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BPD Chief Says Swatting Calls Still a Problem

News – Sheridan Media During his recent report to the city council, Buffalo Police Chief Sean Bissett said swatting calls are still happening in the community. Bissett said the reaction from the community was fast, about 15 minutes from when the call came in to when messages were out to parents and the community that …

January 1, 2024

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Public Leery of ‘Strings’ on Grant Funds, Sheridan Commission Approves

News – Sheridan Media During the last regular meeting of the Sheridan County Commission, public comment was offered against accepting federal grant funding for a project at the Sheridan County Airport based on “strings” attached to the funding. The project funding is for the design of a realignment of Taxiway Alpha at the county airport, …

January 1, 2024

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Light Agenda for City Council’s First Meeting of the Year

News – Sheridan Media The Sheridan City Council will meet for the first time in 2024 on Tuesday, January 2. Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger says one item on the agenda is a community update pertaining to the arts in Sheridan. Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger While there are no items under new or old business, there …

December 31, 2023

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Wyoming Had Below Average Fire Season In 2023

News – Sheridan Media 2023 was a slow fire season for Wyoming State firefighting crews. According to the Wyoming State Forestry Division, there were 539 reported fires across the state, which ended up burning about 11-thousand acres of land. On average, there’s about 874 fires that burn about 106-thousand acres of Cowboy State land. Jerod …

December 30, 2023

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Top Clearmont Stories 2023

News – Sheridan Media Clearmont Fire District Receives Check from Ramaco On March 2, Clearmont Fire Department received a $5,000 donation from Ramaco Carbon. Aurelia Giacometto, one of the independent directors of Ramaco Resources, parent company to Ramaco Carbon presented the donation at the Clearmont Fire Hall. She said about six months before Ramaco

December 30, 2023

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Sheridan Media’s Top 10 Click On News Stories For 2023

News – Sheridan Media This year was another busy and productive year not just at Sheridan Media, but on the sheridanmedia.com website. Below are the top 10 most clicked on news stories for the year: 10. Three found guilty of wildlife violations in mountain lion case (Click here). 9. Barasso and Lummis Urge Biden Administration …

December 30, 2023

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History: Past Open Winters

News – Sheridan Media Most of us who have lived in Wyoming for many years have our stories about bad winters, extremely cold temperatures, deep snows and blizzards. But the nice winters go almost unnoticed. Still, it is nice to look back in time and see that that there were many ‘open winters’ like we …

December 30, 2023

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Red Grade Road Reminder

News – Sheridan Media Every year on December 15 Red Grade Road in Sheridan County closes to all wheeled vehicle traffic and remains closed until April 1. During a recent appearance on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, Sheridan County Undersheriff, Lieutenant Devereaux Johnson said despite the mild winter we’ve had so far, Red Grade Road is …

December 30, 2023

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Governor Gordon Appoints Robin Cooley to be a District Court Judge for the First Judicial District

News – Sheridan Media Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Robin Cooley to be a District Court Judge for the First Judicial District serving Laramie County. Cooley’s appointment fills the vacancy left by the retirement of District Court Judge Thomas Campbell. Cooley has served as Director of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services since 2019. She

December 29, 2023

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Secretary Gray Submits Public Comment Opposing U.S. Postal Service’s Proposal to Process Wyoming Mail in Colorado

News – Sheridan Media Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray sent a letter Wednesday to U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy opposing the Postal Service’s proposal to move mail processing operations from Cheyenne to Denver. Gray said that as Secretary of State, he wanted to express his opposition to the proposal. Wyoming SOS Chuck …

December 29, 2023

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