News – Sheridan Media The WYO Performing Arts and Education Center will present the Classic Western Film Series each Sunday in January.  Each of the four of the films will be hosted by a local film buff and cowboy aficionado according to the WYO.  This local film fest began in 2009. The cowboy behind the …

News – Sheridan Media A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) requested by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) to operate a temporary asphalt hot mix plant and staging area has been denied by the Sheridan County Commission. The hot mix plant would have been located just off of County Road 131 (Meade Creek Road) and was …

News – Sheridan Media Johnson County’s Commissioners, during their first meeting of 2024 on Tuesday, elected officers for the board for the coming year, and also discussed and approved board assignments for each commissioner. The board re-elected Bill Novotny as chairman and Bob Perry as vice-chairman. The commission also voted to approve their board

News – Sheridan Media The Buffalo City Council, at their regular meeting Tuesday, approved Mayor Shane Schrader’s recommendations for appointments to positions and boards. Schrader discussed the first, concerning current City Attorney Dennis Kirven. Also approved by the council were the appointment recommendations of Schrader and City Works Director

News – Sheridan Media Wyomingites aged 50 and over had the state’s highest voter turnout during the 2022 election according to data provided by the Secretary of State, and if trends continue as they have since 2008, this age group is likely to decide the 2024 election in the Cowboy State. In all, 132,366 voters …

News – Sheridan Media The Sheridan Community Land Trust has announced that its Explore History program for January will be “A Virtual Drive Down the Black Diamond Trail.” For this Explore History, SCLT is hitting the virtual road for a drive that will take you through the physical remnants of the once vibrant mining communities …

News – Sheridan Media At 1 p.m. on New Year’s Day, the First Day Hike took place at Fort Phil Kearny. The “First Day Hike” program is a twenty-plus-year-old national initiative designed to encourage not only a healthy and active lifestyle but an appreciation for the nation’s parks and historic sites. A large crowd attended …

News – Sheridan Media In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade announced Dane Steel of Sheridan High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade Wyoming Football Player of the Year. Steel is the eleventh Gatorade Wyoming Football Player of the Year to be chosen from Sheridan High School. The award, …

News – Sheridan Media University of Wyoming Basketball: The University of Wyoming Cowboy basketball team copied some of the actions of the football team. Last night the Pokes were down by 17 points in the 1st half at home vs. San Jose State. They would rally in the second half and Akuel Kot hit one …

News – Sheridan Media The Wyoming State Board of Education and the Wyoming State Board of Career and Technical Education recently met virtually to  review the recommended updates to the Wyoming Perkins V State plan. According to the SBE, in 2023,, under Superintendent  Megan Degenfelder’s strategic plan initiative of Preparing Students for Jobs