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May 2023 Visits To Yellowstone NP Down From Previous Year; Up From Pre-Covid Year

News – Sheridan Media It’s been one year since the natural flooding disaster occurred at Yellowstone National Park, and although the Park has reopened, the effects of the flood may still be having an impact. The Park reports there were almost 455,000 recreational visits in May 2023. That’s down 13% compared to May 2022, when …

June 15, 2023

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Three Sheridan College Cowboys Competing At 2023 College National Finals Rodeo

News – Sheridan Media Two saddle bronc riders and one bull rider have been representing Sheridan College on the big rodeo stage. Clancy Glenn, Joseph Priebe and Wyatt Phelps have been competing at the 2023 College National Finals Rodeo in Casper. All competitors are guaranteed three rides in their respective event, and the top 12, …

June 15, 2023

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Grizzly Bears In Greater Yellowstone NP Area Could Be Delisted Through Congress

News – Sheridan Media While some have been trying to get the Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Bear delisted as an endangered species through the courts, some lawmakers are trying to change things through Congress. Wyoming U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman says a bill she has sponsored has recently moved out of committee. The bears were delisted in …

June 15, 2023

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Tipi Raising Demonstration Held at Brinton Museum

News – Sheridan Media The Plains Indian Tribes, including the Cheyenne, Sioux, Crow, and Kiowa, used the tipi as basically the first mobile home. With their lifestyle of following the buffalo herds, they needed lodging that could be easily moved from place to place, using only dogs at first and later horses to move the …

June 15, 2023

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Troopers win two More / The CNFR Enters It’s Final Stages / The Big Horn Mtn. Trail run Starts Friday

News – Sheridan Media 2023 CNFR – All three Sheridan college cowboys competing at the College National Finals have a good shot to make Saturday’s championship round we will find out later today if Wyatt Phelps makes it in the Bull riding and if Joseph Priebe and Clancy Glenn make it in the Bronc riding. …

June 15, 2023

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Celebrating Flag Day on June 14

News – Sheridan Media June 14th is Flag Day, a day that commemorates the adoption of the US flag, on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. The Sheridan Enterprise on June 8, 1913 talks about the history of the flag. When the colonists first settled at Jamestown, and Plymouth, you remember, …

June 14, 2023

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Senator Barrasso Discusses Border Crisis

News – Sheridan Media In March of 2020, former President Donald Trump invoked Title 42 as a means to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by allowing U.S. officials to deter and manage migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Title 42 ended on May 11, 2023. U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) recently spoke with Sheridan …

June 14, 2023

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Criteria for New Bar and Grill Licenses Discussed at City Council Study Session

News – Sheridan Media The City of Sheridan currently has two bar and grill licenses that are available on a first come, first serve basis. Due to legislation passed by the Wyoming Legislature, the City will be receiving four additional bar and grill liquor licenses on July 1. In March, the City Council formed an …

June 14, 2023

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Sheridan Man Arraigned for Two Felony Charges

News – Sheridan Media An arraignment hearing was held Tuesday in Fourth Judicial District Court for a Sheridan man charged with multiple felonies. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Arraignment Hearing In May of this year, 21-year-old Hunter Weiss was arrested and charged with two felonies, sexual assault in the first degree and strangulation

June 14, 2023

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WY US Representative Hageman Working On Health Services For Native Americans

News – Sheridan Media Wyoming’s lone representative in the U.S. House says she’s trying to help improve health services for Native Americans. Harriet Hageman who is the chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, recently introduced House Resolution 630, which would require all agencies within the Department of Health and Human

June 14, 2023

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