News Release – Sheridan Media

SBE to Take Action on a Number of Items at Upcoming Meeting

October 19, 2020 News Release

The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) will meet via the Zoom online platform to begin at 9 a.m. on October 26, 2020. The state board will take action to extend the emergency rules allowing

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October 17, 2020 News Release

ROCKIES WILDFIRES Amid more strong wind, new burst for Colorado’s biggest fire CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — More strong wind is worsening the biggest wildfire in Colorado history. Officials have expanded the evacuation zone for the

COVID-19 Numbers as of 3 p.m. Oct. 13

October 13, 2020 News Release

The Wyoming Department of Health reports the state has 6,740 confirmed cases of COVID-19, an increase of 112 over the past 24 hours, and 57 deaths in the state resulting from COVID-19. Three new deaths

Child Suffers Thermal Burns In Yellowstone, Life-Flighted To Idaho

October 12, 2020 News Release

***For All Things Wyoming, Sign-Up For Our Daily Newsletter*** By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily A three-year-old was burned on Friday near the Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The child took off running

Monday AM Mullen Fire Update: Containment Rate At 27%, Fire Only Grew 29 Acres

October 12, 2020 News Release

***For All Things Wyoming, Sign-Up For Our Daily Newsletter*** By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State DailyPhoto Credit: Big Laramie Volunteer Fire Department Station 4 The wintry weather and cool temperatures helped keep the Mullen Fire at

Mulling Wyoming’s Future With or Without Trump as the Miles Go By

October 12, 2020 News Release

It was an ideal time for some serious thinking and pondering. We were enduring extensive windshield time recently as Nancy and I hauled our 2005 motorhome to its winter home in Las Vegas. In a

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October 12, 2020 News Release

EXCHANGE-TRUMP-PUBLIC LANDS Pendley says he’s still on the job as acting director of BLM CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — William Perry Pendley says he’s still on the job as head of the nation’s public-lands agency. Pendley

Governor Gordon Designates CARES Funds to Assist Employers and Job Seekers

October 8, 2020 News Release

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon is directing federal CARES Act funds to replenish and reinforce two programs that provide benefits to employers and job seekers. Gordon has allocated $25 million to replenish Wyoming’s Unemployment Trust Fund

ROCKIES WILDFIRES

October 7, 2020 News Release

More cabins at risk as Rocky Mountain wildfires keep growing CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — More dry, breezy and warm weather is keeping two big wildfires growing in Wyoming and Colorado and putting firefighters in a

Updated Cloud Peak Wilderness Map Released

October 6, 2020 News Release

Bighorn National Forest officials collaborated with the Cloud Peak Chapter of Wilderness Watch (the Chapter) and the National Geographic Society to revise the Cloud Peak Wilderness trail map. The new edition includes updates to trails

Sex Offender Receives Extensive Sentence for Preying on Child

October 1, 2020 News Release

Chief Federal District Court Judge for Wyoming Scott W. Skavdahl recently sentenced Charles Patrick Jeffery, JR. to 30 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised probation following his release for the charge of

Open Your Shed and Dig Out Your Gardening Tools

September 28, 2020 News Release

The seeds have been planted. The Rooted in Wyoming organization in Sheridan county has had a successful year with their school gardens that teach students all about self-sufficiency. They have provided school gardens to 2,000

COVID-19 Numbers as of 4 p.m. Sept. 24

September 24, 2020 News Release

The Wyoming Department of Health reports the state has had 4,488 confirmed cases of COVID-19, an increase of 120 in 24 hours and 50 deaths in the state resulting from COVID-19. Fremont County has the

Governor Gordon Appoints Joe Belcher Director of the Wyoming Guardians Ad Litem Program

September 14, 2020 News Release

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon on Monday announced the appointment of Joe Belcher Director of the Wyoming Guardians Ad Litem (GAL) Program. Belcher’s appointment is effective immediately. According to a news release from the Governor’s office,

Department of Health Reports Additional COVID-19 Deaths in Natrona, Sheridan Counties

September 14, 2020 News Release

According to the Wyoming Department of Health, additional coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in Natrona and Sheridan counties involving state residents who had previously tested positive for COVID-19. An older adult Natrona County woman with