August 2020 – Sheridan Media

Expanding the Search

August 31, 2020 Ron Richter

City of Sheridan Administrator Stu McRae has announced that the internal-only search for the Chief of Police has been halted, and they will now expand the process to include a wider group of candidates from both inside and outside the Sheridan Police Department. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.…

Jackson Found Guilty of Strangulation

August 31, 2020 Ron Richter

A four day jury trial took place last week in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan for Bradley Jackson for the charge of Strangulation of a Household Member. The jury, made up of four men and eight women, returned the guilty verdict late Thursday afternoon after almost four hours of…

Urgent care facility now on Burton Street

August 31, 2020 Pat Blair

Sheridan Memorial Hospital’s Urgent Care facility has moved. The new location is at 1435 Burton Street, one block south of Fifth Street – the former location of Big Horn Medicine, according to Dr. David Nickerson, Memorial Hospital’s emergency medicine specialist. Dr. Nickerson explained why the move has happened. But over…

City, Solid Waste Discuss Recycling Center

August 31, 2020 Aaron Palmer

During a recent Buffalo City Council meeting, members of the Solid Waste District Board discussed the importance of the mill levy that is up for renewal in the November election. After their presentation, Councilman Travis Lawrence said the council and county commission have considered what to do with the Recycling…

County Planning & Zoning to Review Subdivision Sketch Plans

August 31, 2020 Aaron Palmer

The Johnson County Planning & Zoning Commission will meet Tuesday afternoon to review sketch plans and a boundary line adjustment. On the agenda is a sketch plan review for a 4-lot minor subdivision from Northern Plains Investments, LLC for a property on North Main Street just north of the city…

JCHC Gets $600K Trust Settlement

August 31, 2020 Aaron Palmer

The Johnson County Healthcare Center has been named as a beneficiary of the Wilbur Holt Trust settlement. During their August meeting, it was announced that the healthcare center had been awarded nearly $600,000 from the trust which is an equivalent amount that was awarded to the City of Buffalo. According…

Enrollment open for 2020 deer management archery program

August 31, 2020 Pat Blair

Registration is open now for people interested in bow hunting for deer within Sheridan city limits. Police Lt. Travis Koltiska, who’s the public information officer, said anyone interested in bow hunting within the city limits must first register with the Sheridan police department. Koltiska said any member of the police…

Public Health and School District Two Partner to Address COVID-19 Impacts

August 31, 2020 Ron Richter

Sheridan County Public Health is collaborating with local schools to respond to the effects of COVID-19. Public Health Nurse Manager Debra Haar, in a news release from the Sheridan County Commission, said they are continually communicating with local principals and school nurses to identify individuals who may have been in…

COVID-19 Numbers as of 3:52 p.m. Aug. 31

August 31, 2020 Floyd Whiting

The Wyoming Department of Health reports the state has had 3,264 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 37 deaths in the state resulting from COVID-19. Fremont County has the most cases of any county in the state with 537 confirmed cases and 13 deaths, according to the Wyoming Department of Health. …

Kay Sanford

August 31, 2020 James Timberlake

Kathleen (Kay) Elizabeth Long Sanford passed away on August 30, 2020, at the Amie Holt Care Center in Buffalo, Wyoming. Kay was born November 5, 1927, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Frank E. and Kate Denman Long. She joined her parents and older brother, Denman Murray Long, on the Middle Fork…

Museum at the Bighorns closes temporarily to prepare for the frontlines

August 31, 2020 Floyd Whiting

The Museum at the Bighorns is closing its doors for a short period Sept. 2 — Sept. 17, as museum employees prepare the exhibit, Sheridan on the Frontlines. The exhibit will feature uniforms and stories of Sheridan residents and those of the Sheridan area who served in the military during…

Deadline approaching for federal disaster loan

August 31, 2020 Pat Blair

The deadline is approaching for small nonfarm businesses in Sheridan County to apply for a federal disaster loan for economic injury resulting from excessive snow and freezing between Oct. 9 and Nov. 6 of last year. According to a news release from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the deadline is…

Carey Dube

August 31, 2020 James Timberlake

On Thursday, August 27th, Buffalo resident Carey Lynn (Salstrom) Dube, loving wife and mother of two, passed away at the age of 58 following an accident at the Dube Ranch east of Arvada, Wyoming. A service will be held Thursday, September 3rd, at 10:00 a.m. at the Bomber Mountain Civic…

Mountain Bike Discovery Night moves to Red Grade Trails in September

August 31, 2020 Floyd Whiting

The Antelope Butte Foundation and Sheridan Community Land Trust are inviting everyone onto the Red Grade Trails for two Mountain Bike Discovery Nights this September. These free, family-friendly community nights will feature a tips and tricks clinic as part of the ride for people who are new to mountain biking…

2020 Sheridan Region fall hunting forecast

August 31, 2020 Floyd Whiting

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has released the 2020 Sheridan Region Fall hunting forecast. After numerous years of favorable precipitation, the region is experiencing a drought. The United States Drought Monitor reported early-August conditions that ranged from moderate drought in Campbell County to areas of extreme drought in Sheridan…