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Clearmont Annual Spring Shop Hop Well Attended

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” The Annual Clearmont Spring Shop Hop was held on Friday and Saturday, May 3th and 4th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. There were established favorites, such as Stacey Ellenwood Photography and Vintiques of Wyoming, Red Neck Vittles and Weeping Willow Designs as well as some new vendors. …

May 6, 2024

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Ucross Artists Reception Draws Good Crowd

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” On Friday, May 3, the Ucross Art Gallery held a reception for the artists whose work is featured in the current exhibition “Celebrating Complexities,” featuring art by the 2022 and 2023 recipients of the Ucross Fellowship for Native American Visual Artists. The exhibition was guest curated by Brenda

May 6, 2024

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JCHS Presentation on Occidental May 6

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” The Johnson County Historical Society (JCHS) will present the final program for the year Monday at the Johnson County Library in Buffalo. Joan K. Smith will be discussing the history of the Occidental Hotel. In a release from the JCHS, Smith said, “the Occidental Hotel is a part of the …

May 5, 2024

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Sheridan Commission to Work Through Busy Agenda Tuesday

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” Sheridan County’s Commissioners have a busy Agenda scheduled for their meeting Tuesday morning. In addition to a lengthy Consent Agenda, the commission will consider the PK Subdivision; a Resolution changing polling places for the Primary and General Elections; consider an application for a name change

May 5, 2024

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Jo Co P&Z to Review Preliminary Plat at Meeting May 7

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” The Johnson County Planning & Zoning Commission will have their meeting for May this coming Tuesday. On the Agenda for the meeting is the review of a Preliminary Plat for the Borntrager Subdivision, located ½ mile east of the Trabing Road/Red Hills Road intersection in Johnson County. The commission

May 5, 2024

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Sheridan Student Wins State History Competition, Heads to Nationals

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” On May 3, Sharie Shada, Regional Wyoming History Day Coordinator, announced that a Sheridan Student, Liberty Skalicky Won the Wyoming state, ‘National History Day’ competition, and now qualifies for the national competition. Every year, students from around the United States and several foreign

May 5, 2024

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SCSD#1 Honors Teachers, Staff and Retirees

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” On Friday, May 3, SCSD#1 held ceremony honoring Retirees, Teachers and Staff in the auditorium at Tongue River High School. In his introduction, SCSD#1 Superintendent talked about the teachers and staff in the district. Retirees honored were: Deb Blanchard – Big Horn Food Service Department; Crystal

May 5, 2024

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Trees for Trash Draws a Crowd

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” The Annual Trees for Trash free landfill day was held on Saturday, May 4 at the Sheridan City Landfill. Seliena Parker, Recycling and Solid Waste Coordinator, talked about this year’s event. The event has been active in Sheridan for over 25 years. This year the seedling was a Colorado Blue …

May 4, 2024

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Sheridan Memorial Hospital To Expand Emergency Department Entrance And Renovate Within

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” Expansion and renovation work will soon start within the Sheridan Memorial Hospital Emergency Department. At last week’s meeting, the Hospital’s Board of Trustees approved expanding the Hospital Emergency Department Entrance. The project will cost about $960,000, half of which is being provided by

May 4, 2024

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History: Benjamin Bonneville, Simple Trapper or Government Agent?

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” Most of the trappers and mountain men who came west in the early 1800s came to trap fur-bearing animals, mainly beaver, to sell the hides and make a pile of money. Beaver fur was used in ‘beaver hats’ that were considered to be ‘in the vogue’ in Europe and later …

May 4, 2024

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