This year’s Longmire Days may be scaled back from some of the bigger celebrations in earlier years, but will still offer many events for fans of the book series and television show. Celebrities scheduled for appearances at this summer’s Longmire Days include Author Craig Johnson, Robert Taylor, who played Sheriff Walt Longmire, and Adam Bartley,

The Sheridan County Commission voted to deny a petition to vacate a portion of a public right-of-way known as Carbon Hill County Road. A number of county residents spoke against the vacation during the public hearing in the matter. Commission Chairman Lonnie Wright explained why he was voting against the vacation. Commissioners Tom Ringley, Terry …

Another oven could soon be turned on in the Weatherby building. At a special meeting, the Sheridan Economic and Education Development Authority (SEEDA) approved a request from Weatherby to allow the company to install additional gas piping and ventilation for another cerakote oven. A cerakote oven puts a specialized polymer-ceramic compound coating on items

Gillette was the host site of the 2022 High School National Finals Rodeo, with team Wyoming representing with its best cowboys and cowgirls. The top 4 in each event after the state finals rodeo in June were invited to compete at the HSNFR. Tavy Leno from Sheridan was the 2022 Wyoming High School State Champ …

Sheridan Fire-Rescue (SFR) responded to two structure fires overnight (Friday into Saturday July 22-23). The first structure fire was reported just before 23:00 Friday night, July 22, at 1655 Holloway. SFR Engine 2 (E-2) arrived on scene at 23:00 finding a single-story multiple-occupant duplex home with a moderate amount of fire and smoke showing from

Now that things have dried up, one Sheridan County campground was able to reopen earlier this month. The campground within the Connor Battlefield State Park, on the south side of Ranchester closed in early-middle June, because flood waters from the Tongue River spilled over into the park. The campground is in an oxbow where the …

A Plains Indian warrior (a display at the Custer Battlefield Museum) Red Cloud, in Lakota, Mahpíya Lúta was born in 1822, and was an important leader of the Oglala Lakota during the years 1868 through the early 1900s. This will be part one of a two-part series about the Lakota chief. Red Cloud was more …

Two large Chinook Helicopters, assisted by a smaller helicopter and the Gila National Forest Helitack crew have successfully prevented significant growth on the Gem Lake Fire in the Bighorn National Forest over the past few days.  Use of these helicopters will continue. The Blacktooth and Black Hills Wildland Fire Modules are establishing a “spike”

Acting United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming Nicholas Vassallo announced that 52-year-old Anthony Unocic of Cheyenne was sentenced for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced Unocic to 33 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release. Unocic was also ordered to

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol held a primetime hearing Thursday night. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Primetime Hearing The hearing focused on what former President Donald Trump was doing during the 187 minutes between when his speech ended at the rally on January 6 …