Archive - May 2, 2012 - News

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming's snowpack pack is now down to 45 percent of average, compared with 152 percent of average at this time last year. The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Casper says all of the state's basins are below average this week.

A child riding a bicycle to school was slightly injured Wednesday morning when a vehicle hit the child, and the Buffalo Police Department is looking for the vehicle and the driver.

40-year-old Clearmont resident Camie Paumer was sentenced Tuesday in 4th Judicial District Court in Sheridan. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter was there and has the details.

The Johnson County Commissioners, at their meeting Tuesday, awarded the contract to provide administrative services for employee healthcare to Cobecon.

The Greenhouse Project in Sheridan is seeking public donations to fund a landscaping project to complete the exterior of their new, four-cottage facility. The whole bill for the yard work and supplies totals about $27,000, and $16,000 have already been raised.

The Sheridan County Suicide Prevention Coalition is hoping to bring community care providers together to raise awareness and exchange ideas about how to provide comprehensive mental health care with the county's limited resources.

Johnson County Commissioner Albert “Smokey” Wildeman has officially thrown his hat in the ring to run for his seat on the county commission in this year's election.

Wildeman's seat is the only one up for election this year.

Chelsie Nowak, reigning Miss Sheridan, is gearing up for the Miss Wyoming pageant, which will be held here at the WYO Theater June 23.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will accept resident hunting applications for elk, deer and antelope through the end of May.

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso has introduced legislation that aims to create energy sector jobs.