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Morning Sports: November 20th, 2023

News – Sheridan Media High School Football: All-Conference selections for the 2023 Wyoming High School Football season have been made. 21 players from Sheridan, 9 from Big Horn, 7 from Tongue River, 9 from Buffalo and 4 from Kaycee made the list in their respective class and conference. Of the 21 from Sheridan, 13 of …

November 20, 2023

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Commission to Consider Opposing Columbus Peak Land Exchange

News – Sheridan Media At their regular Tuesday meeting the Sheridan County Commission will consider a Resolution opposing the proposed land exchange between the Columbus Peak Ranch, LLC and a tract of State Trust land near Dayton. Also on the agenda for the meeting is consideration of a grant award agreement between the county and …

November 19, 2023

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Kaycee Library Needs to Become ADA Compliant

News – Sheridan Media The Johnson County Library Board has approached the county commission to seek their approval to move forward with a proposed project at the Kaycee Branch Library building. Jenny Bakken, Chairman of the Library Board, explained what needs to be done to the building and why. Bakken said thy have looked into …

November 19, 2023

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Sheridan Commission OKs Funding for Airport Apron Expansion

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan County’s Commissioners voted to approve and accept federl funding for the expansion of the General Aviation Apron at the County Airport. According to a memo from Airport Manager Robert Gill, the Federal Assistance is from the 2023 and 2024 AIP (Airport Improvement Program) Grant entitlement funds and from 2024 BIL …

November 19, 2023

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Sheridan/Johnson County High School Football Players Named 2023 All-Conference

News – Sheridan Media Coaches and members of the Wyoming Coaches Association have voted on which players they believe are in the best in the state within the conference their team plays in. Sheridan: Although there are no conferences in 4A, they were created for post-season recognition. The 4A West is Sheridan, Natrona, Thunder Basin, …

November 19, 2023

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Downtown Sheridan Business Breathing Sigh Of Relief That Phase One Of Main Street Construction Is Done

News – Sheridan Media The news that Main Street in downtown Sheridan was fully open couldn’t come soon enough for some businesses and it’s just in time for the upcoming Holiday Season. Just before 3pm this past Thursday (November 16th), construction crews removed the barriers and opened the last section of Main Street between Grinnell …

November 18, 2023

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Coffeen, Schiffer Schools Honored

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan County School District No. 2 (SCSD2) is proud to announce that Henry A. Coffeen Elementary and John C. Schiffer Collaborative School have been selected as Wyoming’s two National Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Distinguished Schools for 2023. Annually, each state selects two federally funded schools for this

November 18, 2023

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Two Sheridan County School District 2 Schools Named National Distinguished Schools

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan County School District No. 2 (SCSD2) is proud to announce that Henry A. Coffeen Elementary and John C. Schiffer Collaborative School have been selected as Wyoming’s two National Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Distinguished Schools for 2023. Annually, each state selects two federally funded schools for this

November 18, 2023

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History: Embedded Journalists in the 1870s.

News – Sheridan Media Although today we have radio, television, the internet and an almost unlimited stream of news reports, back in the 1870s in Wyoming, during what is referred to as the ‘Great Sioux War,” this wasn’t the case. But, people back east still wanted news, especially news of their fathers and husbands; sons …

November 18, 2023

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WY US Senator John Barrasso Introduces Legislation To Help Ranchers Get Timelier Responses From Government

News – Sheridan Media U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to make it easier for ranchers to make range improvements on federal land. The Ranching Without Red Tape Act streamlines the permitting process and ensures a timelier response from federal agencies for America’s ranchers. Under current law, ranchers who hold a grazing

November 18, 2023

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