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Council Awards Bid for Landfill Project

News – Sheridan Media The first phase of a multi-phase project at the City of Sheridan landfill will be moving forward after the City Council awarded the bid for the project at their meeting Monday night. The bid for the Cell 10 phase 1 construction project was awarded to Mountain View Building, Inc. in the …

May 15, 2023

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Lummis Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Wildfire Response

News – Sheridan Media U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced bipartisan legislation which would eliminate federal regulations and allow wildfire response aircraft, like planes and helicopters leased by the state of Wyoming or federal agencies, to transport wildland firefighters. Current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

May 15, 2023

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Jo Co Public Health Car Seat Safety Check Happening Friday

News – Sheridan Media Johnson County Public Health will be having their annual Car Seat Safety Check event this Friday at the HUB Insurance Office at 777 Fort Street in Buffalo. Any Car Seat or booster seat can be checked or installed by a certified car seat technician at the event which will be from …

May 15, 2023

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JCRHCD Board OKs Increased Payments on Out-of-County Transfers

News – Sheridan Media The Johnson County Rural Health Care District Board has voted to increase the amount of the payments to Buffalo EMS for out-of-county transfers performed by the ambulance service. At their recent meeting the board discussed the request by Buffalo EMS to increase the amount paid to them for the transfers from …

May 15, 2023

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JCSD1 Will Not Offer Summer Food Program in 2023

News – Sheridan Media Johnson County School District #1 will not be offering the summer food program this summer, as reported by District Nutrition Services Director Ricci Sanders. During last week’s school board meeting Sanders was asked about the program and if if would be continued in 2023. Sanders said the program fed kids until …

May 15, 2023

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AmeriCorps: lending hands in Sheridan 

News – Sheridan Media Although it has existed in some form since 1963, AmeriCorps was formed in 1993. An independent agency of the US Government, the organization enrolls more than 200,000 individuals to serve organizations making a difference in communities across America. Recently a team of AmeriCorps volunteers have been giving their time to 501(c)3

May 15, 2023

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North Main Executive Director is looking for Farmer’s Market vendors

News – Sheridan Media North Main Association is looking for vendors and sponsors to be a part of the 19th Farmers Market.  With the Downtown Sheridan Association unable to hold the Farmers Market on Grinnell Plaza due to the ongoing construction on Sheridan’s Main Street, the North Main Association has stepped up to take over …

May 15, 2023

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Wyoming Highway Patrol honor National Police Week

News – Sheridan Media It’s National Police Week, an annual observance that honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. National Police Week runs May 14, – Sat, May 20, and gives communities an opportunity to reflect on the challenges facing police officers every day and how residents can …

May 15, 2023

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Woman Found Deceased Within Yellowstone National Park

News – Sheridan Media Investigators are trying to determine the cause of death of a woman who was found deceased inside a vehicle near Old Faithful, within Yellowstone National Park. According to a media release, sometime Saturday evening (May 13th), Park Rangers responded to an incident on Craig Pass, which is about 3 miles south …

May 15, 2023

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Small Plane Crashes On I-80 Near Laramie

News – Sheridan Media A pilot has escaped unharmed from a small single-engine plane crash east of Laramie. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says at about 2:40pm Sunday (May 14th), troopers were called to the scene on I-80 at milepost 324, which is about 8 miles east of Laramie and near the Summit Rest Area. The …

May 15, 2023

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