Good morning, Sheridan.

The Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce thanked sponsors, donors, volunteers, and buyers for supporting the annual Fair Buyers’ Dinner and Livestock Sale that backs local youth programs (supported by the Chamber’s Ag and Natural Resources Committee, Fair Association, 4-H Association, CattleWomen, and Livestock Sale Committee).

The Crow Native Exhibition Dance at Whitney Commons Park showcased a prayer for service members along with a couple’s and round dance during the 2026 Collective Arts Festival.

Local attendees experienced a strong display of Crow culture.

The Downtown Sheridan Association will celebrate its 25th Sheridan Uncorked Wine Festival on Sept.

12 at Grinnell Plaza downtown. The event features wine, beer, spirits, hors d'oeuvres, games, a silent auction and glasses, with a VIP Champagne Hour at the Museum at the Bighorns from 5 to 6 p.m.

Sheridan YMCA is hosting its Big 6th Afterschool Program to give 6th graders a safe place after school amid new policies that raise the age for unsupervised access from 8 to 12 — the facility is closed for maintenance and will reopen on Aug.

17.

Sheridan County families benefited from a local school supply giveaway at Clothing Connects Basement Boutique — held at Illuminate Church.

The event provided backpacks, school supplies, and clothes to help prepare them for the new school year.

Sheridan Community Land Trust invites landowners & environmental professionals to a free invasive grasses workshop on Wednesday, Aug.

12 at the Sheridan Research & Extension Center, where attendees will learn to identify ventenata & medusahead and mark 10 years of efforts to protect local rangelands.

Stacker used data from the National Centers for Environmental Information to rank Wyoming’s coldest Augusts since 1895 — August 1927 averaged 59.4°F and August 2004 averaged 60.8°F.

Sheridan City Council approved $503,500 in GPET funds in March for 18 community agencies, including Phorge Makerspace.

Phorge Executive Director Penny Waller reported that the makerspace has served (250 kids, 184 adults in classes, and 90 members) this spring.

Governor Mark Gordon signed an executive order on Aug.

5 to ease hay delivery for livestock operators, but local officials now warn that increased hay movement may introduce invasive weeds — hay buyers are urged to report suspicious plants to local Weed and Pest Districts.

At Sheridan Speedway, local drivers competed in Cowboy Challenge Two races.

In the Wissota Midwest Modified feature, Chad Switzenberg, Justin Elmer, Justin Will and Griffen Switzenberg finished fifth through eighth plus Gillette’s Tony Leiker earned his second win while Bernard Fischer finished 11th in the IMCA Modified race.