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Sheridan County High School Basketball Standings: February 5th, 2023

News – Sheridan Media These are the standings as of February 5th, and how they pertain to Sheridan, Big Horn, Tongue River and Arvada-Clearmont. Sheridan’s next scheduled games are on Friday, February 10th at Cheyenne South, and Saturday, February 11th at Laramie. Tongue River’s next scheduled games are on Friday, February 10th at Wright, and …

February 5, 2023

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A Brief History of Skijoring

News – Sheridan Media Its Winter Rodeo Time again in Sheridan. The winter rodeo will be held on Feb. 18, this year at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds. Skijoring is the main event at the rodeo, with cowboys on horses pulling their partners on skis, and competing for cash, buckles and other prizes. But how did …

February 5, 2023

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Sheridan HS Nordic Ski Results: February 3-4, 2023

News – Sheridan Media Last weekend’s competition was supposed to take place in Casper, and this weekend was supposed to be an off weekend. Due to bad weather and road conditions, the schedule was reversed. The next scheduled nordic ski meet is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, February 10th and 11th at Cody. 7.5 Km …

February 5, 2023

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Sheridan County High School Wrestling Results: February 2-4, 2023

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan is working on the dual meet portion of their schedule, while Tongue River was able to work in one more tournament on theirs. The next scheduled wrestling meets for Sheridan will be dual meets on Thursday, February 9th at Campbell County, and on Friday, February 10th at home vs. Thunder …

February 4, 2023

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Sheridan HS Boys Swimming Team Places 2nd At 2023 4A East Conference Meet

News – Sheridan Media Freshman Ben Forsythe placed 1st in 2 events (50 yard freestyle and the 100 yard breast-stroke) and was part of the 200 yard Freestyle Relay Team that also finished first (along with Tobey Green, Luca Sinclair and Skyler Mayo), to lead the Broncs to a 2nd place finish at the 4A …

February 4, 2023

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WY Highway Patrol Trooper Injured In Crash Between Douglas And Wright

News – Sheridan Media On February 3, 2023, at approximately 6:40 p.m., a Douglas Trooper was parked on Wyoming State Highway 59 at milepost 46.5 with emergency lights activated, assisting multiple motorists who had left the roadway due to weather and road conditions.  A 53 ft. box trailer semi-truck was traveling northbound when the driver …

February 4, 2023

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Sheridan County High School Indoor Track and Field Results: February 3, 2023

News – Sheridan Media Gillette was once again the host site of the competition, but there were new teams to compete against. The Sheridan boys placed 4th out of 17 teams, while the girls were 5th. Click here to see results Sheridan Boys Results: Austin Akers placed 2nd in the 1600 meter run, the 4 …

February 4, 2023

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Wyoming State Flower Adopted February 1917

News – Sheridan Media The practice of choosing a flower to represent each state started in 1893 during the Chicago World Exposition. During the event, the group World’s Congress of Representative Women at the exposition’s “Women’s Building”, brought up the idea of creating a National Garland composed of flowers representing each state. Each of

February 4, 2023

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Council to Consider DDA Options and Adoption of County EOP

News – Sheridan Media A path forward for the Downtown Development Authority will be an item of consideration for the Sheridan City Council at their regularly scheduled business meeting Monday night. Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger says there are four options that the City Council will be considering. Mayor Rich Bridger Adoption of the Sheridan County …

February 4, 2023

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Education Department Announces Retention and Recruitment Task Force Members

News – Sheridan Media The Wyoming Department of Education and the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board has announced its Retention and Recruitment Task Force. The mission of the task force will be to develop recommendations for state policymakers, district-level, and school-level staff to increase efforts to positively impact the education

February 4, 2023

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