Archive - Jul 2010 - News

This Saturday the parking lot of Plains Tire in Sheridan will be filled with unique cars and trucks as Plains is hosting a car and truck show. Plains Tire Manager Pat Shippy explains that the money raised from the event will go toward a good cause.

Leading up to the August Primaries, Sheridan Media intends to have as many local and state candidates as guests on KROE's Public Pulse program.

In their third trip to the breathtaking Big Horn Mountains, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage brought with them the true sound of traditional bluegrass with their amazing harmonies, commanding stage presence, and Grammy-award winning musicianship.

Tourism in the U.S. has had a rough couple of years. Periods of high gasoline prices and high unemployment has meant low levels of tourism. Sheridan Media's Betsy Love has more

Most probably don't consider Wyoming to be closely connected with the Burkina Faso. And while we may be geographically and culturally far from this African nation, we do share a personal connection. If confirmed, Thomas Dougherty of Casper will become not the first, but the second Wyomingite to become the U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3989 Tuesday, the Heart Mountain Relocation Center Study Act. U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis sponsored the bill, and she explains what it would accomplish.

20-year-old Gerald “Jesse” Hamlin and 17-year-old Dillon Sutherlin both appeared in 4th Judicial District Court Tuesday on charges of Aggravated Robbery. As part of a plea agreement with the State, Sutherlin changed his plea to guilty on a lesser charge of Robbery.

A Pretrial Conference was held in 4th Judicial District Court Tuesday for Dennis Poitra Jr, one of three co-defendants charged with 1st Degree Murder in the alleged shooting death of Sheridan Businessman Robert Ernst on August 26th, 2009. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter was there and has more.

Just before 6 pm Sunday, July 11th, the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office responded to Forest Service Road 315 to assist Forest Service personnel in regard to a medical incident involving 63-year-old Sheridan resident, David Westlake.

Lightning from a recent thunderstorm has caused a fire to start in the southeastern section of Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone Public Affairs Director Al Nash says, however, that the fire, named the Doane Fire because it is near Doane Mountain, is under control.