Archive - Sep 2009 - News

The TA Health Education Foundation in conjunction with the Wyoming Department of Health and the Prescription Drug Abuse Stakeholders Task Force will be hosting a four day Mental Health and Substance Abuse Training symposium next week in Buffalo.

CHEYENNE, (AP) - Governor Dave Freudenthal has asked the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to do more to address the damage that bark beetles are inflicting on forests in Wyoming and elsewhere in the West. Freudenthal wrote to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week saying he's increasingly alarmed at the condition of Wyoming's forests.

Winter like weather has converged on parts of Wyoming as 6-8 inches of snow is being forecasted for areas of the Big Horn mountains tonight and into tomorrow. Meteorologist Matt Solum tells us what's expected for the Sheridan area.

25-year-old Leo Pinnick entered a not-guilty plea to charges of aggravated assault and battery in 4th Judicial District Court on Wednesday. He was involved in an altercation involving 4 men that took place following the Friday night street dance on rodeo weekend and ended with 2 of them in the hospital.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Health officials say flu activity in Wyoming is at peak winter levels already, and all confirmed cases over the past month have been swine flu.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming coach Dave Christensen missed football practice and a media conference call Tuesday while being treated for a kidney stone.

It’s hard to think about Christmas when it’s only September, but the Sheridan Christmas Stroll committee has been planning the annual stroll most of the year. Every spring, Sheridan area elementary students are asked to participate in an art contest to design the Stroll Buttons.

The things that attract many to Sheridan County are the spectacular views of the Bighorn Mountains that can be seen from many of our doorsteps. Last night, nearly two dozen Sheridan area people got to meet with Bob Snieckus, who is a landscape architect for the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Earlier this week, representatives from the Partnership for a Drug Free Workplace were guests on KROE'S Public Pulse program. A caller to the show wondered why teachers in Sheridan County aren't required to take random drug tests.

Nominations are now being accepted for the Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards. This will be the 10th year that the awards have been given out. Arch Coal Vice President Greg Schaefer says that nominating a teacher is as simple as filling out a form.

Schaefer said that nomination forms are also available online at www.archteacherawards.com.