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I-80 Closure Affecting Natrona County Traffic

By Rich Denison April 19, 2013

A massive traffic tie-up in Natrona County is the result of the closure of Interstate 80 at Rawlins.

Category: Breaking News, Casper News Tags: Hwy 220, I-80, Interstate 80, Natrona County Emergency Management, Rawlins, Wyoming Boulevard

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Bureau of Land Management Plans Controlled Burns

By Associated Press March 26, 2013

The High Desert District of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Wyoming plans to conduct several prescribed fires this spring.

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Category: Casper News Tags: Bureau of Land Management, cheyenne, Fire, Laramie, Medicine Bow National Forest, Miracle Mile, prescribed burn, Rawlins

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Carbon Co. Wind Farm Project Filing Pushed Back

By Associated Press March 20, 2013

A company has pushed back by a year its plans to apply for a state permit to build a large wind farm in Carbon County.

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Category: Associated Press, News, Wyoming News Tags: Carbon County, Energy, Rawlins, wind energy

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Rawlins Man Accused Of Tampering At Sinclair Plant

By Associated Press March 15, 2013

A Rawlins man is facing criminal charges for allegedly tampering with valves at the Sinclair oil refinery to give workers the day off.

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: Rawlins, Sinclair Plant, tampering

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BLM Trying to Hide TransWest Line Behind “Uplift”

By Associated Press March 8, 2013

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is looking for ways to hide a major transmission line project in southern Wyoming.

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Category: Associated Press, News, Wyoming News Tags: BLM, Energy, Rawlins, Transmission Lines, wyoming

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Winter Storm Watch for Albany County, Others

By Trevor T. Trujillo March 8, 2013

The national weather service is warning that a potent winter storm could bring significant snowfall and strong winds to much of the southeastern portion of the state Friday night through early Saturday morning.

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Category: Casper News, News, Wyoming News Tags: Douglas, Glenrock, Laramie, medicine bow, Muddy Gap, Rawlins, saratoga, Sinclair, Travel, Winter Weather

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Sinclair Refinery Issued Safety Citations

By Associated Press February 6, 2013

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — The Sinclair Oil refinery east of Rawlins is facing more safety violation citations and nearly $260,000 a fines.

The Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the refinery at Sinclair in January for three incidents occurring last August

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: Citations, Rawlins, Sinclair refinery

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Icy Roads Blamed For Crashes Around Rawlins

By Associated Press January 31, 2013

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — Icy road conditions are blamed for a number of crashes around Rawlins, including two separate ones involving semitrailers.

One truck slid off Interstate 80 Wednesday night, spilling its load of clementine oranges

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: accidents, icy roads, Rawlins

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Old Wyoming State Pen Featured On National TV

By Associated Press January 8, 2013

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — The Travel Channel will feature the Wyoming Frontier Prison in Rawlins on its "Ghost Adventures" program.

The Wyoming prison episode is scheduled to air Jan. 11.

"Ghost Adventures" features investigations of paranormal activity throughout the world

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: old pen, Rawlins, television

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Rawlins Hospital Outlines Recruitment Obstacles

By Associated Press November 6, 2012

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — The head of the Rawlins hospital says the community needs more amenities to recruit doctors.

The Associated Press reports that Ned Hill, chief operating officer of Memorial Hospital of Carbon County, says about one in 25 doctors recruited by the hospital ends up signing on

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