Archive - Jun 2010 - News

At a media conference Wednesday, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal reaffirmed his support on the use of federal stimulus dollars in an effort to fix problems in the state’s juvenile justice system.

Wyoming Department of Health representatives are encouraging elderly and disabled Wyoming residents who may be eligible to receive state tax refunds for 2009 to submit applications by summer’s end.

A twelve-person jury has been selected in the trial of The State vs. Timothy Schaeffer. Sheridan Media's Mary Jo Johnson has the report.

Two quarries went up for consideration at Tuesday's Sheridan County Commission meeting. First, commissioners considered and approved the renewal of a 5-year permit for the Beaver Creek Connell Quarry, on the JC Ranch property owned by Mike Connell and accessed off of Beaver Creek Road.

Sheridan County Commissioners kicked off the month of June with a marathon meeting, taking just over three hours to go through a 26-item agenda.

The commission considered and approved a 5-year lease agreement for office space at the Sheridan County Airport for the Department of Criminal Investigation – rental fees for the lease are $32,722 per year with an adjustment every two years.

This will be the second year that the Tongue River Valley Business Association will handle the 4th of July celebration for the Town of Ranchester. The Business Association made a proposal to the Ranchester Council Tuesday night to relocate where the fireworks are set off, to property owned by School District One near the Tongue River Middle School.

The Sheridan County Historical Society and Museum will be holding their annual Community Appreciation Day this Saturday. Sheridan County Museum Director/Curator Dana Prater says they will be celebrating a couple of different things Saturday.

The annual SheridanAires Spring Follies will take place at the Sheridan Senior Center this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Senior Center Activities Director Jane Perkins tells us about this year's program entitled “Route 66—New York or Bust”.

It was a packed Sheridan County Commission meeting again Tuesday morning, with many in attendance providing a considerable amount of public comment.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - A ceremony at Old Faithful geyser will mark the official dedication of the Yellowstone National Park quarter.