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Electric Lights Come to Sheridan 130 Years Ago

News – Sheridan Media Today, we take electricity for granted. We flip a switch, and we have light. Electricity has changed the lives of people in Sheridan since the late 1800s. Before electricity came to town, people used oil lights, lanterns, and natural light. Most ranchers and farmers ‘got up and went to bed with …

May 27, 2023

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Poll Motor Subdivision

News – Sheridan Media A request to subdivide property on Coffeen Avenue in Sheridan is an item that will come before the Sheridan City Council for consideration at an upcoming business meeting. City Public Works Director Hanns Mercer talks about the details of the Poll Motor Subdivision. Hanns Mercer Mercer said the applicant is proposing …

May 27, 2023

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Black bear euthanized in Sheridan

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan – Game and Fish wildlife managers euthanized an approximately six-year-old female black bear in Sheridan on the morning of May 26, 2023. 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 26.  At approximately …

May 26, 2023

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Game and Fish report additional cuts to antelope licenses

News – Sheridan Media The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reports additional reductions to antelope license quotas for several hunt areas located in Carbon, Lincoln, Sublette and Teton counties. Recent collar data and field observations by wildlife managers indicate further reductions are warranted.  The Game and Fish Commission initially approved

May 26, 2023

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Undersheriff asks public to be aware of participants of Dead Swede bike race

News – Sheridan Media The Dead Swede is a gravel road bike race that challenges even the most experienced bike-racing athletes.  Developed by founders Jordan LeDuc, owner of the Sheridan Bicycle Company and John Kirlin, this race offers 100, 60, 40 and 20 mile courses for those strong and daring enough to challenge themselves on …

May 26, 2023

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Open House for hospitality staff at the Museum of the Bighorns

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan residents working in the hospitality industry will get a special day at the Museum at the Bighorns, free of charge.  From 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, The Museum at the Bighorns is holding an open house for tourism industry and hospitality frontline staff.  Executive Director for the …

May 26, 2023

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Beartooth And Dunraven Passes Open For Summer 2023 Traveling Season

News – Sheridan Media Two scenic highways in northwest Wyoming have opened up for motorists. On Friday (May 26th), US Highway 212 over the Beartooth Pass opened for the summer 2023 season. The area that reopened is between 9.4 miles east of the intersection of US Highway 212 and Wyoming State Highway 296, to about …

May 26, 2023

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Tongue River High School Graduation Held on Thursday

News – Sheridan Media The Tongue River High School Gym was packed with parents and well-wishers at the TRHS graduation held Thursday, May 25 in Dayton. Alberto Spotted gave the welcome speech, and the TRHS choir students Liz Heser and Azariah Kennedy sang, “For Good” by Stephen Schwartz. Class motto was, “No one is born …

May 26, 2023

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Troopers Open a Tournament in Gillette Tonight / 2023 Hoop Jam Opens Next Week / Rockies take 3 out of 4 from Miami

News – Sheridan Media TROOPER BASEBALL – The Sheridan Troopers are on the road this for a tournament during the Memorial day weekend in Gillette they will play Gillette tonight to kickoff the event and have games with Bozeman, Montana, Jackson tomorrow and Monday they face Powell and Laurel, Montana. Troopers Head coach Austin Cowen …

May 26, 2023

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City Officials Discuss Boiler Replacement for Police Department

News – Sheridan Media The initial steps in replacing the boiler at the Sheridan Police Department were discussed by City officials this week. Sheridan Medias’ Ron Richter has the details. Boiler The bid award for the design, construction, bidding and construction administration for replacement of the boiler at the Sheridan Police Department was an item

May 25, 2023

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