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Lewallen Subdivision and Variance Approved

By MaryJo Johnson on Tue 06/01/2010 03:32pm

It was a packed Sheridan County Commission meeting again Tuesday morning, with many in attendance providing a considerable amount of public comment.

Yellowstone Quarter to be Dedicated Thursday

By MaryJo Johnson on Tue 06/01/2010 08:48am

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - A ceremony at Old Faithful geyser will mark the official dedication of the Yellowstone National Park quarter.

Graduations Around Sheridan County

By MaryJo Johnson on Tue 06/01/2010 08:41am

Memorial Weekend in Sheridan County has also meant graduation ceremonies for the past several years.

Project Graduation Celebrates Class of 2010

By MaryJo Johnson on Tue 06/01/2010 08:27am

For nearly the past twenty years, hard-working and caring volunteers have combined forces to provide Project Graduation celebrations to honor Sheridan High School, Fort Mackenzie High School and home-school graduates in a safe environment.

Poll Question: Government Response to Oil Spill

By MaryJo Johnson on Tue 06/01/2010 05:30am

It's being called potentially the worst environmental disaster in US history. The oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has impacted thousands of miles of ocean, killed sea life and coastal wildlife, and depleted the jobs and economy of the gulf states, whose livelihoods depend so much upon the water.

Youth Free Fishing Day is Saturday

By Ron Richter on Tue 06/01/2010 12:13am
Wyoming Youth Free Fishing Day is this Saturday.

As part of National Fishing Week, the Wyoming Youth Free Fishing Day will be this Saturday at the newly renovated Kleenburn Recreation Area north of Sheridan. Game and Fish Information Specialist Warren Mischke.

Memorial Day Observance Held

By Ron Richter on Mon 05/31/2010 03:56pm
The laying of the wreaths took place Monday morning at the Sheridan County Courthouse.

Very accommodating weather made for a beautiful Memorial Day in Sheridan. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has more.

Confusion, mistrust remains in Indian land redress

By Audrey Foree on Sun 05/30/2010 08:06am

Shirley Butterfly DeVolve remembers from a
very young age a plaintive question asked by her father: "Where's our money?" That question went to the heart of a massive class-action lawsuit against the federal government that dragged on for 14 years, resulting in a $3.4 billion settlement that the U.S. House of Representatives approved Friday.

110,000 Wyomingites Denied Health Coverage

By Audrey Foree on Sun 05/30/2010 07:51am

A report released Thursday by the health reform advocacy group Families USA shows nearly 110,000 Wyomingites under the age of 65 have a diagnosed pre-existing condition.

Wind Energy Task Force Looks At Eminent Domain

By Shane Bryant on Sat 05/29/2010 12:31pm

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - The legislative Task Force on Wind Energy has begun the task of considering potential changes to Wyoming's eminent domain law in dealing with so-called collector systems. Those are the power lines required to connect wind farms to larger transmission lines that connect Wyoming-generated electricity to the western grid. The task force met in Casper on Thursday.