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Over 100 Years Ago, Sheridan Offered Bounty on Flies

News – Sheridan Media Everyone has heard of bounties of wolves and coyotes and jackrabbits. But flies? In this era of living in houses with well-sealed windows, screen doors, and various and assorted sprays and insect traps, we may forget that 100 years ago flies were a major problem. Automobiles had not yet completely replaced …

May 13, 2023

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Strategic Planning Meeting Held Thursday for Clearmont School

News – Sheridan Media On Thursday, May 11, SCSD#3 School invited parents, staff and community members to a meeting to get ideas about what direction they wanted for Clearmont School in the next five years. A supper was served courtesy of the school. Joel Dvorak, Sheridan, who helps school districts develop and implement strategic plans …

May 13, 2023

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City Council to Consider Funding Request for Powwow

News – Sheridan Media The Sheridan City Council  at their meeting Monday night will be considering a distribution of contingency funds to the Sheridan WYO Rodeo Board to help fund the Powwow that takes place following the parade on rodeo Friday. City of Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger says that aside from last year, the City …

May 13, 2023

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UW Neltje Center Event to Feature Author Gretel Ehrlich

News – Sheridan Media The University of Wyoming’s Neltje Center for Excellence in Creativity and the Arts invites the public to a free event and reading with author Gretel Ehrlich Saturday, May 20, from 2-3:30 p.m. at Turned Antiques, located at 1 Lower Piney Creek Road in Banner. Ehrlich is the recipient of many awards …

May 12, 2023

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Michigan Man Fined for Making More Than 100 False Claims of Wyoming Residency

News – Sheridan Media A plea agreement between the Sheridan County Attorney’s Office and Michigan resident Michael J. Dupuis Sr. for making false claims of residency to obtain resident Wyoming hunting, fishing and trapping licenses was recently approved by Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Shelley Cundiff. According to information from the Wyoming

May 12, 2023

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UW and Wyoming CNP to discuss How to Obtain More Leads and Increase Sales, May 19

News – Sheridan Media Thanks to the University of Wyoming, small business owners can learn another series of techniques to find more customer leads and increase their sales.  On Friday, May 19, from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Liz Jamieson will present a Wyoming Community Navigator Program (CNP) webinar titled “How to Get More Leads …

May 12, 2023

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Curbing the pothole problem

News – Sheridan Media Potholes have been a problem in many areas of Wyoming this spring and Sheridan is no different. The longer than average winter, above average snowfall and fluctuating temperatures created a perfect storm for pothole formations.  The start of the spring season brought melting snow during the day and frozen puddles at …

May 12, 2023

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Save bears by not providing reward opportunities

News – Sheridan Media Living in the Sheridan and Johnson County regions comes with benefits; sprawling vistas, fresh mountain air and living close to the natural wildlife in the area, including bears. Many bears will run at the sound or sight of a human, unless they have grown wise that humans present very little threat. …

May 12, 2023

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Lummis, Colleagues Vote to Overturn Northern Long-Eared Bat’s ESA Listing

News – Sheridan Media U.S. Senator and Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) voted Thursday in support of Senator Markwayne Mullin’s (R-OK) Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the northern long-eared bat’s listing as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).  The classification would place an undue burden on Wyoming

May 12, 2023

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District Court News

News – Sheridan Media A sentencing hearing was held Thursday in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan for a man charged with burglary. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Sheridan Man Sentenced for Burglary During the early morning hours of October 6, 2022, a Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office deputy while on patrol, noticed a …

May 12, 2023

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