News – Sheridan Media The Orbital Sustainability Act (ORBITS) passed in the U.S. Senate Thursday. The legislation was introduced by U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Roger Wicker (R-MS). The bipartisan ORBITS Act would create a first-of-its-kind demonstration program to reduce the amount of space

News – Sheridan Media A bipartisan bill to improve rural health care passed the U.S. Senate this week by unanimous consent. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Rural Health Care The State Offices of Rural Health Reauthorization Act of 2022 will reauthorize a key program that supports health facilities in rural areas across the …

News – Sheridan Media The administration at the Johnson County Healthcare Center is looking into moving the Home Health & Hospice (HH&H) Department from their current location in the building to a hospital-owned house nearby to help curb losses incurred annually by the department. CEO Luke Senden said the Cost Report Analysis does mot include

News – Sheridan Media The frigid temperatures that have made being outside almost unbearable in Sheridan the last few days are not as uncommon as one would think for this time of year. Meteorologist Shawn Palmquist with the National Weather Service in Billings said although it’s been 14 years, it isn’t that out of the …

News – Sheridan Media Sheridan County’s Commissioner have appointed four people to serve three-year terms on the Sheridan County Attainable Housing Council. Appointed were Dustin Coryn, Wade Beavers, Mandy Koltiska, and Susan Carr. They will join Bob Utter, Jenny Craft and Sasha Johnston who were appointed by the Sheridan City Council. Commissioner Nick

News – Sheridan Media The Buffalo City Council has approved Resolutions that authorize the re-submission of updated applications for funding for three city water/sewer-related projects to the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Local Government Project Grant Program that were made by the city earlier this year through

News – Sheridan Media The Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office is alerting residents to a new scam that involves a text and Amazon accounts.   Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Boot Hill and Sergeant Devearux Johnson appeared on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program to alert the public to the scam.  According to Johnson, potential victims

News – Sheridan Media Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag be flown at half-staff statewide on Friday, December 23 in honor and memory of Bruce Lang, a volunteer firefighter and Training Officer with the Pine Haven Volunteer Fire Department. Lang died Thursday (December 15th) when the utility task vehicle he …

News – Sheridan Media American musicians Sam Bush, Mike Marshall and Edgar Meyer join with George Meyer for a special collaboration beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday Jan. 28 at the WYO. According to the WYO, Bush and Marshall are mandolin virtuosos rooted in bluegrass. The Meyers (Edgar on acoustic bass and his son, George, on …

News – Sheridan Media Bighorn National Forest planners are seeking comments on the proposed action for the Pole Creek Vegetation Management project.  The Pole Creek project area is in the southeast corner of the Bighorn National Forest and is administered by the Powder River Ranger District. The purpose of this project is to use various …