FALL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS – The Bronc and Lady Bronc tennis teams first competition will take place Tuesday with matches in Laramie. The Bronc and Lady Bronc golfers are off until next Thursday when they play at the Cheyenne invitational. The rest of our fall sports, cross country, girls swimming and diving and volleyball all …

Anyone traveling, visiting, camping or hiking in the Big Horn Mountains this weekend, should be prepared for excessive rain, and dangerous conditions near waterways. The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a flood watch for the eastern Big Horn Mountains in Johnson County. The watch is in effect from 8am Friday (August 12th) until …

A Sheridan man was sentenced in Fourth Judicial District Court Thursday. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details Sentencing Hearing At a change of plea hearing on June 2, Jacob Cousineau, pursuant to terms of a plea agreement reached with the State, pleaded guilty to the charges of  felony aggravated assault and battery and misdemeanor …

The Wyoming Department of Transportation Commission recently awarded a $647,000 contract to Advanced Electrical Contracting, Inc. of Sheridan to upgrade a traffic signal on Coffeen Avenue. Funds for the project came from the Highway Safety Improvement Program. Work on the signal located at Coffeen Avenue and Lowell Street, which is a non-typical five-way

Reconstruction on Paintrock Road, Forest System Road 17 in the Bighorn National Forest is underway. According to the Forest Service, the contractor is currently installing culverts and working tree clearing along Paintrock Road. Road reconditioning and aggregate placement will also occur. During culvert installation, two hour delays can be expected. The

The Johnson County Arts & Humanities Council is hosting their Mud Pottery Festival this Saturday in Buffalo’s Crazy Woman Square. The event will feature pottery wheel demonstrations; public tries at pottery, both wheel and hand build; polymer clay for kids; contests and prizes; vendor booths; and pottery for sale. The event will be from 10 …

The Johnson County Cemetery District Board has voted to approve the nomination of John Zorbas as vice-president of the board. During their meeting this week, Chairman John Hanson brought up the subject and nominated Zorbas for the position, which the board then approved. Hanson has been the president since he was elected in April, when …

Johnson County School District’s New West Alternative High School has seen an increase in enrollment for the fall semester, according to Principal Dr. Mike Hanson. Dr. Hanson gave a brief report to the school board at this week’s meeting, saying that current enrollment at the school sits at 32 students, which makes a full building. …

The Sheridan County Commission has recognized two employees this month for their many years of service to the county. Commission Chair Lonnie Wright made the announcement at the commission’s last meeting. Recognized was Tempe Rawlings for 15 years of service as administrative support in the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office. Also recognized was Tibby

University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center poll finds that Wyoming Republican primary candidate Harriet Hageman is leading incumbent Liz Cheney by nearly 30 points in the primary race for Wyoming’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to UW, the survey was conducted July 25 – Aug. 6, yielding 562 responses …