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After two years and 46 miles, a bear returned to Sheridan for food rewards

News – Sheridan Media The Game and Fish Department Sheridan Regional Office reported wildlife managers euthanized an approximately six-year-old female black bear in Sheridan on the morning of Friday, May 26. Personnel had responded to multiple reports of the bear in the neighborhood near Emerson Park on the evening of May 25 and morning of …

May 30, 2023

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One-of-a-kind saddle will be auctioned to help local family

News – Sheridan Media For over 30 years, Buck Brannaman has been working with horses and their owners through clinics. Teaching those with horses how to properly handle and train them.  Today, Brannaman and his clinics are leading practitioners of handling horses based on classical concepts from the California vaquero tradition; working with the

May 30, 2023

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A spark of rebellion at the WYO Theater with Matilda The Musical JR.

News – Sheridan Media The WYO Performing Arts & Education Center has announced the  smell of rebellion will fill the theater when WYO PLAY presents Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical JR. Based on the children’s book “Matilda” by Roald Dahl and adapted from the award-winning full-length musical, Dahl’s Matilda The Musical JR. tells the story

May 30, 2023

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Sheridan County OK’s Vacation of Use Restriction

News – Sheridan Media The Sheridan County Commission has voted to approve a vacation of an apparent use restriction on a parcel within the Big Goose Valley Subdivision. The vacation deletes verbage from the subdivision plat, as explained by County Planner Mark Reid. According to information from the County Public Works Department, the community hall

May 30, 2023

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Jo Co Renews Contract for Guardian ad Litem Program

News – Sheridan Media Johnson County’s Commissioners have approved the renewal of the contract for the county’s Guardian Ad Litem program. Deputy County Attorney Barry Crago explained more about the program, saying the contract is reviewed and renewed every couple of years. According to gal.wyo.gov, the program is a state and county funded division of

May 30, 2023

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Jim Gatchell Museum Receives Award

News – Sheridan Media The Johnson County Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum has been chosen one of eight winners for the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Gatchell Museum Director Sylvia Bruner explains what the award means to the museum, the staff, and the community. According to their website, the National Medal is the …

May 30, 2023

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Meet The Artists at Ucross Founder’s Day

News – Sheridan Media On Saturday, June 3 from 11am – 2 p.m., Ucross will hold their second annual Founder’s Day, a celebration of their founder, Raymond Plank, at the Ucross Art Gallery grounds at 30 Big Red Lane, Clearmont. Included in the day will be a behind-the-scenes look at their artist residency program; and …

May 30, 2023

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Burgess Junction Visitor Center Open For Summer 2023 Season

News – Sheridan Media The Burgess Visitors Center opened for the Summer 2023 season on Saturday, May 27th, 2023. The Bighorn National Forest has partnered with Sheridan County Travel and Tourism, who will be operating the visitors center for this season. The visitors center will be open Monday through Saturday; 8:00am – 4:00pm. They will …

May 30, 2023

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Judge Rules Firefighter Can Continue To Use Chemical Retardant Despite Pollution Hazard

News – Sheridan Media The U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant dropped from aircraft to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law, a judge ruled on Friday (May 26th). Halting the use of the red slurry material could have resulted in greater environmental damage from

May 30, 2023

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Weekend Local Sports Wrap up

News – Sheridan Media TROOPER BASEBALL – The Sheridan Troopers won three and lost two at the Memorial day weekend tournament in Gillette, they took losses to Gillette and Laurel, Montana and came away with victories against Jackson, Powell and Bozeman, Montana. The Troops will play at home Saturday when they host two with the …

May 30, 2023

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