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Column: This Holiday Season, Let’s Remember Heroes Who Also Became Victims

News – Sheridan Media Heroes and victims.  Sometimes an off-hand remark can become amazingly prescient.   During a news meeting on Dec. 21, we were talking about how to cover the big storm headed toward the state. I casually mentioned we need to watch out for “heroes and victims.”   Little did I know that within 36 …

December 27, 2022

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Weekend Local Sports Wrap up

News – Sheridan Media JUNIOR HOCKEY – The Sheridan Junior Hawks play at home Friday night against Gillette, the team will host skate with the Hawks for kids after the game they drop the puck at 7:30. BRONC / LADY BRONC BASKETBALL – The Bronc and Lady Bronc basketball teams begin the new year Thursday, …

December 27, 2022

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Sheridan County, NWCCD Enter MOU for Emergency Use

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan County and the Northern Wyoming Community College District have each approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the district to provide buildings and/or lands for use by the Sheridan County Emergency Management Agency (SCEMA) in the case of citizen displacement by emergency and/or disaster. County Emergency Management

December 26, 2022

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BPD Chief Intros New Officer, Gives Report

News – Sheridan Media Buffalo Police Chief Sean Bissett introduced a new police officer during his report to the city council at their recent meeting. Bissett welcomed Officer Josh Cardwell to the community and said he would be a valuable part of the department. Bissett reported that the police department along with the sheriff’s office …

December 26, 2022

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Johnson County Year-in-Review 2022: January to April

News – Sheridan Media Today we begin our look back at Johnson County’s top stories during the last year as we focus on January through April of 2022. Sean Bissett was sworn in as the new Buffalo Police Chief during a ceremony at a city council meeting in January. Mayor Shane Schrader said that due …

December 26, 2022

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Top SCSD#2 stories

News – Sheridan Media January: Harvey Purcella honored for 37 years of service At the Jan. 10, SCSD#2 board meeting, the board celebrated Harvey Purcella’s 37 years of exceptional service in the Transportation Department. According to Shawn Stevens, SCSD#2 Transportation Director, “Harvey started his school bus driving career on route #1 in December

December 26, 2022

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Year-in-Review Series

News – Sheridan Media We begin our year-in-review series today with a look back at a few of the top stories from 2022. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Year-in-Review Series In October, 16-year-old Christian Torres was sentenced to 20 to 23 years in prison for killing his adoptive father 47-year-old Edgar “Eddie” Jones …

December 26, 2022

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Christmas on the Wyoming Frontier

News – Sheridan Media December 25 was chosen as Christmas, or the birth of Jesus, as it is the date of the winter solstice on the Roman calendar and it is nine months after March 25, the vernal equinox and a date linked to the conception of Jesus. There are many traditions that we associate …

December 25, 2022

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Barrasso Bipartisan Nuclear Fuel Bill Passes Senate

News – Sheridan Media U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, released a statement Friday regarding the Senate passage of the Fission for the Future Act. The legislation, which passed the Senate by a voice vote, will now head to the House of Representatives for consideration. …

December 24, 2022

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Fort Washakie Man Sentenced to Prison for Violent Crime

News – Sheridan Media A Fort Washakie man was recently sentenced in Wyoming Federal Court to almost three years in prison for a violent crime. According to information from the Department of Justice, 20-year-old Caleb Engavo was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl to 33 months in prison for assault with a …

December 24, 2022

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