Those interested in guns and how they fit into the West can learn more about them at an event hosted by the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum this Wednesday evening. According to a release from the Gatchell Museum, the Sip’n History series will feature Danny Michael, Curator of the Buffalo Bill Cody Firearms Museum in Cody, …

Buffalo Events, Inc. will be putting on Oktoberfest in Buffalo again this year, after the Buffalo City Council approved requests from the organization. Claudia Todd and Anke Kottman spoke to the council, asking for the use of Crazy Woman Square and the closure of East Fetterman from Main Street to Lobban Avenue from 6 a.m. …

Johnson County School Distirct #1 Transportation Director Dennis Zezas, in his recent report to the school board, addressed a bus driver shortage that he thought was improved, but had just become more of an issue for him. Zezas apologized for not having a written report for the board, explaining he had one started and then …

A Conditional Use Permit for Randal and Stacie Huckeba was approved by the Sheridan County Commission on a split vote, but after concerns of the commission and some neighbors were discussed. According to discussions, the Huckebas purchased the property a few years ago and have been running a siding fabrication business there, thinking it was …

As a kick-off to the new school year, on Thursday, August 11 from 2-6 p.m. there was an open house at the SCSD#3 in Clearmont. Students and parents could come and meet the new teachers and tour the school. At 4:30 there was a BBQ, with the school, church and town of Clearmont contributing, and …

This past summer the ‘Little Blue School” in Ranchester received a new coat of white paint and some repairs were done by the Ranchester-Dayton Rotary Club. A little history of the school. In the early 1900s, families living on the upper part of Five Mile Flat were some distance from the Ohlman School, and it …

One wouldn’t think that Red Cloud, the famous Indian chief who was one of the leaders in Red Cloud’s War during the 1860s would have anything in common with a Yale Professor. However, this unusual friendship did happen. After signing the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868), Red Cloud helped his people make the transition to …

The Sheridan City Council will be considering a resolution at their regularly scheduled business meeting Monday night that amends the Master Fee Schedule to include columbarium and niche fees. City of Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger. Mayor Bridger City Utilities Director Dan Roberts will be providing an update on the City’s water quality and supply. Mayor

IMPACT Sheridan announced that the application period for the 2022 Sheridan Start-Up Challenge entrepreneur competition will begin Monday, August 15, and run through Monday, September 19. Prospective contestants will be vying for a portion of the $100,000 seed capital fund that has been set up for the event. There is no cost to apply, and …

A Gillette man was recently sentenced in federal court in Wyoming for distributing methamphetamine. United States District Court Judge Nancy Freudenthal sentenced 53-year-old Brett Scheeler to eight years in prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Scheeler will serve five years of supervised release following