Cheyenne News Staff
Deadline for Springer and Glendo Pheasant Hunts is Coming Up [AUDIO]
(Courtesy of Wyoming Game and Fish)
Carbon county officials say they are optimistic that a Texas company will follow through on plans to construct a plant to turn coal into gasoline by 2016. Doug Randall reports. The application deadline for hunters to apply for the Springer and Glendo special pheasant hunts is 5 p.m. on September 15th. Wyoming Game and Fish Department spokesman Al Langston. Click
Electronics Essential For College Students [AUDIO]
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Electronics have become essential for academic success for college students. Jack Wayman of the Consumer Electronics Association has a rundown of the latest in electronic aids for students. The University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service is advising using repellents to reduce the risk of bluetongue in sheep. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Extreme Drought Conditions Cover Parts of Wyoming [AUDIO]
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The U.S. Drought Monitor says extreme drought conditions now cover much of southern and eastern Wyoming after a dry august. Doug Randall reports. The Sheridan VA Medical Center in partnership with other agencies will host a homeless veterans stand down in Casper Thursday. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Proposed Bill Would Allow Silencers be Used While Hunting [AUDIO]
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The Legislature’s Joint Interim Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources committee has endorsed a proposed bill that would allow silencers be used while hunting in Wyoming. Doug Randall has the details. Sweetwater county authorities says they are focusing on four different areas in their investigation into the death of 17 year old Rigoberto A
Prescription Drug Forum Set for This Month At U.W. [AUDIO]
Campbell County Commissioners have asked school district officials to allow them to build a new fire station on land designated for a second high school. Doug Randall reports. a forum on prescription drug abuse is scheduled for the University of Wyoming on September 21st. U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman John Powell says prescription drug abuse is a growing problem. Click past the jump to listen t
BLM To Lease Two Coal Tracts [AUDIO]
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Manufacturing company Ridgelein Energy Services has begun remodeling an abandoned school in Deaver. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has details. The Bureau of Land Management will lease two coal tracts south of Gillette containing nearly 380 tons of coal. Amy Richards reports.
CDC: Weather This Summer Contributed to WNV Outbreak [AUIDO]
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A team of professional paleontologists is excavating dinosaur bones in the Dana Quarry in northern Wyoming. Janet Mcallister of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the weather patterns this year have contributed to the recent outbreak of West Nile Virus in the U.S. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
U.W. Hosts Cattleman’s Boot Camp [AUDIO]
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Twenty year old Joseph Jude Jenkins, a co-defendant charged in the slayings and robbery of a Hudson couple, has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental illness or deficiency. A judge has ordered a mental evaluation. The University of Wyoming will host a cattleman’s boot camp September 28th and 29th. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Cowboys Lose Season Opener
Despite a late comeback attempt, the Wyoming Cowboy football team lost a hard-fought contest Saturday to 15th-ranked Texas on Saturday, 37-17.
Wyoming (0-1 overall) held an early 9-7 lead over the Longhorns (1-0 overall), but were outscored 30-8 the rest of the way in the 2012 season opener for both teams
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Bernanke: Economy Far From Satisfactory [AUDIO]
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, speaking at the the central bank summit in Jackson Hole Friday, says high U.S. unemployment is a “grave concern” and that the Fed will provide more help if the economy doesn’t improve. A purebred Yellowstone bison is growing up at the Bronx Zoo after scientists were able to successfully implant a genetically pure embryo into a commercial bison. Doug Randall h