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Sheridan Boys 6th, Girls 7th at 2023 WY High School State Nordic Ski Meet

News – Sheridan Media Jackson was the host site, where the Sheridan HS Nordic Ski boys and girls ski teams would complete their first seasons as a varsity team. In the classic race on Friday, February 24th, Jacob Alicke placed 26th for the Sheridan boys, while Kayley Alicke placed 13th for the girls. In the …

February 26, 2023

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Sheridan HS Boys Wrestling Team Wins 2023 State Championship; Girls 3rd

News – Sheridan Media In spite of Old Man’s Winter attempts to create havoc on the weekend, the Sheridan High School Boys and Girls wrestling teams, each won team trophies at the 2023 Wyoming High School State Wrestling Meet in Casper. Nine boys wrestlers made it the championship match of their respective weight class, winning …

February 26, 2023

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Wyoming Battalion Saw Action in Philippines Over 120 Years Ago

News – Sheridan Media (US and Philippine soldiers’ uniforms, Bob Wilson uniform collection) In The Cheyenne Daily Sun-Leader, on February 24, 1899, there is this short clip, “The Wyoming Battalion had a hand in the fight with the insurgents yesterday.” Starting in 1868, the Cuban’s began to fight for their freedom from Spain. America supported

February 25, 2023

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Teila Peters Of Buffalo Wins At Inaugural WY Girls Wrestling State Championship

News – Sheridan Media The Lady Bison senior was 37-1 on the season, and won all 4 matches at the state tournament via pin, to win the 130 pound state championship. Kevin Koile – Sheridan Media 60

February 25, 2023

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Becca Oetken Of Sheridan Wins At Inaugural WY Girls Wrestling State Championship

News – Sheridan Media In the first year of Wyoming High School Girls Varsity Wrestling, sophomore Becca Oetken of Sheridan pinned her way to the 235 pound weight class state championship. She actually weighs about 175 pounds, according to her family. Oetken finished the year with a record of 28-4, including a 3-0 record within …

February 25, 2023

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Sheridan County High School Indoor Track and Field Results: February 24, 2023

News – Sheridan Media The meet in Gillette that was supposed to be held on Thursday, was pushed back to Friday, due to weather and road conditions. Click here to see results. The Sheridan boys finished first and the girls were third out of 10 teams. The next scheduled indoor track and field meet is …

February 24, 2023

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UW awards top scholarship to 100 Wyoming students

News – Sheridan Media During a recent appearance on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, Director of Institutional Communications for the University of Wyoming, Chad Baldwin, announced that 100 outstanding high school seniors from across Wyoming have been selected to receive the 2023 Trustees’ Scholars Award, the University of Wyoming’s top

February 24, 2023

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Outdoor partners wish to take someone on their first turkey hunt

News – Sheridan Media According to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, The First Hunt Foundation, Wyoming Outdoorsmen, Game and Fish Department and several private landowners are partnering once again to offer first-time turkey hunters a mentored hunting opportunity this spring. Applications are currently being accepted.   These applications are open

February 24, 2023

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Sheridan County Sheriff visits “Tunnel of Oppression”

News – Sheridan Media With only two days left to view the “Tunnel of Oppression” at Sheridan College, Sheriff Levi Dominguez told listeners of Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, the exhibit is “powerful.”  The exhibit opened Monday, Feb. 20, but a select few were invited to a private viewing of the exhibit before the general …

February 24, 2023

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Wyoming Successfully Awarded Funding to Connect More than 11,000 Homes and Businesses to Affordable, High-Speed Internet

News – Sheridan Media Governor Mark Gordon announced Thursday that Wyoming has been awarded $70.5 million in federal funds for broadband infrastructure in locations that lack access to adequate service. The American Rescue Plan’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF) will deliver high-speed internet service to an estimated 11,7000 Wyoming homes and businesses.

February 24, 2023

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