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Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, so Wear a Little Green

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in Wyoming for many years, and there were undoubtedly many celebrations held in the isolated forts and frontier towns, that were not reported on in the papers. The Irish played their part on the Western Frontier. There were many immigrants in the plains army

March 16, 2024

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Joe LeFors, U.S. Marshall

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” Prision Wagon on display at the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum, Buffalo This column has looked at Wyoming outlaws in the Sheridan area, Jesse James, Big Nose George Parrot, and the Sundance Kid. This is the third column about the law enforcement officers who worked to bring these men and other …

March 16, 2024

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City Council to Consider GPET Allocations and Council Member Appointment

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” General Purpose Excise Tax allocations for fiscal year 2025 will be considered by the Sheridan City Council at their regular business meeting Monday night. Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger says there are 20 requests from various local agencies that are on the consent agenda for the meeting. mayor rich bridger

March 16, 2024

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Open Burning Precautions

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” With the warmer weather,  residents may be thinking of spring burning.  The Sheridan County Commissioners and County Fire Chiefs ask the public to be very cautious with any open burning in the County. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Last year’s wet summer has left an abundance of grass

March 15, 2024

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U.S. Attorney’s Office Declines to Prosecute Officer Involved in Fatal Shooting

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming announced Thursday that federal authorities will not pursue criminal charges against the Wind River Police Department officer involved in the fatal shooting of Terrance Skye Posey of Ethete, Wyoming, on August 11, 2022. The incident

March 15, 2024

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Mild winter not a concern for City water, so far

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” The City of Sheridan reports that as of March 6, the City is at 68% (18 inches) of average in the Big Goose drainage and gaining steadily. While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger said as of now, the low snowfall this winter is nothing to …

March 15, 2024

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SHS Fall Drama Club sending students to International Thespian Festival

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” The Sheridan High School Drama Club reports they have been busy this school year.  In a release, the club reports that after traveling to Casper in early December to participate in the Wyoming State Thespian Festival for the first time in eight years, they reinstated their official Thespian Troupe status

March 15, 2024

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Safe Sitter class at the Y

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” Some states have an age requirement that must be met before children are left alone at home. Wyoming has no such age requirement but most child experts feel a child should be 11 to 12 years old before they are left alone at the house. The first job for many …

March 15, 2024

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The Portuguese Houses Archaeology Program

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” On Sunday, March 10, The Hoofprints of the Past Museum in Kaycee hosted a program by Archaeologist Cody Newton, who talked about the artifacts they found at the site of the Portuguese Houses. Newton lived in Kaycee at one time and is interested in the history of the area. In …

March 15, 2024

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Government Initiated Annexations Ordinance to be Considered by City Council

News – Sheridan Media {“value”:” First reading of an ordinance to annex five tracts of land into the City of Sheridan is an item that will be considered at Monday night’s regular City Council meeting. City Public Works Director Hanns Mercer said staff received a positive recommendation from the City Planning Commission regarding

March 14, 2024

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