WY Public Radio Bringing Booster Tower to Johnson Co. Airport
In an attempt to improve statewide signal coverage and emergency alerting capabilities, Wyoming Public Radio approached the Johnson County Commission last week to request an installation of a booster on one of the towers on Airport Road. Paul Montoya is Wyoming Public Radio’s Director of Engineering and explained how the installation would benefit local citizens…...
Farm Wall returns to Smith Alley
SHERIDAN, Wyo. — Earlier this week the Farm Wall returned to Smith Alley in downtown Sheridan. Wyoming Farms Walls is a USDA Specialty Crop grant funded project through the Wyoming Business Council and the Wyoming Department of Agriculture. There are eleven similar projects across Wyoming. Sheridan’s Farm Wall project, which includes five walls, is a...
State Rep. Crago Discusses ARPA Funding & Legislative Session Cancellation
Early this month, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon announced the cancellation of the anticipated special legislative session that had been planned for next month. The session was intended to begin efforts to find a solution to the K-12 budget issue and determine how to spend the $1.738 billion of funds from the American Rescue Plan Act...
2nd Black bear captured in Sheridan
Sheridan – At approximately 7:30 a.m. on June 20, 2021, Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel captured a black bear on the east side of Sheridan near the Holly Sugar building. With assistance from the Sheridan Police Department, personnel followed the bear along Little Goose Creek until it eventually climbed a tree and accessed the...
WY Game & Fish Implement Fire Ban
SHERIDAN – A fire ban has been implemented on all Wyoming Game and Fish Commission-owned and administered lands in the Sheridan Region. These lands include Kerns, Amsden Creek, Bud Love, Ed O. Taylor and Sand Creek Wildlife Habitat Management Areas (WHMAs) and all Public Access Areas (PAAs) such as Tongue River Canyon and Monument Point...
Report shows visitor spending supports 6,110 jobs in local economy
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 3.8 million people to Yellowstone National Park in 2020 spent over $444 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 6,110 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $560 million. The peer-reviewed visitor...
Robinson Fire Update 6-18-21
Yesterday, firefighters’ focus was on patrolling and monitoring for heat along segments of contained fireline in all divisions. They are looking for and extinguishing any sources of heat within one chain (a unit of measure equal to 66 feet) toward the fire’s interior. Crews expect to wrap up structure assessments today and will submit a...
Buffalo City Council Amends 2021 Budget
At its meeting on Tuesday, the Buffalo City Council amended its 2021 budget due to account for the new skilled nursing facility, a water line on Tisdale Street, and the rental of a required manhole inspection vehicle. City Treasurer Julie Silbernagel provided the details of the amendment to the council… $145,000 was added for the...