This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily Trade schools in Wyoming and nationally are seeing a boom in enrollment in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The operators of several Wyoming programs that train students for work in trades such as automotive and welding told Cowboy State Daily …

Since the Billings Invitational was canceled due to the recent snowstorm, the Sheridan boys and girls track and field teams didn’t want to have 2 weeks off, before they host the Dan Hansen Meet. Rapid City was supposed to have a meet this past Saturday, but it didn’t take place due to the snow. Fortunately, …

Wyoming Law Enforcement is looking for an inmate after he failed to return to the Casper Re-entry Center. Fifty-four year old Joshua Kaplan is described as a 5 feet 9 inches tall Caucasian, weighing about 224 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes, and has tattoos on both arms and his back.  He has the following …

BRONC / LADY BRONC SOCCER – The Sheridan high school soccer teams split games with Thunder Basin Tuesday night the Lady Broncs took a 1-0 lead early but Thunder gained momentum in the 2nd half and posted a 3-1 victory. After the game Lady Broncs Head coach Kevin Riser said Thunder is really good and …

Johnson County’s Commissioners have opted not to vote on a request from Wyoming Downs, LLC to allow a paramutual horse race betting facility in Buffalo, essentially saying “no,” but leaving the door open for a future application. The decision was tabed at the last commission meeting on April 5 to allow local law enforcement to …

The Sheridan County Commission has approved application submissions for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Grants on behalf of two entities in Sheridan County. County Administrative Director Renee Obermueller gave more details to the commission. The amount on the grant application for Big Brothers, Big Sisters is $15,000 and the amount for

The Buffalo City Council has approved a restaurant liquor license application from GCAKE, LLC d/b/a the Buffalo Theater. Councilman Wes Haskins had a question and discussed the application with Buffalo Theater owner Chris Wages. Changes to Wyoming law allow theaters to now qualify for a restaurant liquor license under certain conditions. The council

A sentencing hearing was held Tuesday in 4th Judicial District Court in Sheridan for 28-year-old Jacob Willson for the charge of felony DUI. Willson was arrested on July 16, 2021 after being pulled over by an officer with the Sheridan Police Department. Willson has three previous DUI convictions in Montana. District Court Judge Darci Phillips …

A status review hearing was held remotely Tuesday in the case of a Sheridan County teenager charged with murder. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Status Review Hearing Last summer, Christian Torres was charged with second degree murder for for allegedly killing his father, 47-year-old Edgar “Eddie” Jones at a home in Dayton on …

Science Kids is a 501(c)3 based out of Sheridan, dedicated to getting kids outside having fun and learning. The organization was founded in 2009, to provide the youth of Northern Wyoming with outdoor, science-education opportunities.  According to Executive Director of Science Kids Dr. Julie Rieder, Science Kids often partners with other organizations to