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Last week, the Joint Appropriations Committee for the Wyoming State Legislature met to prepare their recommendations for the upcoming Budget Session which starts a week from today.

Local comedy group Late Nite Shenanigan's had their first of what will be monthly shows at the Bozeman Trail in Big Horn. Sheridan Media's Betsy Love has more:

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Whispers of Alex Trabec and echoes of the Jeopardy theme song might just have been heard floating down the halls at the Whitney Building at Sheridan College this past Saturday during the 14th Annual Wyoming Academic Challenge.

For the most part, those who feel called to live part of their lives as civil servants do so with the needs of the people and places they represent in mind. There are, of course, those whose motives for seeking elected office are only self-serving.

The Sheridan City Council will hold their first meeting of February tonight. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has a preview.

The 7th Annual Pennies for President's Day is now underway, and the Sheridan Senior Center, along with Heritage Towers and Fort McKenzie High School, will be collecting pennies throughout the month for a good cause. Senior Center Activities Director Jane Perkins says that the money raised will go toward the Wyoming Cares program.

Sheridan College has updated one of their agricultural programs with a name change and the addition of new courses and more hands-on experiences. Dean of Ag and Technical Programs, Ami Erickson, explains how the program is structured now.

CODY, Wyo. (AP) - A Bighorn sheep capture is taking place this weekend near Devil's Canyon in northern Wyoming. The captured sheep will be relocated to the Seminoe Mountain area in southern Wyoming. The effort is part of a long-range plan by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to repopulate the species in areas of the state where the animals once thrived.

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Lands and Investments Board has awarded $375,715 to help build about 27 miles of hiking and biking trails near Jackson. The money will help pay for part of a $775,000 project intended to add trails and improve existing trails at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Snow King Resort, on Teton Pass and in the greater Snow King area.

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Law enforcement officials in the Casper area say they arrested nearly 120 motorists during their annual holiday campaign to reduce drunken driving.