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🌱 Foot Creek Fire residents told to stay ready to evacuate
Buffalo, Wyoming Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Buffalo! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Foot Creek Fire residents told to stay ready to evacuate
- Foot Creek Fire prompts evacuation notices and forest road closures
- Buffalo’s Avery Paulson earns all-conference volleyball honors
Also on today's calendar: Thanksgiving - College Closed and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 42 degrees.
- Thursday: Pleasant with lots of sun, temps: high: 68, low: 41.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Unauthorized Aircraft Temporarily Disrupts Firefighting Efforts on Wyoming Wildfire (kotaradio.com) — Residents near the Foot Creek Fire west of Buffalo remained under “SET” evacuation status in Monday’s update, meaning they should be ready to leave if conditions worsen. The fire had reached 683 acres with 36 percent containment. An unauthorized airplane temporarily grounded firefighting drones Sunday, prompting officials to remind pilots to avoid restricted airspace. 
• Forest Service officials provide Foot Creek Fire update (newslj.com) — Evacuation notices and three forest road closures accompanied an early update on the Foot Creek Fire, about 12 miles west of Buffalo. The report listed 413 acres burned and directed residents to Johnson County’s emergency-alerts website for evacuation details. Hunter, Cull Watt and French Creek roads were closed as crews worked to limit fire growth.
• Sheridan/Johnson County Volleyball Players Earn All-Conference/All-State Honors For 2026 Season (sheridanmedia.com) — Buffalo’s Avery Paulson earned all-conference volleyball honors for the 2026 season, joining 15 other players from north-central Wyoming schools. Eight players on the regional list also received all-state recognition, though Paulson was not among them. Coaches selected conference honorees before meeting with their western counterparts to choose all-state players.
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🗞 Nearby News
Big Horn
- Big Horn celebrates 4th straight Wyoming volleyball title; Lovell repeats (ktvq.com)
Sheridan
- Sheridan retailers use social media to drive sales, reach customers (thesheridanpress.com)
- Chamber to host final lunch program of the year Nov. 11 (thesheridanpress.com)
- Kendrick Golf Course fee increases spark debate over city funding (thesheridanpress.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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