This past August was so hot, it will be in the record books for some time. The National Weather Service in Billings, Montana, says the average temperature in the Sheridan area for the month of August was 73.6 degrees Fahrenheit, making it the 3rd hottest August on record. That average temperature is 4.5 degrees warmer …

A couple of projects within the Big Horn National Forest west of Buffalo are going to take longer than planned to complete. Work on the Meadowlark Dam and spillway was originally scheduled to be completed by this Wednesday (September 7th), and the Lake Point Day Use Area was supposed to reopen at about the same …

Work is continuing in reclaiming the area of the old Acme Power Plant, as well as removing a diversion within the adjacent Tongue River. Recently contractors had been studying the area to see if the diversion could be fully removed, and the Sheridan County Conservation District was awarded a $585,000 cleanup grant from the EPA …

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reports sage grouse lek attendance remains steady according to data from department lek counts this spring.  According to Game and Fish, in 2022, lek attendance was up slightly at 6% over last year. The appearance of more birds at leks is thought to be due to the natural population …

A downtown Sheridan restaurant will be closed for some time, after fire crews had to extinguish a blaze inside. According to a media release from Sheridan Fire-Rescue (SFR), at about 6:42am on Wednesday, September 7th, firefighters responded to 55 N. Main St. (Frackelton’s) for the report of a fire. Crews arrived on scene and found …

The Sheridan City Council at their May 16 business meeting approved a notice of termination of the contract with Rocky Mountain Ambulance for emergency medical services for the City. After advertising a Request for Proposals for EMS services, the City received bids from Rocky Mountain Ambulance, American Medical Response, Inc,(AMR) and Northeast Wyoming

A trial date has been set for early 2023 for a Sheridan man charged with three counts of felony drug possession. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. District Court Arraignments At an arraignment hearing Tuesday in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan, 39-year-old Jedediah Franks pleaded not guilty to two counts of possession of …

The Wyoming Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed the death of a Sheridan County Resident attributed to COVID-19. According to the Department of Health, an older adult Sheridan County man died in August. He had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness. This brings the total number of Sheridan County …

Johnson County’s Commissioners voted to opt in to the National Opioid Settlement Funds, as recommended by County Attorney Tucker Ruby. Ruby explained the issue with the commission at their Tuesday meeting. Ruby explained the funds were to be used for dealing with the opioid epidemic, but Johnson County luckily isn’t experiencing that nearly as severely

The City of Buffalo’s Flatiron Drive Project is nearly complete, according to Project Engineer Brent Bennett with Nelson Engineering. Bennett updated the city council at their Tuesday meeting. Bennett also said the Bozeman and Cummings water main projects have been completed, with the contractor paving the streets last week. Bennett said the projects