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The State vs. Dennis Poitra, Jr. trial began at 10 o'clock this morning, with more people in the gallery than had been up to that point. Before bringing in the jury, Judge John Fenn said to Poitra that he'd been advised by the defense counsel that Poitra would like to testify. More

After the State rested Wednesday afternoon in Dennis Poitra, Jr.'s trial, the Defense called three witnesses to the stand. More

Dr. Trent Holmberg of Salt Lake City, UT took the stand as the Defense team's expert witness. Dr. Holmberg is Board Certified in Adult and Forensic Psychology, and has done hundreds of psych evaluations in Wyoming on inmates, as well as criminal responsibility evaluations. More

The final witness for the Defense was Shawna Laffitte, the Health Information Management Specialist at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. More

AT&T announced this week that it will be expanding service to Wyoming sooner than expected. Phone customers that are currently served by Alltel will be switched to AT&T, due to AT&T's purchase of Verizon assets this June. Initially, this transition was expected to occur later next year, but now, as AT&T spokeswoman Sandy Goldberg tells us, More

There was a summer garden harvest celebration last night at Sagebrush Community Garden in Sheridan. Around sixty locals feasted on toasted corn, crisp cut cucumber, fresh potato fries and other garden and non-garden treats, including elk burgers and shish kabobs. This celebration was following a multiple-garden trolley tour of several of the local community gardens. More

The University of Wyoming has just received its largest estate gift in history, a gift donated by local artist and founder of the Jentel artist's residency, Neltje. Her gift is towards the University's visual and literary arts programs, and includes all her financial and land holdings, except for those going to her children and a few personal donations. More

As was heard on Dennis Poitra, Jr.'s DCI confession audio, he had told agents that he, Dharminder Sen and Wyatt Bear Cloud had planned to break into houses in the area and rob them. During Wednesday's testimony, the State called several witnesses to the stand who lived in houses on Huntington Street, just off Thurmond near the Ernst residence. More

The current whole-house exhibit at the Trail End Historic Site in Sheridan takes us back to a much simpler time. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has the story. More

The sculpture known simply as “Muddy Moose” now has a permanent home in front of the Hand-n-Hand Early Education Center in Sheridan. The sculpture was recently donated to the City's Public Arts program by the Whitney Benefits Foundation, and placed at its new location by City crews Wednesday. More