The Sheridan County Commission has approved a lease for a new ammuition manufacturing company to build a facility on lands in the Sheridan Airport Business Park. Absaroka Valley Ammunition, LLC will lease Lot LA-9 in Block 1 of the business park, where they will set up a startup business that will manufacture, assemble, and sell …

President William Belcher (Photo courtesy of Ucross, by Caitlin Addlesperger) On Monday evening, July 18, Ucross celebrated its longstanding partnership with the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel during a dinner attended by more than 100 participants of the International Hemingway Society Conference at Sheridan College. Kevin Powers of Fernandina Beach,

Repairs are complete and the other side of one of the most scenic highways in the country will soon reopen. The Montana Department of Transportation has announced that the Montana side of the Beartooth Highway will open to motor vehicle traffic beginning at 5pm Friday (July 22nd). Snowmelt and flooding that occurred one month ago …

TROOPER BASEBALL – The Sheridan Troopers are off until Monday when the state Double “AA” tournament opens at Thorne-Rider stadium Head coach Ben Phillips talks about how they want to set up this week to be as sharp as possible for Monday night’s opening game. JETS BASEBALL – The Sheridan Jets have qualified for the …

City of Sheridan Public Works Director Hanns Mercer and Sheridan Police Chief Travis Koltiska provided a rodeo update to Mayor Rich Bridger and the Sheridan City Council Monday night. Chief Koltiska said DUI arrests and overall arrests during rodeo weekend were down this year. Chief Koltiska Koltiska also addressed the issue of chairs being placed …

Originally scheduled for Thursday, July 14 and Friday, July 15 the Johnson County Road & Bridge chip seal project on Klondike and Upper Clear Creek Roads has been rescheduled for Wednesay, July 20 through Friday, July 22. The county announced last week that due to unforeseen circumstances, they had to postpone the work until this …

There will be two candidate forums in Buffalo this week, both held at the Johnson County Library on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The events are sponsored by and put on by 307NetRadio and will feature local and state candidates answering questions asked by moderators for the forums. Wednesday night the candidates will be those running …

Sheridan County’s Commissioners have implemented partial fire restrictions set to take effect this Friday, July 22 beginning at 8 a.m. County Fire Warden Chris Thomas came before the commissioners and discussed his recommendation to adopt the restrictions. According to a release from the commission, the restrictions are the same as last year and apply to

The Wyoming Highway Patrol trained their first narcotic detection K-9 to detect the odor of Fentanyl. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Drug Dog Training The drug Fentanyl has become one of the most potent and deadly drugs on the streets of America, as Fentanyl has been linked to a significant increase in fatal …

Teachers, faculty and staff within the Northern Wyoming Community College will soon have bigger paychecks. As part of the fiscal year 2023 budget that was approved last week by the Board of Trustees, pay raises were included for anyone in the district, regardless if they work in Sheridan, Buffalo or Gillette. Of total budgeted expenditures, …