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An Oregon woman arrested in Summit County has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a multistate crime spree that police say she and her fugitive husband carried out last year. Jessica Fritts, 36, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne, Wyo., to felony carjacking and weapons charges. Fritts was arrested Aug. 14, 2011, after officials say her husband, Roy Scott Fritts, shot and wounded a man in Wyoming, stole his car and fled across the Utah border.

The U.S. Drought Monitor says extreme drought conditions now cover much of southern and eastern Wyoming after a dry August. The program's map shows all of Sweetwater, Laramie, Goshen, Platte and Niobrara counties are in an extreme drought, the fourth-worst out of 5 categories. Conditions in most of Converse and Weston counties and in parts of 6 other counties are also classified as extreme drought. Most of the rest of the state is in a severe drought, the third-worst category. The northwest corner of the state is in the best shape, with abnormally dry conditions, the mildest of the five categories. That covers most of Park and Teton counties, including Yellowstone National Park and the northern Absaroka (ab-SOHR'-kuh) Mountains.

Wyoming voters face three constitutional questions in next week's general election. The first proposal would amend the Wyoming Constitution to specify that competent adults have the right to make their own health care decisions. Republican Sen. Leslie Nutting of Cheyenne was the main sponsor in last year's legislative session. Proponents originally pushed the amendment to voice the state's opposition to the federal Affordable Care Act. Nutting says she still sees a place for the amendment despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling this summer upholding portions of the federal law.

School District #2 held its monthly meeting last night, and there's a new but familiar face sitting as the chairman of the board for School District #2. Steve Core was nominated chairman, Christee Magagna Vice Chair, and Anne Rudolph Treasurer--- at least for the time being. No one exactly volunteered for the treasurer position, and Anne Rudolph had some questions before she officially accepts. Rudolph's daughter is a teacher within the district, and wants to avoid any potential conflicts of interest that may entail. Superintendent Little Kaumo offered to check with the district attorney before a final decision was made.