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CHEYENNE, (AP) - A massive e-mail campaign intended to persuade state lawmakers to vote for a bill that would have allowed Wyoming residents to carry handguns concealed on their bodies without a permit apparently backfired.

Recycling is going curbside for residents in Sparrow Hawk and Mountain View neighborhoods in Sheridan. Starting this May, they will have the option of participating in an 8-month pilot program that, if successful, could go city-wide.

Various local agencies affiliated with public transportation in Sheridan met nearly a month ago to discuss the need for an additional means of transportation in the city.

CHEYENNE, (AP) - Proposals to tax wind energy in Wyoming
and create new regulations for the fledgling industry are moving through the state Legislature. The Senate on Friday gave final approval to a bill that would impose a $1 per megawatt hour excise tax on wind energy production. The bill now heads to Gov. Dave Freudenthal, a supporter of the wind tax, for his signature.

The deadline to apply for the LIEAP Home Heating Help program has been extended for another month this year. Department of Family Services LIEAP Manager Brenda Ilg.

Approximately 250 Sheridan residents in the Sparrow Hawk and Mountain View Estates neighborhoods will soon have the opportunity to participate in a pilot curbside recycling program. Last night, an informational meeting was held for the potential participants at the old Highland Park School. Sheridan Media's Betsy Love has the details.

The Wyoming Public Service Commission has been holding hearings in Cheyenne this week regarding the proposed Montana Dakota Utilities rate increase that would have a profound effect on Sheridan rate payers. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has more.

Motorists traveling on North Main in Sheridan have no doubt traversed through the construction area near Fort Road. WYDOT Public Involvement Specialist Ronda Holwell reminds us that there is a sudden decrease in speed that people need to be aware of.

Kristopher Schortmann of Sheridan and Cory Tasler of Dayton were ordered to pay over $7,000 in fines and restitution and had their hunting and fishing privileges suspended for a combined nine years for several Game and Fish violations.

Saying that it is truly a "philosophical debate," U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis called Sheridan Media Thursday to voice her impression of the Health Care Summit held in Washington D.C.