Sidestepped into radio from film and video. Arrived at Ktwo Radio News in 2007 following a stint in Television. Enjoy applying my story telling skills to the real world. Generally cover City and County government. Also like tracking energy and conservation issues.
Karen Snyder
High Cost Of Sub-Urban Spread, Topic Of Special Meeting
What's the cost of providing residential services in a wide open county like Natrona. Our local commissioners are facing that question right now as they look to tighten the county belt in response to a substantial decrease in revenues.
The Sonoran Institute, out of Montana, has taken on the question and commissioned a report from RPI Consulting...
Bryan Stock Ramp Closure Considered Critical For Safety
Long term plans for safety upgrades to Interstate-25 as it passes through Casper are what precipitated the current proposal to eliminate the south bound on-ramp at Bryan Stock Trail. A public meeting on that proposal was held Thursday at Wyoming Department of Transportation offices in Casper...
District Wrestles With Swing Space Decision At NCHS
Natrona County School District officials hope to keep Natrona County High School students as close to campus as possible during reconstruction and expansion there. Two of seven swing space options discussed this week include permanent on campus structures that could do just that...
Casper City Council Proposes Excess Fund Allocations
While Natrona County government looks for ways to cut its expenses, the city of Casper is considering what to do with excess revenue. Around $12 million in left-over funds comes mostly from one-cent #13, with another million from excess general revenue...
Natrona County Tightens Its Belt
Natrona County Commissioners considered a mix of budget cutting measures at a work session Tuesday that include a hiring freeze effective immediately and adjustments to the county health plan that will require, as of October 1st, a $45 a month premium payment from full time employees along with other changes to the plan...
Architects Share Vision For NCHS Renovation
Conceptual designs for Natrona County High School's renovation and expansion were unveiled by Seattle based Bassetti Architects Monday.
Marilyn Brockman, principal at Bassetti, presented designs for a campus that's reconfigured and expanded, that focuses on a central commons and inner atrium, with classrooms grouped into professional learning communities and a restored auditorium brought up to
Back To School With Healthier Lunch
Mandated standards for healthier school lunches were introduced this fall featuring more vegetables of specific color, lower sodium and more whole grains.
We've been working on this for a couple years. We're ahead of the curve on the whole grains...
Write-Ins And Petition Bring More Choice To The Ballot
Two write-in legislative candidates with sufficient votes may be headed to a spot on the November ballot in Natrona County. The state canvassing board meets later this week to confirm those write-ins.
And Keith Goodenough's independent bid for a seat on the Natrona County Commission has been confirmed...
Public Meeting Ponders New I-25 On/Off Ramp For Bar Nunn
A conversation about a possible new interchange for I-25 north of Casper happens next Tuesday. Wyoming Department of Transportation Spokesman, Jeff Goetz says its very early in the considerations and they want to hear from local residents first...
CATC Bus Subsidies Slashed
Subsidies for bus and CATC fares in Casper are cut in half for 2012-2013 fiscal year. Congress reduced federal Community Block Grant Funds by 50 percent so Casper Area Transportation Coalition Executive director, Marge Cole, says qualified recipients can expect fewer tokens or punch passes...