Absentee Voting Underway
Voting has begun! As of 8:00 am Friday, Sheridan County has mailed out 5,070 requested Absentee Ballots. Early in-person voting begins Monday October 19th at 9am and ends at 5pm on Monday November 2nd. Those wishing to complete early in-person voting will be able to do so at the Sheridan County Courthouse, Election Office, 2nd...
Sheridan PD Reports Counterfeit Currency Found in Sheridan
On September 16, 2020, the Sheridan Police Department received four (4) separate calls regarding counterfeit currency being passed to local businesses. The police department is actively investigating these cases and two (2) potential suspects have been identified, one (1) male and one (1) female. All of the cases involve counterfeit $50.00 bills. One (1) serial number is available...
Buffalo PD Chief Carder Shares Views on Attacks on Law Enforcement
Being in law enforcement is rough in a lot of areas of the country, with officers being shot, threatened and entire departments being defunded in several cities. Buffalo Police Chief Jason Carder weighed in on the issue during an interview with Big Horn Mountain Radio… Carder’s department was honored recently with a “BBQ for Blues”...
Johnson County School Students Adjusting Well to COVID-19 Precautions
Marcy Schueler is Director of Marketing for Johnson County Healthcare Center but she also serves on the Johnson County School District’s Board of Trustees. With nearly a month of school semester in the books this fall, what’s her opinion of how the students and faculty are dealing with COVID-19 precautions?… Schueler spoke of the collaboration...
Health Orders Extended, Restrictions on Indoor Contact Sports Lifted
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has announced that Wyoming’s Public Health Orders have been extended an additional two weeks through Sept. 30. One change has been made to Order No. 1, which now permits indoor close-contact group activities and sports to occur in all settings. The Governor cited a desire to see the impacts of...
Johnson County Hiring Freeze Lifted, Albeit Briefly!
The hiring freeze in Johnson County was rescinded temporarily yesterday with a 2 to 1 vote to add a new hire to the Clerk’s office. Clerk Vicki Edelman pressed the Commission to allow her to fill a vacancy after the loss of a permanent employee… The Johnson County Commission imposed a hiring freeze a few...
Notification of Three Sheridan County Resident Deaths Attributed to COVID-19
The Wyoming Department of Health confirmed yesterday an additional three Sheridan County resident deaths associated with COVID-19. An older man died at home in early September from complications associated with COVID-19. An older man died in the hospital this month from complications associated with COVID-19. An older adult woman who was a Sheridan County resident...
Flu v. Coronavirus?
Flu season is just around the corner after months of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The flu kills up to 60,000 people in the country in a normal year, with more than 800,000 hospitalized. How should area residents prepare for flu season in the midst of concern over COVID-19 pandemic? Johnson County Healthcare Center’s...