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Cheyenne Railroad Contractor Convicted Of Exposing Employees To Asbestos

This article first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily The owner of a Cheyenne company that restores old railroad equipment was recently convicted on multiple counts of wire fraud and for intentionally exposing his employees to asbestos. A federal grand jury found John Eldon Rimmasch, as well as his company Wasatch …

April 24, 2022

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Home and Garden Show Draws Large Crowd

Big Horn Home Builders Home and Garden Show is being held this weekend at the Ramada Plaza in Sheridan. The show started at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 22, and continues through Sunday until 3 p.m. Due to the upcoming winter storm which hit on Friday night, there was a good crowd on Friday at …

April 24, 2022

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Grizzly 399, Cubs Head South From Grand Teton, Likely For Last Time As Family

This article first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily Famed grizzly bear 399 and her four cubs have left the confines of Grand Teton National Park and are heading south, likely the last time they will do so as a family pack. Wyoming Game and Fish Department grizzly bear biologist …

April 24, 2022

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Tourist Approaches Bison In Yellowstone; Remarkably Does Not Get Killed, Trampled, Or Gored

This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily. By Jimmy Orr, Cowboy State Daily Click here to see video Despite the numerous warnings, gorings, tramplings and de-pantsings, some tourists still are not getting the message that wild animals should not be approached in Yellowstone nor anywhere else. It still occurs, like clockwork, and this year’s …

April 23, 2022

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Sixteen Graduate from Sheridan’s First CIT Training on Friday

There were 16 graduates in the Friday, April 22 ceremony for The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program held at the Watt Building at Sheridan College. CIT is a 40-hour training for law enforcement to help them deal with mental health issues. There were eight graduates from the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office, seven from the Sheridan …

April 23, 2022

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Apparent Suicide Following Traffic Stop South Of Sheridan

A man is suspected of taking his own life after being pulled over by Sheridan County Sheriff’s Deputies, south of Sheridan. According to a media release from the Sheriff’s Department, at approximately 7:39pm on Friday, April 22nd, deputies initiated a traffic stop in the area of Pinyon Place and Fleming Boulevard on a white Ford …

April 23, 2022

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Crews Working On Power Outages In The Sheridan County Area

The blizzard is impacting power service in various area in Sheridan County. Sporadic power outages have been reported in Sheridan and in areas near Big Horn and Story. Mon-Dak Power crews are working on the situations and have various estimates on when power will be restored. Click here to see an outage map. Read More

April 23, 2022

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Suspect Commits Suicide After Being Pulled Over By Sheridan County Sheriff Deputies

A man is suspected of taking his own life after being pulled over by Sheridan County Sheriff’s Deputies, south of Sheridan. According to a media release from the Sheriff’s Department, at approximately 7:39pm on Friday, April 22nd, deputies initiated a traffic stop in the area of Pinyon Place and Fleming Boulevard on a white Ford …

April 23, 2022

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Johnson County War: Champion’s Murder

Sculptures by Michael Thomas in Buffalo depicting the Johnson County War Last week we looked at some of the events leading up to the Johnson County Cattle War, the rustlers and small cattlemen vs the large, rich, cattle barons who felt the open range should be for their cattle alone. Last week’s story ended with …

April 23, 2022

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Robing Ceremony Held for Judge Phillips

A special session of the Wyoming Supreme Court was held Friday in the 4th Judicial District Courtroom in Sheridan. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. Robing Ceremony for Judge Phillips Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate Fox presided over the robing ceremony that was held for 4th Judicial District Court Judge Darci Phillips. In …

April 23, 2022

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