Good morning, Sheridan.

The Wyoming Community Foundation connects donors with charities to strengthen local communities today using local boards (including the Sheridan-Johnson Local Board) that assess needs and allocate funds under Salvador Madrigal's stewardship.

Local volunteers Stella + Clarence Montano received AARP Wyoming’s 2026 Andrus Award in recognition of their service to the community, marking the organization’s highest volunteer honor.

The Natural History Museum of Wyoming will host its second annual Night of Discovery Gala — beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

17 at the Ramada Convention Center — to fund children and veteran dinosaur digs and new exhibits with dinner, entertainment and auctions.

The Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum will show the documentary Who She Is on Monday, Oct.

19 at the Buffalo Theater — the film highlights the lives of four Wind River Reservation women caught in the MMIW epidemic, and a Q&A session with Northern Arapaho Tammy Snyder will follow.

Crafters are invited to display fabric and fiber work in a new exhibit at the Clearmont Historical Center (located on Main Street) through October.

The center is open 10-2 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and Sandy Hirz is available for details at 307-758-4685.

At the SCLT Discovery Session on Sept.

29 at the Welcome Center at Big Goose, ethnobotanists Linwood and Randall Tall Bull of the Cheyenne tribe explained traditional native plant uses and tools. They partnered with local plant groups — more details will follow in part two.

University of Wyoming researchers highlighted a gap in cattle methane studies by showing how soil carbon sequestration may offset emissions; the review of 82 papers was published on Oct.

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The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program is accepting applications for the 2026-27 heating season from Oct.

1 through April 30 at mylieapwyo.org or by phone + eligible residents with incomes below state limits may receive help with winter heating bills and crisis support for urgent needs.