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Cheyenne Standoff Ends After 5 Hours

By Shane Bryant on Sun 04/04/2010 06:50am

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Officials say a man involved in a five
hour standoff with police was armed with a high-powered rifle
fitted with a scope.
Cheyenne police arrested 38-year-old Vencil L. Ash III early Friday on suspicion of domestic violence. Officials say he also had an arrest warrant out of Colorado, though details were not immediately available.

Wyoming Cesarean Births High

By MaryJo Johnson on Sat 04/03/2010 05:20am
Centers for Disease Control has issued a new report on Cesarean birth rates.

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated that over the last ten years, the number of cesarean deliveries has become the most common surgery in the United States. The rate in Wyoming is up almost 50%, with one of every four babies surgically delivered.

Final Group Of Troops Return

By Ron Richter on Fri 04/02/2010 04:06pm
Final group of troops are back in the Cowboy State.

CHEYENNE, (AP) - The largest single-unit deployment in Wyoming National Guard history has ended with the return of 100 members of the 115th Fires Brigade to Cheyenne. A couple hundred people were on hand to welcome the troops home with hugs, signs and waving flags at Guard headquarters on Friday afternoon.

Freudenthal Targeted By Extremists

By Ron Richter on Fri 04/02/2010 04:04pm
Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal

CHEYENNE, (AP) - Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal is among dozens of governors in the country to receive letters demanding they leave office or be removed. Freudenthal's Chief of Staff Chris Boswell said Friday that state police intercepted the package when it arrived earlier this week.

Cell Phones And The City

By Ron Richter on Fri 04/02/2010 12:42pm
City of Sheridan may ban or limit cell phone use by their employees.

The City of Sheridan is taking a serious look at developing a policy that would restrict cell phone use for city employees and perhaps ban the use of them altogether in some cases. Sheridan Mayor Dave Kinskey is seeking input from city department heads on any comments or suggestions they may have regarding the need for cell phones and possible ban.

Foreclosure Auction

By Ron Richter on Fri 04/02/2010 12:08pm

The Sheridan County Sheriff's Office held a public foreclosure auction Friday for one parcel of land located at 1 Wrangler Court in the Powder Horn, and the entire York Place development on east Montana Street in Sheridan. First Interstate Bank of Sheridan was the only bidder on both properties and were awarded the York Place development in the amount of $1.1 million. The Powder Horn Parcel sold for $450,000.

Dino Dee Debuts at the Tate

By Judy Hagerott on Fri 04/02/2010 08:19am

Its front and center for Dee the Mammoth as one walks through the door of the Tate Geological Museum at Casper College.  Standing fifteen feet tall at the shoulders, Dee was unveiled in March as part of a permanent display at the museum. Staff paleontologist J.P. Cavigelli
    

CO2 Concerns Don't Impede Wyoming Coal Mine Expansion

By MaryJo Johnson on Fri 04/02/2010 06:59am
Antelope Mine near Gillette

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The federal government has rebuffed a new tactic by environmentalists to fight climate change by opposing the expansion of the nation's largest coal mines.

Ex-Marathon Oil worker, Contractor Plead Guilty

By MaryJo Johnson on Fri 04/02/2010 06:57am
Department of Justice Wyoming District convicts Sheridan-area men.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A former employee and a former contractor of Marathon Oil Co. both face up to 20 years in prison over an alleged kickback scheme.

Basin Electric Submits Annual Report To ISC

By Ron Richter on Thu 04/01/2010 05:23pm
Construction continues on the Dry Fork Station near Gillette.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative submitted their annual report to the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council this week regarding the Dry Fork Station near Gillette. Basin Electric Spokesperson Daryl Hill explains what the annual report consists of.