December 2020 Archives

College District to be ‘open for business’ next week

December 31, 2020 Pat Blair

The Northern Wyoming Community College District, which includes Sheridan College, will be “open for business” on Monday, according to Wendy Smith. Smith, who’s the district’s associate vice president for strategic communications, elaborated. Smith said the

Solar energy proposal to go before county planning board next week

December 31, 2020 Pat Blair

A proposal for a solar energy project in Sheridan County will go before the Sheridan County planning commission next Thursday. That’s according to County Planner Mark Reid, who said a company called Sheridan Solar LLC

COVID-19 Numbers as of 3 p.m. Dec. 31

December 31, 2020 Floyd Whiting

The Wyoming Department of Health reports the state has 38,010 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 438 deaths in the state resulting from COVID-19. Laramie County has had the most cases confirmed of any county in

UW’s Michael Taylor receives NSF CAREER Award to study biology through organic chemistry

December 31, 2020 Floyd Whiting

A University of Wyoming researcher wants to design chemical reactions that can be used as a noninvasive method to study not only how proteins in a cell pack together in real time, but also how

Wyoming Department of Corrections COVID-19 update

December 31, 2020 Floyd Whiting

As of Tuesday December 29, 2020 the number of positive COVID-19 confirmed positive cases identified in routine surveillance samplings conducted during the previous week was 42. In a press release, the Wyoming Department of Corrections

SMH to implement visitation plan

December 31, 2020 Floyd Whiting

Sheridan Memorial Hospital is working to implement a limited visitation plan for non-coronavirus patients for the New Year. During a press briefing from SMH leadership, Chief Nursing Officer Barb Hespen spoke on the plan to

Juvenile rescued, cited for trespass at Acme plant

December 31, 2020 Pat Blair

A 15-year-old male was rescued and he and four other juveniles cited for trespassing after the youth fell down a coal chute at the old Acme Power Plant this week. The incident occurred shortly after

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December 31, 2020 James Timberlake

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December 31, 2020 James Timberlake

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Wyoming GOP Applauds Legislators Contesting Electoral College Votes: “This Is The Time To Fight”

December 31, 2020 News Release

The Wyoming Republican Party is praising U.S. senators and representatives who are willing to contest the results of the Electoral College votes in the presidential election.

Hockey / Hoops / Football on the New Years Weekend

December 31, 2020 Trevor Jackson

JUNIOR HOCKEY – The Sheridan Junior Hawks hockey team gets back on the ice at Cody tonight then come home for two against the Gillette Wild tomorrow night’s game will start at 7:30 they will

A Look Back in Time: December 31, 1920

December 31, 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 Dec. 31, 1920. The Salvation Army this morning received 180 new

Council Approves Jet Vac Truck Purchase

December 30, 2020 Ron Richter

The City of Sheridan will soon have a truck specifically designed for cleaning sanitary sewer systems and hydro excavation. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. The purchase of a new jet vacuum truck for

Governor Gordon Applauds Court Ruling that the State Has Not Ceded Jurisdiction of Grand Teton National Park Inholdings

December 30, 2020 Ron Richter

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon issued a media release Wednesday applauding the ruling by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding Chief Judge Scott Skavdahl’s decision that the National Park Service regulations prohibiting the taking of

Senate Passes Enzi, Hassan Bill to Improve Education of Drug Products That Could Help Lower Costs

December 30, 2020 Ron Richter

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill recently introduced by U.S. Senators Mike Enzi of Wyoming and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire that will enhance education about biosimilar drug products in an effort to increase