Archive - Feb 20, 2013 - News

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the statistics showing Wyoming's snowpack continues to be below average through this month.

The Northeast Wyoming Sage Grouse Working Group will meet in Gillette in March to discuss the conservation of the bird and its habitat. The group will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13 in Room 208 of Gillette College.

The Coalition of National Park Service Retirees says based on information gathered from the National Park Service, sequestration-related cuts will cut visitor access to some national parks. Sheridan Media's Chris Foy has the story.

The Sheridan Recreation District Board of Trustees were introduced to the Rec. District's two new Adult Sports Coordinators at their meeting Wednesday. Robbie Spencer explains what he'd like to bring to the position.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Large areas of Yellowstone, Yosemite and Glacier national parks could remain closed to summer traffic weeks later than usual, while visitor centers and campgrounds at several other national parks might have to close.

Officials with the Sheridan Baseball Academy provided an update to the Sheridan Recreation District Board of Trustees Wednesday. Sheridan Recreation District Executive Director Richard Wright explains that the discussion centered around a letter of support.

The Buffalo City Council discussed and then approved a recommendation from Mayor Randy Dyess for the One-Percent Committee to allocate no more than $600,000 from city funds to the various entities requesting funding from the city and county through one-percent funds.

South Park in Sheridan recently received some special recognition from the State of Wyoming. City of Sheridan Engineer Lane Thompson explains.

Johnson County's Wellness Group met for their quarterly meeting Wednesday and discussed topics ranging from evacuation planning to events and happenings with the individual member groups.

The Johnson County Commissioners approved two Resolutions, Numbers 473 and 474, to clean up legal descriptions, easements, and rights-of-way on County Road 204, or TW Road.