Archive - Jul 2010 - News

Sheridan Fire-Rescue was dispatched Thursday around noon to a fire by Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Fire Marshal Brian Songer:

He says the fire was approximately 50-square feet and that the cause of the fire is not known.

Looking for an alternative to the brouhaha that rodeo week brings?  Then take a look at “The Watcher” as it takes center stage at the WYO Theater tonight and Friday evening. 

A Status Hearing for Sheridan resident Shawn Osborne was held Thursday in 4th Judicial District Court. Osborne is charged with 1st Degree Murder for allegedly killing Gerald Bloom on January 15th, 2010.

Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Ron Micheli was a guest on KROE's Public Pulse program Thursday morning. The first issue addressed by host Kim Love was Micheli's character reference letter he and his wife, Patty, had written to Natrona County Judge David Park.

The day finally arrived for John Brown to be sentenced in 4th Judicial District Court. Brown had been escorted from the courtroom on April 24th when he went before Judge John Fenn for his arraignment, at which time he had plead guilty on two counts of Felony Larceny for stealing a pick-up, an ATV, several tools and money from Sheridan County rancher Mike Helvey.

The Sheridan Area Water Supply Joint Powers Board held a brief meeting Wednesday night to vote on the proposed budget for this next fiscal year. SAWS Chairman Tom Ringley:

And although you could say most government budgets are on the “anemic” side, at least compared to the previous “boom” years:

Republican Gubernatorial candidate Matt Mead made a “meet and greet” stop by the Java Moon in Sheridan last night. At the “greet” local Campaign Coordinator Debbie Wendtland, in explaining why she is supporting Mead, says while the other candidates are, in her words, “smart and capable folks,”

The Sheridan Recreation District Board of Trustees approved their budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 Wednesday night. Recreation District Director Richard Wright says that this year's numbers are considerably lower than last year's budget.

With the influx of people converging on the area for the Sheridan WYO Rodeo, the Sheridan Police Department is once again preparing for another big wild weekend downtown and at the Fairgrounds. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has more.

As the Primary Election draws closer, the topics of political interest start to heat up. Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Colin Simpson was a guest Wednesday on KROE'S Public Pulse program, where host Kim Love asked Simpson if he has any big ideas that he would like to implement if elected as Governor.