Our Cheyenne news staff, with reporting from Doug Randall and Joy Greenwald.
Cheyenne News Staff
New Fires Discovered Southwest Of West Yellowstone
According to a news release the Two Top fire is burning in the backcountry southwest of town near Mt. Two Top along the Montana-Idaho state line.
Vital Statistics Report Shows Wyoming’s Population Continues to Grow
Jim McBride, Vital Statistics Services program manager with the Wyoming Department of Health, noted Wyoming’s population continues to grow.
Congressional Delegation on Return of Mineral Money
Wyoming will get back approximately $50 million that was scheduled to be sequestered in fiscal year (FY) 2013.
Mead: Wyoming’s Regional Haze Plan Should Be Adopted
Governor Mead says Wyoming’s plan is already in the works and power producers have already invested millions of dollars in new technologies to meet Wyoming’s requirements and those changes are already reducing haze.
Wyoming Department of Health: Medicaid Expansion Options Report Available
The report is in response to a request by Governor Matt Mead to study the issue.
Wyoming Workplace Deaths Up
The state Department of Workforce Services reports 35 people died on the job in Wyoming in 2012, up from 32 in 2011 and 33 in 2010.
F.E. Warren Deactivated Peacekeeper Silos to Be Eliminated
According to a news release, although the Air Force deactivated its last Peacekeeper missiles in September 2005, 50 of these missile silos and five alert facilities remain.
Gov. Mead on Student Assessment Results
The Wyoming Department of Education has released Wyoming’s student assessment test results for the 2012-13 school year reflecting an overall drop compared to last year.
The test known as PAWS assesses students in grades 3-8 for proficiency in English and math...
House Natural Resources Committee Casper Field Hearing Announced
U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) and the Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee (Doc Hastings (R-WA), announced an Oversight Field Hearing entitled, “State and Local Efforts to Protect Species, Jobs, Property and Multiple Use Amidst a New War on the West...
Locations For Regional Education Accountability Summits Announced
The Wyoming Department of Education and the State Board of Education announced locations for their regional summits on the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act. department of education spokesman Tom Lacock says Wyoming’s Summit on Education Accountability is a series of meetings offering answers to questions on accountability efforts in Wyoming education, while collecting feedback from educator