Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 2nd of September.
Good morning, Sheridan.
Sheridan Area Search and Rescue will hold its annual Pint Night fundraiser on Sept.
3 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Black Tooth Brewing. Community members can meet volunteers, enjoy music from Black Tooth Knuckles, and enter a raffle for outdoor prizes drawn at 6:30 p.m.
The annual Big Horn Lions Club Bill Rohrbaugh Memorial Golf Tournament at Powder Horn is set for Sunday, Sept.
20 to raise funds for local education, vision services, and community programs — play costs are $80 for members and $180 for non-members. Registration ends Sept. 12.
Businesses from (Ranchester, Dayton and Parkman) are joining forces at ValleyFest to highlight economic growth in the Tongue River valley.
Civic Theatre Guild will launch its 71st Season with a radio-style production of H.G.
Wells’ The War of the Worlds at the Carriage House Theatre, as Sheridan voice actors & Foley performers bring the story to life. Showings run Sept. 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27.
The Ucross Foundation will host its annual Gala featuring auctions and performances by alumni such as composer Jesse Rundle and a live painting by Tracy Stuckey (Big Red Showcase), and will honor longtime supporter Naoma Tate while raising funds for artists coming to Wyoming.
The Wyoming Association of Community College Trustees opposed Proposition 1 on Aug.
20 in Riverton, saying the measure would reduce property tax revenue that funds community colleges and risk course cuts and fewer services. The group warned that lowering local funding could affect students, employers, and community programs.
Fifteen seats remain for a ladies-only hunter education course set for Sept.
19-20 at the Sheridan County Extension of the University of Wyoming's Watt Agricultural Building (1090 location) as hunting season approaches.
Wyoming Game & Fish released the 2026 Statewide Hunt Forecast for the region, detailing expected wildlife numbers and drought impacts that may shift animal movements.
Hunters are advised to secure private land access early—public lands often face high crowding on opening days.
At the hospital board meeting yesterday, Johnson County Healthcare Center Director of Operations Anna Carlson reported an inconvenience with the hot water heater before a new $4000 unit was installed and is now working beautifully.
15-year-old Jett Barnes set a track record by qualifying in 13.787 seconds and won the 25-lap feature at Sheridan Speedway on Sunday.
Barnes, who has raced for 10 years, became the series’ second-youngest national tour feature winner + impressed fans with his technical performance.
Justin Elmer finished second in the 20-lap Wissota Midwest Modified race at Sheridan Speedway on Sunday, competing against three other local racers.
Tony Leiker won the race — starting sixth — while Griffen Switzenberg earned the hard charger award after moving up from 12th.
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