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Wyoming Experts Love Trying to Identify UFOs
Two Wyoming experts on UFOs are reminding Wyoming residents that strange lights they may see in the states wide open skies are often terrestrial in nature.Richard Beckwith, Wyomings director of the Mutual UFO Network and city attorney for Rock Springs and Samuel Singer, founder of Stargazing Wyoming, do not agree on what may have been responsible for a report of a UFO in Jackson.
August 27, 2019
R-E-S-P-E-C-T, City of Casper Seeks New Code of Ethics
The Casper City Council is looking at restoring its code of ethics and, along with it, adopting a new social media policy for how council members interact with members of the public and each other.
August 26, 2019
State Fair endowment provides solid footing for years ahead
This years Wyoming State Fair is over, but the next chapter of its story is just beginning as fair organizers begin to realize proceeds from the fairs newly-established endowment fund.
August 23, 2019
Crop insurance to cover losses after Goshen County irrigation canal failure
Crews continue repairs on an irrigation tunnel collapse as Goshen County residents prepare for a potential hit to their economy, which could be lessened by crop insurance payouts.
August 23, 2019
Now a Ban on Natural Gas? Berkeley, California Fires “First Shot” in Potential Energy War
Californians are moving away from natural gas, which could complicate Wyomings energy-reliant economy in the future, but experts say its too soon to predict an actual impact. In Berkeley, California, city officials banned natural gas connections to new homes to fuel furnaces and appliances starting in 2020 as part of an initiative to reduce the citys carbon emissions.
August 17, 2019
Revenues ahead of estimates, though structural problems remain
Sales taxes, investment income, oil severance taxes and federal mineral royalties are proving to be the saving grace for state coffers, according to a recent report, but the overall revenue picture for Wyoming remains bleak.
August 15, 2019
Yellowstone Visitors Need to Give Wildlife More Space
A bison chucked a 9-year-old Florida girl visiting Yellowstone National Park into the air like a rag doll in late July. The incident was shared via social media and was soon followed by an unrelated video of a man reaching over a fence to pet a bison.
August 14, 2019
Transposition error makes it appear substitute teacher makes $216K
In case you mightve heard otherwise, please rest assured that a substitute teacher does not, in fact, hold the top-paying job in Fremont County School District 25 in Riverton. Theyre not paying a custodian $120,000 a year, either.
August 10, 2019
More than 100 million prescription painkillers ended up in Wyoming in six years
Drug makers distributed nearly 126.7 million painkillers in Wyoming between 2006 to 2012, according to a federal prescription database recently made public.
August 09, 2019
Wind turbine blades being disposed of in Casper landfill
The Casper landfill will soon be the home of more than 1,000 decommissioned wind turbine blades and motor housing units.
August 07, 2019
Lull in fire season doesn’t mean Wyoming is out of woods yet
After a spate of wildfires dominating Wyoming headlines in recent years, 2019 has been a quiet fire season for wildland firefighters so far. A wet spring and dry summer, however, have fire experts on high alert, one of the states lead disaster educators said.
August 02, 2019
Crop insurance might not cover irrigation canal collapse losses
An irrigation canal collapse in Goshen County could devastate more than 100,000 acres of crops and producers may be left without compensation for the loss, a Farm Service Agency (FSA) spokesperson said.
July 29, 2019
Blackjewel closures bad, but not the worst, officials say
Its been nearly a month since Blackjewel LLC abruptly shuttered its coal production operations, locking some 600 Gillette-area miners out of the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines. And as Blackjewel continues to hammer out its fate in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Gillette searches for silver linings to this latest economic cumulonimbus.
July 28, 2019
Irrigation tunnel collapse could cost Wyoming’s ag millions, repairs underway
More than 100,000 acres of agricultural land are without irrigation after a canal tunnel collapsed July 17 in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.
July 26, 2019
Cheyenne Frontier Days: Behind the Chutes
You can tell its Cheyenne Frontier Days because the heat has finally kicked up to the 90s in Cheyenne. When the July heat starts cooking, Cheyenne Frontier Days gets into gear. Part of the magic can be witnessed by locals and tourists who can step in the arena mud and dirt as part of the Behind the Chutes tour.
July 25, 2019
USDA helps veterans turn from swords to plowshares
Young people are losing interest in the agriculture industry, but the United States Department of Agriculture is hoping low-interest loans could attract a different demographic veterans. The USDAs loan program has been around in one form or another since the 1930s, said Rob Weppner, a USDA Farm Service Agency farm loan manager based in northeastern Wyoming.
July 25, 2019
New approval poll shows high approval of Gordon, Barrasso and Enzi
Gov. Mark Gordon has the fifth-highest approval rating of U.S. governors, according to new polling by Morning Consult, a Washington, D.C.-based media and technology company.
July 24, 2019
Public health officials continue to eye Wyoming’s immunization rates
Looking at data for four common vaccines tracked by the National Immunization Survey, Wyomings rates increase and decrease by more percentage points than the national average.
July 17, 2019
Blackjewel layoffs could have ‘truly scary’ impact on economy
With two of Wyomings largest coal mines closed pending Blackjewel LLCs bankruptcy filings and approximately 600 laid-off workers warming the bench, legislators and state economists are contemplating the future of coal in Wyoming.
July 14, 2019
WBC switches gears to focus more on industries
As it enters its third decade of existence, the Wyoming Business Council finds itself at a crossroads.
July 10, 2019
Fireworks stands sell bigger bangs, but safety education is key to enjoying holiday
Wyoming is big sky country, and there are few things its residents enjoy more than lighting that sky on fire in celebration of Independence Day.
July 03, 2019