News North Heights Project March 1, 2021 Ron Richter A resolution to apply for a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan for the North Heights Project was unanimously approved by the Sheridan City Council Monday night. City Engineer Hanns Mercer says they will now apply for a $2.7 million loan to fund the costs to replace aging water lines…
News State Metrics Continue to Improve March 1, 2021 Ron Richter On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. March 11 was also the day the Wyoming Department of Health confirmed that an adult female from Sheridan County was the first case of COVID-19 in Wyoming. In a recent interview with Sheridan Media, Governor Mark Gordon…
News Hospital institutes easier ways to schedule vaccinations March 1, 2021 Pat Blair Sheridan Memorial Hospital is instituting some easier ways for people to schedule appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations. Dr. John Addlesperger, the hospital’s chief medical officer, explained in a recent interview with Sheridan Media. Dr. Addlesperger said as of Feb. 25, Sheridan Memorial Hospital had given over 5,300 vaccinations. He said the…
News Senators disagree over education spending March 1, 2021 Pat Blair The chairman of Wyoming’s state Senate Education Committee said Wyoming isn’t getting its money’s worth out of the education system, but another member of the committee said in fact the state’s education system is “incredible.” Education Committee Chairman Charles Scott raised questions about spending in a recent meeting in which…
News Hospital Board to Discuss Next Step in Master Plan March 1, 2021 Aaron Palmer The next steps for the Master Plan for the Johnson County Healthcare Center was touched on by the hospital board at their recent meeting. Not only capital construction projects, but looking at the possibility of financing those projects at the current lower interest rates to save money in the long…
News Updates Given on COVID Cases in Johnson County March 1, 2021 Aaron Palmer Johnson County saw an increase in COVID cases late last week, and public health spoke about why there has been an increase after weeks of no cases in the county. Robin King, Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator, reported at the EOC briefing last Tuesday, that there was one COVID-positive case…
News Hospital foundation can double donations to TCU this month March 1, 2021 Pat Blair A community gift supporting Sheridan Memorial Hospital’s Transitional Care Unit expansion project means that a 100 percent match will be made for all gifts made for the project this month. Richard Garber, who’s president of the Memorial Hospital Foundation Board and co-chairman of the expansion campaign, announced the “extremely generous”…
News Johnson County Skijoring Wars Results March 1, 2021 Aaron Palmer The first annual Johnson County Skijoring Wars was held this past weekend at the fairgrounds in Buffalo, and awards were presented to the top finishers in six different categories. The event was sponsored by the Buffalo Chapter of the Lions Club. Finishing first in the Boarder Bandits Division was the…
News UW Awards Top Scholarship to students from Sheridan, Big Horn, Buffalo and Kaycee High Schools March 1, 2021 Floyd Whiting Some 101 outstanding high school seniors from across Wyoming have been selected to receive the 2021 Trustees’ Scholars Award, the University of Wyoming’s top academic scholarship. The premier scholarship for Wyoming resident high school seniors covers actual credit hours taken as well as room and board costs for eight semesters…
News Roads in Yellowstone to close for 2021 spring plowing March 1, 2021 Floyd Whiting Roads in Yellowstone National Park will begin to close to oversnow travel March 7. Spring plowing will start as road segments close. All oversnow travel will end for the season March 15, at 9 p.m. Weather-permitting, some park roads will reopen to automobile travel April 16, at 8 a.m. Road…
News COVID-19 Numbers as of 3 p.m. March 1 March 1, 2021 Floyd Whiting The Wyoming Department of Health reports the state has 46,147 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 671 deaths in the state resulting from COVID-19. Sweetwater County has the highest confirmed active case count in the state with 82 confirmed active cases, according to the WDH. Sheridan County has a total of…
Obituaries Lorenz Friedrich March 1, 2021 James Timberlake Lorenz J Friedrich “aka” Ol’Man passed away on February 26th, 2021,in Thermopolis, WY. of natural causes. A resident of Catalina island for many years, and was a co-owner of Arrowhead lodge in the Big Horn Mtns in the late 80’s Early 90’s… Surviving children Denny Friedrich of Avalon California –…
Cowboy State Daily Three UW Students Killed, Two Injured In Weekend Car Crash March 1, 2021 News Release Three University of Wyoming students were killed and two were injured, one critically, in a two-car collision south of the Wyoming state line over the weekend.
Obituaries Tat Yeigh March 1, 2021 James Timberlake Private family interment for Arlene “Tat” Yeigh Bunning, 95 year old longtime Kaycee resident who passed away early Saturday morning at the Johnson County Health Care Center in Buffalo, will be held by her family next summer. Donations in Tat’s memory may be made to the Hoof Prints of the…