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College Trustees Grant Emergency Powers to President

April 1, 2020 Pat Blair

Trustees of the Northern Wyoming Community College District have granted emergency powers to College District President Dr. Walt Tribley. Action came with passage of a resolution in an emergency meeting of the trustees Wednesday night.

Board Receives Overview of Hospital Response to COVID-19

April 1, 2020 Pat Blair

How Sheridan Memorial Hospital is responding to the COVID-19 crisis was the focus of a meeting of the hospital’s board of trustees Wednesday. Cody Sinclair, who’s the hospital’s incident commander, said there has been a

City of Sheridan Issues Closure of All Park Playgrounds and Restrooms Within Parks

April 1, 2020 Ron Richter

The City of Sheridan has closed all of the playgrounds and restrooms in City parks in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Kendrick Park will be closed to vehicular traffic also

New COVID-19 Information from Jo Co EOC

April 1, 2020 Aaron Palmer

The Johnson County Emergency Operations Center issued a release Tuesday with new information concerning COVID-19 in the county. The Wyoming Department of Health is currently posting updates daily at 10am and 5pm on their COVID-19

CRC Releases Updated Community Services Information

April 1, 2020 Aaron Palmer

The current situation concerning the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted local entities to reach out to community members that may be having difficulties associated with the current crisis. Bill Hawley, with Johnson County Public Health, issued

Local Counselor Talks About Grief and the Relation to the Covid-19 Pandemic

April 1, 2020 Rustin Burr

Life is no doubt topsy turvy for most in the state and the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Social distancing is keeping people at a distance and even handshaking has become a thing of

Barrasso on How Appropriations in Stimulus Package Were Decided Upon

April 1, 2020 Rustin Burr

The Federal Government recently authorized a $2 trillion relief package in an attempt to rescue the American people and the economy. Of the appropriations, less than 25% is earmarked for the individual checks that Americans

BHNF Temporarily Closes Developed Recreation Sites

April 1, 2020 Aaron Palmer

Local Bighorn National Forest offices are no longer permitting visitors in their buildings, and most developed recreation facilities are closed in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, although the forest itself remains open. Closures will remain

Two Sheridan Seniors Earn Daniels Fund Scholarships

April 1, 2020 Pat Blair

Two Sheridan High School seniors are among the over 200 in four states that have earned a place in the 2020 Daniels Scholarship Program. Presented by the Daniels Fund, scholarship recipients are selected on the

Sheridan County Extends Courthouse Closure

April 1, 2020 Aaron Palmer

The Sheridan County Courthouse will be closed to the public through Friday, April 17th, after the county commission extended the current closure during a special meeting Wednesday morning. In a release from the county, the

Three VA Clinics Temporarily Suspend Face-to-Face Visits

April 1, 2020 Pat Blair

Veterans Affairs clinics in Afton, Evanston and Casper will be temporarily closed to face-to-face patient visits as of Monday due to concerns about COVID-19. The three clinics are all part of the Sheridan VA Health

A Look Back in Time: April 1, 1920

April 1, 2020 Pat Blair

Now here’s Sheridan Media’s look back in time, to 100 years ago, by reporter Pat Blair as published in the Sheridan Enterprise newspaper on April 1, 1920. Roy McAllister of Parkman is spending the day

Local Entities Take Part in Cap Tax Discussion Meeting

March 31, 2020 Ron Richter

The Sheridan County One Percent Specific Purpose Capital Facilities Tax, or Cap Tax as it is better known, was last renewed by voters in Sheridan County in November of 2013. Revenue from the cap tax

State Health Officer on Community Spread

March 31, 2020 Ron Richter

The term “community spread” was a topic of discussion at Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon’s COVID-19 news conference this week. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Wyoming State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist said that

More Details on Triple Homicide Released

March 31, 2020 News Release

While we understand that the Sheridan community wants answers for what is the only triple homicide any of our law enforcement professionals can remember, please understand that we have a lot of work to do