Good morning, Sheridan.

At its Sept. 24 meeting, the Johnson County School District Board approved renewing a school bus route agreement with Sheridan County School District 3 that has served 19 students for 30+ years.

The renewed plan will allow students to attend the Arvada-Clearmont School in the 2026-27 school year.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced that the Tongue River Canyon Trail 002 and public access trailhead reopened Sept.

23 after U.S. Forest Service contractors completed repairs ahead of schedule following an April rock slide. The trail is on Bighorn National Forest (access on Game and Fish Commission land).

UW researchers join the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s Abandoned Mine Lands Division & UR Energy USA in a five-year study to test coal char as a low-cost soil amendment for restoring native plants on old surface mining sites near inactive uranium mines; field tests begin immediately.

Sheridan County Undersheriff Lt. Doug Sanders urged hunters today to treat every firearm as loaded and to inform someone of their plans before heading into the Big Horn Mountains this fall, advising them to check mountain weather and carry extra supplies for safety.

The Veterans Affairs outreach clinic in Evanston will close on Oct.

6 because of staffing issues, and an info fair on Sept. 16 helped veterans learn about transfer options to clinics in Rock Springs, Salt Lake City (and local providers) while they shared concerns about winter travel.

Sheridan Memorial Hospital is nearing the final stages of its transition to Critical Access Hospital status — the process is almost complete for improved local healthcare.

Russel Rogers said his elk hunt in the Bighorns on Sept.

15 was ruined when a helicopter on an approved training flight dumped water near him — he tried signaling the pilot but left after a Forest Service rep said the crew did not see him.

The Big Horn Lady Rams hosted the Tongue River Lady Eagles on Thursday, Sept.

24 and won 3-1 — the Eagles took the first game 27-25.