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Milward Simpson says he won't run for governor
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Milward Simpson says he's decided against seeking the Wyoming Democratic Party's nomination for governor. Simpson has served as director of the Wyoming Department of State Parks...
Wyo. lawmakers push for more state sovereignty
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming House of Representatives is taking the first steps toward possibly telling the federal government to back off on a range of states' rights issues. A few House member...
Suspect in custody after attack on UW campus
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - A suspect is in custody in connection with an attack Sunday on a female student at a University of Wyoming residence hall. Police say they apprehended an 18-year-old man Monday. ...
More High School Students Could Graduate Early
POCATELLO/CHUBBUCK - It seems like a dream come true for some students, getting to skip out of school early. It's something some legislators are proposing this year as part of a scholarship progra...
Gillette man pleads not guilty to sex assault
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - A 40-year-old Gillette man has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a mentally disabled woman. Eric W. Badwound entered the plea Monday during his arraignment in District C...
Is the English Language Hard to Learn
IDAHO - There are some bills being kicked around in the 2010 Idaho legislature that push the exclusive use of the English language more. For example, one bill wants to eliminate interpreters for drive...
Legislators push for increased state sovereignty
A few House members, however, warn that Wyoming shouldn't seek too much independence from a federal system that serves as a significant source of state income.
Governor's wind tax proposal filed as bill
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Gov. Dave Freudenthal's proposal to impose a tax on wind electricity generation in the state has been filed as a bill. Five representatives and five senators are listed as spons...
Testing of Wyoming bees seeks to minimize disease
POWELL, Wyo. (AP) - Midwinter testing for the health of leaf cutter bees is under way by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture at the seed lab north of Powell. Testing the bees is an annual part of m...
Areva Still Waiting on Loan Guarantee
IDAHO FALLS - Areva is still waiting to hear word from the Department of Energy on a $2 billion loan guarantee. After several months of waiting, the company expects an answer in the next 30 days. Tue...
Dog waste piling up at Wyoming forest trails
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSON, Wyo. -- A smelly problem is piling at trails around Jackson where people go hiking and cross-country skiing with their dogs. How big is this problem? Bridger-Teton Nat...
Scout camp receives face-lift
A lodge at the Buffalo Bill Boy Scout Camp on the North Fork this weekend was guarded by a carved bear and surrounded by snowdrifts. (Photo by Ivy Garlow) Camp Buffalo Bill, the Boy Scout camp...
New sirens help emergency alert
Three new sirens that will warn Cody residents of impending natural disasters or other serious emergencies will be installed and tested later this month.Martin Knapp, coordinator for the Park County O...
Dog waste piling up at Wyoming forest trails
JACKSON, Wyo. -- A smelly problem is piling at trails around Jackson where people go hiking and cross-country skiing with their dogs. How big is this problem? Bridger-Teton National Forest officials s...
Bar Nunn girl dies in accidental shooting
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - The Natrona County School District says a seventh-grader from Bar Nunn died after being shot when a firearm was accidentally discharged at a residence away from school. The school...
Attempted Jackson Burglar Leaves Behind Clothes
JACKSON - Police are looking for an attempted burglary suspect who left behind some of his clothes while trying to fend off the intended victim. According to a press release from Jackson Police, a ho...
Bar Nunn girl dies in accidental shooting
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) -- The Natrona County School District says a seventh-grader from Bar Nunn died after being shot when a firearm was accidentally discharged at a residence away from school.
CHIPPEWA AVENUE, Feb. 9
A 22-year-old man was arrested early Sunday after running a car off the road, then aiming a gun at another man. After he was run off the road, the alleged victim called police and began following the ...
Bill to ban texting while driving advances
CHEYENNE — A bill that would ban Wyoming drivers from sending text messages has cleared two important legislative hurdles.Democratic Sen. Floyd Esquibel, of Cheyenne, is the prime sponsor of the bil...
Medicine Bow gets bulk of Wyo. beetle-kill funds
CHEYENNE — The bulk of new federal funding to cut down beetle-killed pine trees before they fall onto power lines, roads and campgrounds in Wyoming will go to Medicine Bow National Forest.The Medici...
Police chief job draws more than 90 applicants
SHERIDAN — Sheridan has received more than 90 applications for its chief of police job.Sheridan Human Resources Director Heather Doke said the city accepted applications through Monday.Doke said she...
There is a lot of debate over whether to bring Fox Park into the city
On July 31, 1978, Darrell Byford moved his mobile home from Belgrade, Mont,. to Fox Park.There was no subdivision back then. The area was all wind and sagebrush.Byford, 83, said his house was the four...
For the big game Bet on Super foods
If you’re on a diet, the Super Bowl is like facing a fourth and long. You’ll want to punt. But before you chow down, check out what you can eat that’s good for you. - News-Record photo illustrat...
Gillette banks remain healthy
If the health of a community is measured by the financial standing of its banks, then Gillette’s health is good — very good.Deposits in Gillette bank branches totaled more than $898 million during...
Bed tax totals $382,000 in 13 months
Some $381,830 has been collected since the countywide 2 percent lodging tax went into effect 13 months ago, and now the lodging tax board has an executive director and a laundry list of objectives.The...
Rep. Hallinan still in ICU
State Rep. Tim Hallinan, R-Campbell County, remains in intensive care after having open heart surgery.Hallinan, 64, had a multiple-bypass operation Monday at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper.On Saturd...
Man airlifted to hospital
A 48-year-old Gillette man has been airlifted to Wyoming Medical Center in Casper after being thrown from his sport utility vehicle during a rollover crash.Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Ray Maser dec...
Driver thrown from car in crash
A 59-year-old man was thrown from his car Friday after crashing into a sport utility vehicle south of Gillette.Richard Herda of Douglas was flown by air ambulance to Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. ...
Man accused in burglary spree will face charges here
Police say a man accused of stealing more than $75,000 in property during a statewide burglary spree eventually will be brought to Campbell County to face charges.Daniel Underwood, 31, has confessed t...
Prairie Wind attendance area won’t affect the junior highs
The recent attendance area change for Prairie Wind Elementary will change the school that many elementary students attend, but there is no change for students entering junior high.“Junior high will ...
Man pleads not guilty to sex assault
A Gillette man has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a mentally disabled woman.Eric Wayne Badwound, 40, entered the plea Monday during his arraignment in District Court.In August, Badwound ple...
Wyoming economic index extends upward run
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - An economic index continues to show encouraging signs for Wyoming business. For the third straight month, the index from the Goss Institute of Economic Research remained in growth...
TWIN SPRUCE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Feb. 3
Police are investigating a series of fights at the school that students recorded using cell phone cameras. Investigators believe there have been at least three fights since Thursday. Seven teenage boy...
MONTGOMERY BAR, Jan. 31
Two men, ages 39 and 32, were ticketed early Saturday for urinating in public after they relieved themselves on a car, police Sgt. Dirk Blackmer said.
1000 BLOCK OF ELON AVENUE, Jan. 24
A 23-year-old man was arrested early Saturday after threatening his mother with a large pocket knife and kicking her car door during an argument, causing $1,500 damage. The man fled when police showed...
CAMPBELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL NORTH CAMPUS, Jan. 20
A 17-year-old boy turned in a senior project Tuesday containing incriminating evidence of an underage drinking party. About 15 students have been identified as suspects, and officers still are investi...
BROOKSTREET INN, Jan. 19
A 41-year-old man was arrested Saturday after allegedly shoving his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter to the ground. The girl cut her chin and needed several stitches. Loren Darren Cly of Mexican Hat...
Fairfield Inn, Jan. 18
A 28 year old man was arrested on suspicion of battery early Sunday afternoon after hitting his 26-year-old wife in the face at the Fairfield Inn, where the two were staying. The man admitted to hitti...
Is your child ready for kindergarten Be prepared to wait in registration line
Parents who hope to register their child at their neighborhood school this fall should consider waking up early Monday morning.Kindergarten registration begins Monday, and if last year’s lines are a...
Is time right to redesign McManamen
McManamen Park in Gillette was dedicated 25 years ago in honor of former City Councilman Jim McManamen, who died in 1984. The city’s $140,000 design contract that would give the park a facelift incl...
Area’s first wind farm could face county, state zoning laws
The first wind farm in Campbell County should be up and generating electricity by January 2011, but it could face new county and statewide zoning laws along with a $3-per-megawatt hour tax.Called the ...
New book for a new year
This is the year that the Campbell County High School Class of 2010 will never forget.And the yearbook class hopes it remembers the extra work that went into making those memories good ones — and ac...
Six city planters need a green thumb
Six city planters are up for adoption this spring.Volunteers are needed to plant the flowers, mulch, fertilize and weed throughout the summer.The city buys the flowers and divvies them up to volunteer...
WyDOT is selling old equipment online
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is using online auctions in the next few months to dispose of used vehicles.Vehicles include old police cars, used trucks and trailers.The vehicles are availab...
People line up for lower license plate numbers
Dozens of people waited outside the Campbell County Courthouse before sunrise Monday morning to claim some of the more than 800 available reserve number license plates. A few people got in line as ear...
Bull-fighter knows about bullying
Rodeo clown Marvin Nash talked to students gathered Thursday afternoon in the auditorium at Campbell County High School North Campus for a seminar on how to better mentor younger children in the commu...
Never too early for prom
Jade Ely, a student at Campbell County High School South Campus gets the finishing touches on a prom dress before strutting down the runway at Lasting Memories Bridal & Formal Wear during the Prom Fas...
Soldiers to receive phone cards
CHEYENNE: The Wyoming Army National Guard says more than 1,000 phone cards have been collected to give to soldiers returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom.The 100-minute cards were collected under the ...
1 dead, 2 injured in avalanches
JACKSON: Authorities say an avalanche near Teton Valley, Idaho killed one man and another slide near Togwotee Pass in Wyoming hurt two others.The Teton County Sheriff’s Office says 62-year-old Scott...
Drunken driving campaign works
CASPER: Law enforcement officials in the Casper area say they arrested nearly 120 motorists during their annual holiday campaign to reduce drunken driving.The program is called “You Drink and Drive....
2 new historic sites in Wyo.
CHEYENNE: The National Register of Historic Places has added two new locations in Wyoming.Laramie’s University Neighborhood Historic District and the Carey Block in Greybull are now on the list.The ...
Life on Wyoming highways on the go
RAWLINS — The hum of motors is like a swarm of locust, thick and rumbling.The time is 10:45 p.m. on a Monday night, and the Rawlins TravelCenters of America’s “professional drivers” parking lo...
Virtual field trips takes Baggs students for ride
RAWLINS — Third-grade students at Little Snake River Valley School were looking at visiting California’s Ocean Institute.They would hear what top marine biologists have to say about whales as well...
Wyoming soda ash production down in 2009
GREEN RIVER — A year-end federal report shows Soda ash production dropped in Wyoming in 2009 for the first time in five years, a drop that an industry analyst blames on the global recession and comp...
Bighorn sheep transplanted to south-central Wyo.
LOVELL — A helicopter skimming above rocky outcroppings in the Big Horn Mountains is a rare and unusual sight, but a pair of blindfolded bighorn sheep dangling from that helicopter is perhaps best d...
Wyo. easement deal opens pronghorn migration route
JACKSON — The second longest land migration route for pronghorn antelope in the Western Hemisphere will remain open thanks to a conservation easement worked out between conservationists and a ranchi...
Devils Tower man runs for state auditor
CHEYENNE: Certified Public Accountant Bruce Brown has announced that he’s running for the Wyoming Republican Party nomination for the office of state auditor.Brown owns an accounting and consulting ...
There is a lot of debate over whether to bring Fox Park into the city
On July 31, 1978, Darrell Byford moved his mobile home from Belgrade, Mont,. to Fox Park.There was no subdivision back then. The area was all wind and sagebrush.Byford, 83, said his house was the four...
For the big game Bet on Super foods
If you’re on a diet, the Super Bowl is like facing a fourth and long. You’ll want to punt. But before you chow down, check out what you can eat that’s good for you. - News-Record photo illustrat...
Gillette banks remain healthy
If the health of a community is measured by the financial standing of its banks, then Gillette’s health is good — very good.Deposits in Gillette bank branches totaled more than $898 million during...
Rep. Hallinan still in ICU
State Rep. Tim Hallinan, R-Campbell County, remains in intensive care after having open heart surgery.Hallinan, 64, had a multiple-bypass operation Monday at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper.On Saturd...
Parents line up to hold school spots
Stocktrail Elementary School Principal Kathy Quinn gives a number to Lara Woodside on Monday morning at kindergarten registration. Woodside and 30 other parents waited in line before the school opened...
People mean money in the U.S. Census
How much are you worth to local governments just because you fill out the census?- $750 a year if you live in the county.- $823 a year if you live in the city limits.- $100 to $500 extra a year for bo...
Watch your spending, governor says lawmakers
CHEYENNE — Gov. Dave Freudenthal urged Wyoming legislators on Monday to hold onto the state’s financial reserves as they meet over the next four weeks to craft a new budget.Speaking in the last st...
Suspect in Fox Park case to stand trial
A Gillette woman charged in connection with a massive embezzlement scheme involving the Fox Park subdivision has been ordered to stand trial.Hailey Jacobsen Remmick, 36, is charged with six counts of ...
President wants to cut AML money to Wyoming
President Barack Obama wants to reduce his budget in 2011 by cutting Abandoned Mine Land funds to states like Wyoming — a move Wyoming’s congressional delegation was expecting and plans to fight.T...
City comes up with yard waste pilot program
A new pilot program to kick-start curbside pickup for yard waste will cost the city about $515,000 and residents $4.50 a month.The trial program would replace the city’s 15-year-old yard waste progr...
Accused burglar also plotted murder
Prosecutors say a Gillette woman accused of defecating in her pants during a home burglary had hatched a murder plot against her ex-husband and planned to escape to Mexico.Stephanie Jeanne Davis, 34, ...
Gases Plus sues, says refinery failed to pay
RAWLINS — A company based in Gillette has sued two other companies in Carbon County District Court over a payment dispute.Gases Plus Norco contends in the lawsuit that it is owed nearly $19,000 for ...
Coal dust suppression could be costly for Wyo.
CASPER — The anticipated $100 million it will cost each year to reduce coal dust on shipments of Wyoming coal out of the Powder River Basin is causing friction between the Burlington Northern Santa ...
New pool features will spew water
The pools in the new Recreation Center are two or three weeks away from completion. Workers began testing the pool's new features in the water park section of the building Tuesday, while others worked...
Parade will stay downtown for Fourth
The Fourth of July parade will remain in downtown Gillette instead of being moved to Enzi Drive as suggested, but it will be at 2 p.m. this year instead of 9 a.m.The City Council and County Commission...
Wyoming, other states seek to ban mandatory health insurance
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Although President Barack Obama’s push for a health care overhaul has stalled, conservative lawmakers in about half the states are forging ahead with constitutional amendment...
Wyoming real estate agents believe tax credit was a boon
CHEYENNE: The first-time homeowner tax credit lifted sluggish sales last year in Wyoming, but it’s still difficult to tell just how many deals were finalized because of the incentive, according to r...
Chubbuck Denny's Serves Up Hundreds of Free Grand Slams
CHUBBUCK - At Denny's restaurants across the country, people lined up for free Grand Slam breakfasts! The restaurants dished out food from 6 am until 2 pm. Denny's in Chubbuck served 600 mea...
Game Dept. reminds anglers of limits
CODY, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is reminding anglers to be careful to follow size and creel limits as they pursue trout through the ice at Buffalo Bill Reservoir. The game depa...
Money available for local energy-saving projects
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming State Energy Office still has $2.8 million in federal stimulus funds available for communities to conduct energy efficiency retrofits on local buildings and lights. ...
Your Online Job Interview
The job market continues to look poor, the latest unemployment numbers - just released - show many Americans continue to be out of work. With so many looking for jobs or trying to maintain current job...
Online Businesses Grow, State Loses Tax Revenue
You can find just about anything on the World Wide Web. It's made buying and selling products just a simple click of a button. But with all that online buying and selling, it's caused the st...
The Brownstone and Pub Faces Eviction in Lawsuit
IDAHO FALLS - The Brownstone Restaurant and Brew in Idaho Falls is could lose its building as they face a nasty lawsuit with their landlord, The Watkins Company. After years in civil court, a trial i...
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| | Veterans, embossed license plates available beginning - Friday, January 01, 2010 Armed forces veteran license plates and embossed plates approved by the 2009 Wyoming Legislature will become available next year.
Both plates carry a $50 fee in addition to the standard $15 state registration fee and the county registration fee that is calculated based on the vehicle’s value.
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| | Titles to be required to register new boats, snowmobiles and small utility trailers - Friday, January 01, 2010Beginning Jan. 1, 2010 motorized watercraft, snowmobiles and small trailers will have to be titled in order to be registered after they are purchased or their ownership is transferred.
The changes are among several revisions to the state’s vehicle titling and registration laws approved by the 2009 Legislature to improve consistency, clarity and accountability. The changes do not apply to vehicles purchased before Jan.1, unless ownership changes. read more ...
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| | New law requires copy of vehicle registration to be carried in vehicle - Friday, January 01, 2010Beginning Jan. 1, 2010 Wyoming law will require a copy of a vehicle’s registration to be carried in the vehicle at all times.
The change is among several revisions to the state’s vehicle titling and registration laws approved by the 2009 Legislature to improve consistency, clarity and accountability. read more ...
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| | Albany County Web Map Available - Tuesday, April 14, 2009The Albany County Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Department has developed a web based map of Albany County. This map contains information on voting districts, ownership, roads, and much more. read more ...
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| | Planning Department Upcoming Meetings - Monday, January 04, 2010Follow this link for schedule and other information regarding upcoming Planning Department meetings. read more ...
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