December 2022 – Sheridan Media

Sheridan County High School Sports Year In Review 2022

December 31, 2022 Kevin Koile

Sheridan County High School Sports teams had a lot of success in 2022, and won their share of state championship trophies. Basketball: The Sheridan Boys Basketball Team put together a record of 19-8, qualified for the state tournament, but lost in the 3rd place game in triple overtime against Kelly…

Barrasso: ‘Biden Administration Wants Control of Wyoming’s Water’

December 31, 2022 Ron Richter

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) released a statement Friday in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency released its final rule regarding the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS).Barrasso, in his statement, said President Biden is raising from the dead the failed policies of…

UW Trying To Ease Nursing Educator Shortage

December 31, 2022 Kevin Koile

Nursing shortages have hit a lot of medical facilities in many places, but the University of Wyoming says part of the problem is that there’s not enough educators to get nurses ready for a career in health care. Lately, the University has been trying to address that situation. Earlier this…

More Sheridan Area And Wyoming News From 2022

December 31, 2022 Kevin Koile

A murder case involving 3 Sheridan residents, extreme weather conditions, and rodeo royalty were some of the headlines of 2022 in both Sheridan County and Wyoming. Click on the various links to see more of the various stories. We didn’t have to wait long for the first big story of…

History: New Year’s Celebrations through the Ages

December 31, 2022 cvannoy

New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day have been, for many generations, a way to see the old year out and welcome in the new year with confidence, courage and the hope that it will bring us joy and new opportunities. It is a time to shed pessimism and be…

Sheridan Memorial Hospital Getting To Work On Using SLIB Grant Money

December 31, 2022 Kevin Koile

Now that the Sheridan Memorial Hospital has been awarded grant money from the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB), it’s time to put that money to good use and get to work on what it’s meant to be used for. Recently the SLIB board awarded 2 grants to the hospital.…

All Hands on Deck

December 31, 2022 Ron Richter

City of Sheridan street crews worked long hours during the big snowstorm that occurred in mid December. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has more. Snowmageddon It was “all hands on deck” when winter storm Diaz hit Sheridan during the mid part of December. Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger says crews worked round…

A review of some of 2022’s most clicked stories

December 30, 2022 Floyd Whiting

Here are a few of Sheridan Media’s most viewed stories of 2022. The South Park Mastiff In January of 2022, Gus, a Mastiff cross, became a bit of a local legend in Sheridan when he made the decision to leap from a car during a trial adoption from the Sheridan…

Sheridan County Commissioners begin process of finding a new Administrative Director

December 30, 2022 Floyd Whiting

The Sheridan County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has announced they initiated the recruiting process for an Administrative Director, and has formally retained the Sheridan firm, Peak Consulting, to conduct a regional search. Renee’ Obermueller, Administrative Director for the BOCC, recently announced her retirement after 18 years of service. Her…

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Wyoming Had Below Average Fire Season In 2022

December 30, 2022 Kevin Koile

Flooding aside, there was one good thing that came out of the heavy moisture that Wyoming received late in the spring season. It gave firefighters a break, as the state ended up having a below average fire season in 2022. Bill Crapser with the State Forestry Division, says there were…

Jewel Myers

December 30, 2022 James Timberlake

Jewel Lucille (Schuman) Myers, 88, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at her home in Sheridan, Wyoming. Lucille was born on August 6, 1934, in Sheridan, WY to parents Phillip and Pauline (Goodman) Schuman. She married James Myers on May 25, 1952, and later divorced in 1984. She spent…

What Happened with Southwest Airlines & Babylon: Toss The Goss Podcast

December 30, 2022 Mallary Hunter

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Parents Of Sheridan Area Family Recovering In Hospital From Vehicle Collision In Billings

December 30, 2022 Kevin Koile

A husband and wife are recovering at medical facilities in Billings, Montana after the vehicle they were in was T-boned by a teenage driver who had no insurance.

Justin Wesnitzer

December 30, 2022 James Timberlake

Justin Lee Wesnitzer passed away on December 22, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Our loving son, brother, uncle, grandson, and friend was born May 12, 1980, in Worland, WY to Mari Lynne Huhnke and his adoptive father, Joe Wesnitzer, who helped raise Justin from his first day. It is hard…