Archive - Jul 3, 2010

Pine Bluffs Man Accused Of Kidnapping, Rape

By Shane Bryant on Sat 07/03/2010 10:21am

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A tortuous kidnapping and rape of a Pine
Bluffs woman last spring has a suspect. Twenty-nine-year-old Refugio R. Cerenil faces more than 20 years in prison for allegedly breaking into a woman's home on April 24 and strangling her until she went unconscious.

Sheridan Police Officer Honored

By MaryJo Johnson on Sat 07/03/2010 05:00am
Sheridan Police Officer John King, surrounded by his Camp P.O.S.T.C.A.R.D. fans.

For the past seven years, Sheridan Police Officer John King has been involved with Camp P.O.S.T.C.A.R.D., held every summer on Casper Mountain. This year, King was honored with an award, and Sheridan Media's Mary Jo Johnson has more.

Whooping Cough Vaccinations Encouraged by Health Department

By Ron Richter on Sat 07/03/2010 04:20am
The Wyoming Department of Health is encouraging vaccinations for whooping cough.
The Wyoming Department of Health is encouraging vaccinations for whooping cough.

With a sharp rise in pertussis in several states, officials with the Wyoming Department of Health are encouraging vaccination to help prevent the disease. Pertussis is better known as whooping cough. Wyoming Department of Health Director Dr. Brent Sherard.