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Gillette Economy 4th Among U.S. Cities Its Size

By Associated Press June 5, 2012

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A research firms ranks Gillette as the nation's fourth-strongest economy out of 576 cities around the nation with between 10,000 and 50,000 residents.

Sheridan is just behind at fifth

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Category: Associated Press, Economy, Wyoming News Tags: economy, Gillette, rankings, Sheridan

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Game & Fish Tranquilizes Sheridan Black Bear

By Associated Press June 1, 2012

SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — Employees of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department tranquilized a black bear after it turned up near a car dealership on the south side of Sheridan.

Police blocked off the area Thursday morning

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Category: Associated Press, Wildlife, Wyoming News Tags: Black Bear, captured, Game & Fish Department, Sheridan, wyoming

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Wyo. Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Killing

By Associated Press May 16, 2012

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the appeal of a Sheridan teenager convicted of murder in a 2009 home invasion killing.

The court on Wednesday will hear the appeal of Dharminder Vir Sen

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Category: Associated Press, Crime, Wyoming News Tags: 2009, Dharminder Vir Sen, killing, Sheridan, Wyoming Supreme Court

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Court Upholds Life Sentence In Sheridan Killing

By Associated Press April 13, 2012

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld a life prison sentence for a Sheridan teenager convicted of murder in a home invasion killing.

The court on Thursday rejected Dennis Poitra Jr

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Category: Associated Press, Crime, Wyoming News Tags: Aug. 2009, Dennis Poitra Jr., killing, Sheridan, Wyoming Supreme Court

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Sheridan Fire Chief Resigns To Save City Money

By Associated Press February 20, 2012

SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — Sheridan's fire chief and emergency services director says he has a way to save the city money — eliminate his job.

The Sheridan Press (http://bit.ly/ygqUih ) reports that in a letter addressed to Mayor Dave Kinskey on Thursday, Fire Chief Patrick Reitz says his decision to resign is based on budgetary needs of the city and the fire department, and he recommends that the position not be refilled

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Category: Associated Press, Economy, Wyoming News Tags: Budget, Fire Chief, resigns, Sheridan

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Mountain Lion Killed In Sheridan

By Associated Press October 25, 2011

SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — The Sheridan Police Department killed a mountain lion found in a resident's backyard over the weekend.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department approved shooting the lion on Sunday for safety reasons

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Category: News on Demand, Wyoming News Tags: Mountain Lion, Sheridan

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Channel Catfish Swims Epic Journey

By Associated Press October 24, 2011

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says it has documented a 415-mile journey by a channel catfish.

The agency tagged the catfish in June 2007 just below the Kendrick Diversion Dam on Clear Creek east of Sheridan

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Category: Associated Press, Weird News, Wildlife, Wyoming News Tags: 415-mile journey, channel catfish, Pompey's Pillar, Sheridan, Wyoming Game and Fish

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Woman Dies After Crash Near Sheridan [AUDIO]

By Daniel Sandoval April 24, 2011

A Montana woman died in a traffic accident on Interstate Highway 90 south of Sheridan, which the Wyoming Highway Patrol estimates to have occurred at about 3 Tuesday afternoon.

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