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By LESLIE STRATMOEN Special to the Star-Tribune with wire reports |

RIVERTON -- Federal and local authorities are investigating the death of a 13-year-old girl whose body was found along a roadside on the Wind River Indian Reservation.

Marisa Spoonhunter's body was found off Givens Road, just east of Ethete. She had been missing for four days.

Spring in Wyoming means controlled burns on county properties to prepare fields for planting or to clean up areas. There is a right way to conduct the burns, as Sheridan Media's Mary Jo Johnson reports.

The Wyoming Community Foundation is a statewide public foundation with 7,000 donors from Wyoming and across the nation. It is currently valued at $50-plus million with a focus on giving monies to non-profits.

For several years, Christmas in April was a program in Sheridan where people in existing homes would apply for assistance for maintenance issues. Now, that program has been merged with a new Habitat for Humanity program called "A Brush with Kindness." Habitat's Executive Director in Sheridan, Jessica Lindsley, says of the merge.

A tip from a concerned citizen Thursday alerted the Sheridan County Commissioners that property destruction had occurred at the recently opened Kleenburn Recreation Area north of Sheridan. Commissioner Bob Rolston explains what happened.

The Sheridan County Fair Association Board of Trustees discussed capital outlay projects at their meeting Thursday that will be submitted to the Sheridan County Commissioners for the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Most of the meeting centered around debate on a redesign of the road through the fairgrounds as well as the parking areas. Facilities Director Sharon Nadeau.

This past Tuesday night, the Sheridan County Republican Party Central Committee selected three candidates to fill the vacant Sheridan County Clerk position. Linda St. Clair, David DeBolt and Eda Thompson were the three applicants that were forwarded on to the County Commissioners to decide who'll fill the vacant seat.

An Iraq native and University of Wyoming student will be speaking tonight at Sheridan College as part of their 3rd annual Festival of Cultures. Sheridan Media's Betsy Love has the details

As the folks over at Sheridan County Travel & Tourism gear up for a busy spring and summer season, STT Director Penny Becker tells us about an opportunity for industry-related people to get involved on the STT board.

Women from all over the Cowboy State are invited to a special workshop to be held in Casper April 22nd and 23rd. Sheridan Media's Mary Jo Johnson has more.