News A tournament of the “game of kings” to be held in Sheridan April 1, 2022 Floyd Whiting The Sheridan Chess Association will bring in champions from states and possibly other nations to compete here in Sheridan on April 30. The two day chess tournament is a United States Chess Federation rated tournament. The games are listed by the SCA as 5 Round Swiss – all games G/90,…
News Construction operations to resume on US 14/16 between Ucross and Clearmont April 1, 2022 Floyd Whiting The Wyoming Department of Transportation announced paving operations on a ten mile section of US 14/16 between Ucross and the town of Clearmont in Sheridan County will resume on April 4. WYDOT’s contractor, Croell, Inc. has been replacing guardrails near two bridge structures and are now ready to begin soft…
News Lander Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Counts of Wire Fraud Relating to CARES Act Stimulus Funding April 1, 2022 Ron Richter United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming Bob Murray announced Thursday that 33-year-old Paul McCown of Lander pleaded guilty at a hearing Tuesday before Chief United States District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl, to four counts of wire fraud in relation to pandemic relief programs administered by the Wyoming Business…
News Will Dutcher Joins SCLT as Trails Program Manager April 1, 2022 News Release “Eighty percent of trail building can be done with a pick mattock, the rest can be done with a keen eye for detail.” To that we’d add a good bit of sweat and a strong back. Thankfully, Will Dutcher is happy to shed the former while utilizing the latter to…
News Wyoming Man Arraigned in Federal Court for Distribution of Child Pornography April 1, 2022 Ron Richter A 30-year-old Casper man was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Michael Clements recently appeared for an arraignment hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly Rankin and pleaded not guilty to the charges. A trial…
Sports Three UW Cowgirls Basketball Players Announce Future Plans/UW Football Coach Bohl Talks About Spring Football April 1, 2022 Kevin Koile Sheridan HS Sports – It may be spring break week for Sheridan schools, but the season continues on the soccer field and track. The boys and girls soccer teams are back in action today vs. Campbell County beginning at 6pm. The boys are on the road and the girls at…
Cowboy State Daily Northern Lights May Reappear In Wyoming On Friday April 1, 2022 News Release A rare sighting of the aurora borealis this week in Wyoming has stirred up some excitement for stargazers.
Cowboy State Daily Booming Oil Prices Means Good News, Bad News For Wyoming April 1, 2022 News Release Rising oil prices could be a boon for Wyoming’s economy in the short-term, but if sustained, they could push consumers away from fossil fuel usage quicker than previously predicted, according to economists.
Cowboy State Daily Driver Being Pursued Out of Wyoming Killed in High Speed Chase in Northern Colorado April 1, 2022 News Release A Minnesota man is dead following a high speed chase that started in Wyoming but ended in a crash on Highway 85 near Ault, Colorado.