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Medicare Part D – Round Two

By MaryJo Johnson on Mon 08/02/2010 08:34am

WYOMING NEWS SERVICE, Cheyenne, WY – It's “Round 2” for Medicare doughnut hole checks – the $250 rebates to help those who have fallen into the Part D prescription coverage gap. It's a lapse in drug insurance that affects more than 7,000 Wyomingites in the program each year.

Being Homeless In Wyoming

By Betsy Love on Mon 08/02/2010 07:11am

Volunteers of America And Habitat for Humanity are teaming up for a “shelter shine-up” this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sheridan Media 's Betsy Love
has more:

http://www.facebook.com/event.ph...
Ethan Boone (307)672-0475
eboone@voawymt.org

Superintendent McBride Addresses PAWS

By Ron Richter on Mon 08/02/2010 04:30am
Changes are in store for the PAWS test.

Last Friday we heard from Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jim McBride on the recalibration of the State funding model, and that for the most part, things will remain unchanged. Today, McBride talks about the PAWS testing that has been so heavily scrutinized since its inception.

Sheridan City Council Preview

By Ron Richter on Mon 08/02/2010 04:20am

The Sheridan City Council will hold their first regularly scheduled meeting of August this evening. Sheridan Mayor Dave Kinksey explains the wide range of topics that the Council will address.

Mont. resort's water blamed for sickening dozens

By Audrey Foree on Sun 08/01/2010 07:53am

Montana health officials say contaminated well water from a resort near Yellowstone National Park has sickened 80 people.
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services says at least 70 more cases are probably linked to the water from Campfire Lodge Resort located outside West Yellowstone, Mont., near Hebgen Lake.

Former Wyo. National Guard recruiter pleads guilty

By Audrey Foree on Sun 08/01/2010 07:49am

A former Casper-based Wyoming National Guard
recruiter has pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a teenage girl.
At a court hearing Friday, 39-year-old Martin Craig Frank
admitted possessing pornographic videos and photographs of the
teen. A second count of sexual exploitation was dropped.

Not Knowing Your Plants Can Be Dangerous

By Betsy Love on Sun 08/01/2010 05:45am

Whoever came up with the saying “ignorance is bliss” was certainly not talking about yard plants. Joan Mcvoy, Poison Information Specialist for the Wyoming Poison Center says this time of the year, they tend to get a lot of calls from people getting sick from their yard plants.

When Cleaning Your House Becomes Deadly

By Betsy Love on Sat 07/31/2010 04:39am

Many of us don't realize these sounds could be deadly

According to regional poison control centers, many people become sick each year because they don't realize how hazardous certain cleaning products can be, especially when they are mixed.

Are You Cool Enough To Be A “Friend” of The BLM on Facebook?

By Betsy Love on Sat 07/31/2010 04:28am

The Wyoming BLM is gaining more “friends”. Sort of. Sheridan Media's Betsy Love has more.

South Park Cleanup is Next Saturday

By Ron Richter on Sat 07/31/2010 12:21am
Volunteers are needed for clean up at South Park next weekend.

South Park is 38 acres of natural native riparian flood area located in south Sheridan. Sheridan Mayor Dave Kinskey says that they need a few good hands to help clean up the area next Saturday.