Archive - Aug 30, 2011 - News

The Wyoming State Legislatures Joint Judiciary Interim Committee is meeting in Sundance this week to hear testimony on a number of different issues including the proposed Caylee's Law. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has more.

Summer hours for the Trail End Historic Site in Sheridan will be drawing to a close real soon. Site Superintendent Cynde Georgen explains the new hours and the extended hours this Labor Day weekend.

As Sheridan County School District No. 1 settles into the new school year, one thing they will focus on will be implementing a Common Core Curriculum, in an effort to make sure all students are given every chance to improve in areas where they might struggle.

A one person motorcycle accident late Monday afternoon 42 miles north of Gillette on WYO 59 resulted in the death of 28-year-old Ryan Coates of Gillette. Wyoming Highway Patrol Sergeant Stephen Townsend explains the events that led to the fatal crash.

The Big Horn Mountain Coalition made the decision to eliminate the Executive Director position for this current fiscal year. The position was held by Trish Ullery-Whitaker.

Just a couple weeks as an exchange student in Sheridan almost 40 years ago was all it took for Akiro Sakai to fall in love with the area.

CHEYENNE (AP) - An oil company spokesman says an explosion at a Wyoming oil storage site has killed three workers.

Firefighters in northwest Wyoming remain on alert for new wildfires after thousands of lightning strikes hit the area over the weekend.

Fire mitigation in Mosier Gulch west of Buffalo will begin later this fall, after a Memorandun of Understanding, or MOU was signed between the City of Buffalo, Johnson County, the Bureau of Land Management and private landowners in the area.

The City of Buffalo has found some possible issues with their new wastewater treatment plant, which has been finished less than a year.