) into the North Tongue River. Transported from a hatchery in Colorado, the fish are part of efforts to reverse a long-term decline in the river’s rainbow trout population. Sheridan Region

September 27, 2025

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NHM of Wyoming to hold Women in Science Wednesdays

News – Sheridan Media There is a lot going on in the new Natural History Museum of Wyoming. The museum, located in the Mohns Center at Sheridan College, showcases many dinosaur bones, as well as many other exhibits. Tom Hebert has been the museum director since April. The museum still depends on their volunteers, and …

September 27, 2025

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Natural History Museum to Host Author of Dinosaur Dreams

News – Sheridan Media On Oct 4, at 7 p.m., the Natural History Museum of Wyoming will host a reading by B.J. Hollars, from his book “Dinosaur Dreams.” Tom Hebert, Director of the Museum, which is located in the Mohns Center at Sheridan College. The book and the trip not only span miles, but also …

September 27, 2025

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