Archive - Jan 23, 2011

For some, winter in Wyoming means more time spent indoors, waiting for the frost to thaw. For many, however, it means “snowmobiling season.” With large areas of the Big Horns open to this winter sport, snowmobiling has become a popular pastime for locals and visitors alike.

The University of Wyoming has a new, state-of-the-art biodiversity conservation facility, thanks to a $10 million donation from Bob and Carol Berry from Sheridan, and a match from the state of Wyoming.

U.S. Attorney Christopher Crofts announced that two men have been convicted in U.S. Federal District Court in the death of a juvenile girl whose body was found near Arapahoe, Wyoming on the Wind River Indian Reservation on April 7, 2010.

The Sheridan Recreation District recently released the final report on the 2010 Holiday Inn Winter Shootout Basketball Tournament that's held every September in Sheridan.

The American Cancer Society estimates that up to a third of Wyoming's annual cancer deaths are linked to obesity, and that about one thousand die in Wyoming each year from cancer. The A-C-S also estimates that about 25% of Wyomingites are obese.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A group of bison allowed to migrate north of Yellowstone National Park for the first time in decades has strayed from its new grazing grounds three times since its arrival this past week.