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BPD Chief advises locking up property

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” Buffalo Police Department Chief Sean Bisset recommended that the public ensure their property; cars, homes, garages and businesses are properly secured under local and key.  Last week, a rash of vehicle thefts was reported to the BPD. Chief Bisset said a suspect was taken into custody after an

June 19, 2024

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SPD: Summer events bring traffic

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, Sheridan Police Department Chief Travis Koltiska and Captain Tom Ringley alerted the public to growing traffic in the area as the summer season begins.  The SPD Captain said now that summer has officially started, traffic will likely increase throughout

June 19, 2024

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Yellowstone National Park To Receive A Grant To Rebuild Part Of A Road On The North Side

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced a $22 million grant to the Department of the Interior’s National Park Service to modernize and reconstruct a 0.7-mile segment of the Norris to Golden Gate roadway in Yellowstone National Park. The road is a

June 19, 2024

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Collective Arts Festival Set For August 10 in Downtown Sheridan

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” On June 19, Ucross announced that local arts organizations are joining forces to present Collective Arts Festival, a day-long celebration of the arts, on Saturday, August 10, at Whitney Commons in downtown Sheridan, Wyoming. The free, family-friendly event will include music and dance performances, art

June 19, 2024

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SCSD #1 Board Met Tuesday

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” In a short meeting, SCSD#1 Board of Trustees heard from one visitor, John Bridges, who talked to the board about accountability in schools, and providing the best education to the students. He questioned the low graduation rate at SCSD#1, saying that SCSD#2 graduated 90%. He wondered about the WY-TOPP

June 19, 2024

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Utah Woman Killed In Motorcycle Wreck In Big Horn Mountains

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” A Utah woman is dead after being involved in a motorcycle crash near Meadowlark Lake in the Big Horn Mountains. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says just after 12-noon on Friday, June 14th, two people were riding on a motorcycle on US Highway 16 in Big Horn County, about 16 miles …

June 18, 2024

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Buffalo Council Passes Budget Ordinance on Final Reading

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” Buffalo’s City Council, at their regular meeting Tuesday evening, approved their annual appropriation, or budget Ordinance, on its third and final reading. The Ordinance, #1417, approves a roughly $17.6 million budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25. According to the Ordinance, General City expenses are set at

June 18, 2024

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Jo Co Commission Approves Ballot Measure to Increase Lodging Tax

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” The Johnson County Commission has voted to approve a request to put an increase to the Lodging Tax on the November General Election ballot, as requested by the Johnson County Tourism Association (JCTA). JCTA Marketing Director Toby Carrig spoke to the county commission during their Tuesday meeting to make

June 18, 2024

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Sheridan Commission OKs Petition to Rezone Fairgrounds

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” The Sheridan County Commission, at their regular meeting Tuesday morning, considered a petition to the City of Sheridan to rezone the county fairgrounds from R-Residential to B-Business. Fairgrounds Director Kimber Solberg explained why they were seeking a rezone on the county-owned property within the

June 18, 2024

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Barrasso: ‘Democrats are the Party of Open Borders’

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued a statement Tuesday following President Biden’s announcement of a new policy that will offer mass amnesty to as many as half a million immigrants. Barrasso, during a media conference, said Biden is rewarding illegal immigrants with mass amnesty and that there

June 18, 2024

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