Ranchester – Sheridan Media

Emergency Operations Plan

January 26, 2023 Ron Richter

At the recommendation of Sheridan County Emergency Management Coordinator Jesse Ludikhuize, the Sheridan County Commissioners adopted the revised County Emergency Operations Plan in late December of 2022. The updated County EOP was discussed at the most recent Sheridan City Council study session. City Administrator Stu McRae said the County EOP…

Town Of Ranchester Looking At Ways To Improve Infrastructure Ahead Of Growth

November 27, 2022 Kevin Koile

One northern Sheridan County town that’s already growing, is determining what infrastructure needs to be built or improved on, in terms of motor vehicle and pedestrian transportation. The town of Ranchester is working on a transportation master plan to determine what needs to be done with roads and sidewalks both…

New Ranchester Railroad Bridge To Open To Traffic After Labor Day

August 31, 2022 Kevin Koile

The new bridge over the railroad on the east side of Ranchester is ready to open, but not all motorists will be able to cross it at once. WYDOT has announced that work has been completed on the eastbound lane of the new Ranchester railroad bridge on US Highway 14…

WYDOT Announces Overnight Closure Dates For Ranchester Railroad Bridge

May 6, 2022 News Release

Residents of the communities of Ranchester and Dayton and local commuters should be mindful of a three night scheduled road closure of the Ranchester Bridge beginning Tuesday, May 10. WYDOT and its Contractor will close the bridge from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. in order to place girders on the…

Ranchester Has New Town Marshal

March 14, 2022 Kevin Koile

A retired Sheridan Police Officer is trying to set up a law enforcement branch elsewhere in Sheridan County. Spencer Kukuchka is the new Town Marshall for the town of Ranchester. He is also a certified peace officer with the state of Wyoming, which means he has full arrest authority and…

Road and Bridge Work To Start Soon On US Highway 14 Near Ranchester

September 28, 2021 News Release

The Wyoming Department of Transportation Commission recently awarded the Joint Venture of Reiman Corp. and High Country Construction a $12.5 million bid for pavement work and bridge replacement on U.S. Highway 14 near Ranchester. This project will replace the existing bridge over the BNSF railroad located on the east end…

Masks now optional in Sheridan County schools

April 16, 2021 Pat Blair

Starting Monday, masks will be optional in all schools in Sheridan County. The Wyoming Department of Health late this week approved a request from all three Sheridan County school districts to suspend the mask mandate. The request was sent Wednesday to Dr. Ian Hunter, Sheridan County Health officer, and he…

Sheridan County schools seek end to mask mandate

April 14, 2021 Pat Blair

Sheridan County’s three school districts are seeking an end to the mask mandate in schools in the county. Pete Kilbride, who’s superintendent of Sheridan County School District 1, said all three of the districts on Wednesday signed a request that the state requirement that masks be worn in public schools…

Education funding brings good news, not-so-good news for SCSD1 superintendent

April 13, 2021 Pat Blair

Failure of Wyoming’s House and Senate to resolve the issue of funding for public education this year meant both good news and disappointment for Pete Kilbride, who’s superintendent of Sheridan County School District 1. Because Wyoming’s lawmakers were unable to close on a final funding bill in this year’s session,…

Big Brothers Big Sisters focuses on ‘whole child’

April 12, 2021 Pat Blair

Big Brothers Big Sisters doesn’t focus on any one issue of the child – like poverty or education or behavioral issues. The focus, said Sandy Thiel, is on the whole child. Thiel is director of community engagement for the Greater Wyoming Big Brothers Big Sisters in Sheridan – one of…

A Look Back in Time: March 22, 1921

March 22, 2021 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 March 22, 1921. The Sheridan Commercial club’s good roads committee has subscribed $500 for the improving of the Tongue River road which goes from Sheridan to…

A Look Back in Time: March 20, 1921

March 20, 2021 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 March 20, 1921. Sheridan’s Holy Week services in the Orpheum Theater opened at 12:30 today, and a large number of business men and communicants of local…

A Look Back in Time: March 14, 1921

March 14, 2021 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 March 14, 1921. Sheridan county commissioners this morning in a special meeting authorized calling a special election on May 10 for a proposed $1.8 million issue…

A Look Back in Time: March 13, 1921

March 13, 2021 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 March 13, 1921. Sheridan has several new cavalry officers, including Harvey E. Lonabaugh, who is now a major in charge of ordnance, which is a regimental…

Schiffer School construction going ‘extremely well’

March 12, 2021 Pat Blair

Construction of the John C. Schiffer School is going extremely well, with a possibility the building could be substantially complete by mid-May. Scott Stults, an assistant superintendent with Sheridan County School District 2, which owns the building, said that’s the hope at this time. When planning first started for the…