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JCSD1 Board Passes Resolutions Concerning Budget

News – Sheridan Media The Johnson County School Board approved a number of Resolutions concerning the roughly $40 million budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26. The first Resolution authorized the transfer of up to $375,000 in funds from the General Fund to the Depreciation Reserve Fund. Next was the transfer of up to $400,000 from the …

July 28, 2025

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2025 Johnson County Fair Underway

News – Sheridan Media The 2025 Johnson County Fair in Buffalo started on Friday and will continue through Sunday, August 3. Friday was Fabric and Fashion judging and the Make-it-With-Wool contest. Saturday featured Ranch Sorting; and Sunday had the Dog Show, dog races in the arena, and the Horse Show in the show ring and …

July 28, 2025

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Jo Co Commission Approves Catering Permits for Coming Events

News – Sheridan Media Catering Permits for various upcoming events were considered by the Johnson County Commission. Taylor’s Invasion Bar in Kaycee submitted a Catering Permit for a wedding recewption at the Johnson County Fairgrounds on September 6; another for the Basque Celebration at the fairgrounds on August 16; and the reunion for the class

July 28, 2025

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History: Pompey’s Pillar

News – Sheridan Media Not far from Sheridan, carved on a huge sandstone cliff, is the name Wm Clark, and the date, July 25, 1806. Captain William Clark was one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Expedition. In 1803, President Jefferson purchased a vast territory, 828,000 square miles, from France …

July 27, 2025

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Sheridan/Johnson County Unemployment Numbers Increase In June 2025

News – Sheridan Media For the second month in a row, Wyoming’s unemployment rate did not change, and for the second month in a row, the rate for the North-Central part of the state increased. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services says the statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June 2025 held steady at 3.3%, …

July 27, 2025

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Yellowstone National Park Winter 2025-26 Snowmobile Lottery Registration Program Open Throughout August

News – Sheridan Media Beginning Friday, Aug. 1, people may apply to the 2025-2026 winter lottery for permits to snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park without a commercial guide. Authorized in 2013, the Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program allows permit holders to enter the park for up to three days with a group of up to five snowmobilers.

July 27, 2025

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City Officials Approve Update to Operating Agreement with Travel and Tourism

News – Sheridan Media An updated operating agreement between the City of Sheridan and Sheridan County Travel and Tourism was recently adopted by the Sheridan City Council. City Attorney Brad Thimmesch highlights the changes from the original agreement that was entered into in May of 2020. The updated agreement also changes the term of the …

July 27, 2025

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Dog and Cat Shelter: Puppies Ready For New Homes 

News – Sheridan Media Cat Lead Sue Johnson and Dog Lead Liz Lande said it’s been a busy season for puppies and kittens at the shelter. When young animals arrive, shelter staff take immediate steps to protect their health, including watching for signs of illness and, in some cases, placing them in quarantine—cared for but …

July 26, 2025

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Sundance Institute Producers Lab at Ucross

News – Sheridan Media On July 22, Ucross Foundation announced the 11 producers participating in the annual Sundance Institute Producers Lab, which has returned this month to the nonprofit artist residency program on its historic 20,000-acre ranch in northern Wyoming. Fiction producers were in residence at Ucross from July 14–19, and nonfiction producers

July 26, 2025

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Undersheriff gives friendly reminder of partial fire restrictions

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan County Undersheriff Lieutenant Doug Sanders appeared on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse this week, reminding the public to follow the county’s partial fire restrictions enacted on July 8. Still recovering from a season of wildfires last summer, the Sheridan County Commission has emphasized the importance of vigilance as

July 26, 2025

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