The Sneakers and Spurs run was held Friday morning in downtown Sheridan. Here are a few images from the event. (All photos Ron Richter©) Read More

WYO RODEO – The 2022 Sheridan WYO rodeo has come and gone complete results from all the action at the fairgrounds can be seen below on the sports page at sheridanmedia.com. BRONC FOOTBALL – The Sheridan Bronc football team will host their annual “Little Bronc” football camp starting this evening.. The camp is open to …

All-around cowboy: Taylor Santos, $9,950, tie-down roping and steer roping.Bareback riding: 1. Cole Reiner, 89.5 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Bronc Riding Nation, $5,711; 2. Cooper Cooke, 86.5, $4,378; 3. Ethan Mazurenko, 85.5, $3,236; 4. (tie) Ty Breuer and Will Lowe, 85, $1,713 each; 6. (tie) Andy Gingerich, Tristan Hansen, Orin

Lyn Bennet and Linda Gostas pose with some of the quilts The Wyoming State Quilt Guild (WSQG) celebrated its 25th Silver Jubilee on Friday, July 15 at the Sheridan College. There was a formal/semi-formal evening with a dinner at Thorne Rider dining hall to honor the founding mothers of the WSQG who attended the event. …

Two people are dead after being involved in a plane crash in Northwest Johnson County. According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, the plane with the 2 people aboard, departed at around noon on Thursday (July 14th), from the Powell Municipal Airport enroute to Buffalo. The next day, air traffic control in Salt Lake City, …

The Sheridan WYO Rodeo is usually the last stop for Miss Cheyenne Frontier Days and her Lady In Waiting, before festivities at CFD get underway. Savannah Messenger and Jordan Johnson both say they have a good history visiting the Sheridan area, and look forward to their visits to North-Central Wyoming. During their recent visit to …

A large crowd spread out across the Sheridan Inn porch and lawn to watch the First People’s Powwow after the parade on Friday, July 15. There were native drummers, a flute solo, a native blessing and many dancers. Bill Heide with his Medicine Flute Butch Jellis and the dancers Butch Jellis talked about how he …

Six people have died after a dust storm fueled by wind gusts topping 60 mph caused a pileup Friday evening (July 15th) on Interstate 90 in Montana, authorities said. Twenty-one vehicles crashed and Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jay Nelson said authorities believe the weather was the cause. “It appears as though there was heavy winds, …

Grandma Lana, Katie VanHouten, and her mother, Uliana with their parasols There was a good crowd for the 2022 Sheridan WYO Rodeo Parade on Friday, July 15. New parade goers and those who have been coming for many years lined the streets to watch the bed races, Sneakers and Spurs race, and the parade. Sgt. …

The word ‘rodeo’ is taken from the Spanish ‘rodeo’ pronounced ro-dee-oh. As many cowboys were Mexican or Mexican American, the Spanish words worked their way into the ranching lingo. Chaps, shortened from chaparreras; lasso, from the Spanish lazo; lariat, from la reata and several others. The first noted use of the term rodeo used in …