Archive - Apr 2012 - News

During their Tuesday meeting, the Johnson County Commissioners heard a short presentation from the Wyoming National Guard and then signed a proclamation making April the Month Of The Military Child in the county.

Surface Easement Agreements have been executed on the Hitching Post and Margo's Pottery buildings and Buffalo's City Council has approved preliminary work to begin on the mural project in Crazy Woman Square.

United Blood Services will be hosting the Sheridan Community Blood Drive next Monday through Wednesday at the Best Wester Sheridan Center Ballroom. UBS Regional Donor Recruitment Director Lesli Asay explains what blood type they are in greatest need of.

A recent decision by the State of Wyoming has resulted in the Community Resource Center of Johnson County being named as the state's distribution office for prevention program funds for all of Wyoming.

It's a big week for green-grass-driven springtime competition: the Masters, Major League Baseball's Opening Day, and of course Easter Egg Hunting 2012 in Sheridan County.

The WYO Theater is the place to be for fish enthusiasts this Saturday, including a little something for those who enjoy traveling outside Wyoming to do their angling.

The Tongue District Ranger of the Big Horn National Forest has converted a portion of Trail 38 from motorized to non-motorized use.

Last summer film crews with the Sportsman Channel were in Sheridan to film an episode with Joey's Fly Fishing Foundation. Founder and Program Director Joey Puettman explains the show that was filmed last year.

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and Governor Matt Mead is behind a public service push to promote the cold hard facts about what happens when drivers are too busy with everything but the 3,500 hundred pound hunk of metal they're in control of.

The Bureau of Land Management's Buffalo Field Office Manager Duane Spencer spoke to the Johnson County Commissioners at their meeting Tuesday, updating them on current revisions and plans concerning Resources in the Powder River Basin.