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Super Tag ticket purchase deadline fast approaching

News – Sheridan Media Super Tag raffle tickets are available for purchase until Jan 31. Created by Gov. Matt Mead and the Wyoming Legislature in 2013, the Super Tag raffle provides hunters opportunities for  hunting licenses and raises money for wildlife management in Wyoming. Game and Fish Public Information Specialist Christina Schmidt explained how

January 12, 2023

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Madden, Kinskey Discuss Property Tax Relief Idea

News – Sheridan Media Property tax relief is a hot topic for this year’s legislative session, with many ideas put forth to help homeowners in the state. State Senator Dave Kinskey recently gave a preview of this year’s legislative session to the Buffalo City Council, where former State Representative Mike Madden, now a city councilman, …

January 12, 2023

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Johnson County Makes Board, Commission Appointments

News – Sheridan Media The Johnson County Commission has appointed interested parties to serve on various county boards and commissions. Although there was good interest in most, some of those filing failed to meet all of the criteria to serve on the boards. There were no letters of interest filed for openings on the Recycling …

January 12, 2023

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Kinskey Talks About Legislature Saving vs. Spending

News – Sheridan Media The legislative session began this week in Cheyenne, and State Senator Dave Kinskey discussed what has happened so far in the first of weekly updates from the session he will be doing with Sheridan Media. He said this week’s focus for the Appropriations Committee has been on the extra $4 billion …

January 12, 2023

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Montana Lawmakers Proposing New Rules For Medicaid Paid Abortions

News – Sheridan Media State officials in Republican-controlled Montana want to require prior authorization before its health department pays for abortions for people covered by Medicaid, a proposal critics say would reduce access and delay or even prevent abortion care for low-income women in the state. The Department of Public Health and Human Services

January 12, 2023

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Sheridan County Commissioners Approve Quarry Southwest of Sheridan

News – Sheridan Media A Sheridan County resident has been given permission to quarry part of his own land. At last week’s Sheridan County Commissioners Meeting, commissioners approved a permit for William Cameron Forbes and Mullinax Incorporated to operate a gravel and sand quarry on Forbes’ property off of Big Goose Road, and northwest of …

January 12, 2023

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Studies Are Underway To Remove Portions Of Concrete Chute Along Little Goose Creek

News – Sheridan Media A waterway just north of downtown Sheridan was changed many years ago to prevent one problem, and it could be partially changed back to deal with some other problems. Currently, a 50-foot wide by 10- to 13-foot-high and 1,700 linear foot concrete chute is what allows the water in the Little …

January 12, 2023

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SCSD#3 Board Discusses Cell Phone Use in School

News – Sheridan Media The SCSD#3 Board of Trustees met on Wednesday, Jan 11, for their regular meeting.  Items on the agenda included the audit, and Paula Steiger, CPA of Bennett, Weber and Hermstad, said the school had a clean audit and no major issues were found. One item on the agenda was the use …

January 12, 2023

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Big Weekend Coming for High School Wrestlers / Bronc and Lady Bronc Basketball Host Kelly Walsh Friday / Rams and Eagles Tip off in Dayton Saturday

News – Sheridan Media WRESTLING – The Sheridan Bronc wrestlers will compete at a meet in Missoula, Montana, the Tongue River Eagles will compete at a tournament in Newcastle this weekend. The Lady Bronc wrestlers will also be part of the field of teams at that invitational in Newcastle matches start tomorrow. The Broncs are …

January 12, 2023

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Governor Gordon Offers a Blueprint for Wyoming to Lead the Nation

News – Sheridan Media Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon’s State of the State Address to the 67th Legislature Wednesday highlighted multiple fronts where Wyoming is leading and further opportunities to lead the nation through innovation. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. State of the State Gordon said his proposed supplemental budget proposal

January 11, 2023

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