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New president assumes leadership of the Wyoming Education Association
CHEYENNE – Wyoming Education Association Vice President Kim Amen assumed leadership of the Wyoming Education Association on Monday. Amen has served students as an educator for 31 years. She spent the first 13 years of her career directing Wyoming Early Childhood Education programs and the last 18 years in Laramie County School District 1 as a teacher of gifted and talented students in grades 1-4. She was active in the Cheyenne Teachers’ Education Association for 18 years and served as the statewide association’s treasurer, prior...
Daily on Energy: Wyoming delegation takes on BLM over coal, wind turbine washes ashore on Nantucket, and DOE’s AI plans
WYOMING DELEGATION BUCKS BLM’S COAL AMENDMENT: Wyoming lawmakers are calling for Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to rescind a proposal that would end future coal leasing on federal lands in the Powder River Basin – the nation’s largest coal producing region. Some background: The proposal from the Bureau of Land Management responded to a 2022 court […]
More Storms In Cheyenne, More Heat In Casper
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - We’ve already seen storms firing up across Wyoming and more storms are on the way today. Eastern and southeastern Wyoming are going to be the main areas of storm development today with more in the Nebraska panhandle. The strongest storms will be in northeastern Colorado so just out of our area. Storms today are moving slowly with more heavy rain and some potential hail so be prepared for the storms.
West Casper neighborhood victim to “car hopping” thieves, P.D. asks residents to check their vehicles
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - On Tuesday July 16, the Casper Police Department responded to the area of Whispering Springs Road and Indian Springs Drive for a suspicious persons call. When officers got there, they encountered juvenile suspects in possession of multiple pieces of property stolen from vehicles in...
Casper’s Jarron Janzen Inks for Rodeo at Colorado Northwestern CC
Rodeo cowboy Jarron Janzen, who graduated early this year from Kelly Walsh High School, has signed up to compete in rodeo at Colorado Northwestern College. Janzen competed in saddle bronc riding on the high school rodeo circuit. He placed sixth during the 2023-24 season. Janzen won a round in saddle...
Casper council OKs police truck purchases: cheaper isn’t always the better choice
CASPER, Wyo. — Government, education and other public agencies receive bids for contracts, services, equipment and vehicles. They usually chose the “lowest responsible bidder.”. Sometimes, however, the lowest bid from a responsible company isn’t the only factor when a government makes a decision. Tuesday, the Casper City...
Historic Casper building to be revived for Natrona Collective Health Trust headquarters
CASPER, Wyo. – A century-old red brick building near downtown Casper will soon serve as the permanent home for the Natrona Collective Heath Trust. The nonprofit purchased the building located at 421 South Center from Lisa Burridge & Associates Real Estate, who had been using it as their headquarters.
Five recreation & sports leases/rental agreements OK’d by Casper Council
CASPER, Wyo. — From skiing to skating and football, five Casper area sports clubs will have places to practice and play for the coming year. The Casper City Council approved on its consent agenda lease and rental agreements during its regular meeting at its temporary chambers at The Lyric, 230 W. Yellowstone Highway.
UW to Announce WIP Creative Economy Start Up Challenge Winners
University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel will announce the winners of the Investing in Wyoming’s Creative Economy Start Up Challenge Thursday, July 18, at UW’s Neltje Center for Excellence in Creativity and the Arts. Ten creative startup efforts will be awarded $25,000 each to support their arts-focused enterprises.
The truth behind the US 'zone of death' where there are no laws
There’s a part of the United States that is essentially lawless and it’s nicknamed the “zone of death”, but how did it come about?While America is home to some strange rules, like the shocking Texas law that allowed a man to kill his wife’s lover under one condition, it may surprise people to know that there is a small part in one of the most populated countries in the world that is lawless.It might sound like something out of The Purge, but the 50 square miles “zone of death” is real and located in Yellowstone National Park, accessed by one...
Ordinance allows nonmetallic-sheathed electrical cable in 3-plus-story houses
CASPER, Wyo. — Casper contractors will be able to save some money now that the city council has approved an ordinance about the use of nonmetallic-sheathed wiring (Nomex) in buildings three stories and taller. Tuesday, the council approved the amendment to the Casper Municipal Code in the ordinance on...
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