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Six UW Swimmers At Olympic Trials
Six University of Wyoming swimmers will compete at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb., beginning Monday, June 25 and continuing to the following Monday, July 2. Leading the UW contingent to the trials are Brandon Fischer, who will compete in three events, and Kelsey Conci, who will compete in two events.
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Rawhide Mine Earns Safety Award
Peabody Energy’s Rawhide Mine has earned the “safe sam” safety award from the Wyoming Mining Association and the Wyoming State Inspector for Mines for Best 2011 safety performance among Powder River Basin coal mining operations of comparable size.
The award was presented at the Wyoming Mining Association’s annual meeting at Jackson L
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Wyoming Receives Grant for Mission: Lifeline Wyoming
Governor Matt Mead joined The American Heart Association and the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to announce a $7.1 million project to improve heart attack care in Wyoming. The project known as “Mission: Lifeline Wyoming” will fund effo
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Reagan Rifle On Display in Cody Museum [AUDIO]
A Cheyenne woman has been named to a top position in Wyoming Bureau of Land Management Office. Doug Randall has the details. A rifle that belonged to late President Ronald Reagan is now on display at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody. It’s part of a collection of firearms from U.S. Presidents. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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U.W. Hires New Diving Coach
Wyoming swimming and diving and head coach Tom Johnson announced Wednesday the hiring of new diving coach Yahya Radman.
Radman, a native of Bloomington, Ind., spent the previous two seasons (2010-12) as the assistant diving coach at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla. During the 2012 season, he assisted one ACC Champion, two runners up and three third-place finishers. As a team they sent eight student-athletes to the NCAA Zone Diving meet. He assisted in coaching one All-American during the 2012 season.
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Gov. Mead Names Interim Oil And Gas Supervisor
Governor Matt Mead has appointed an interim State Oil and Gas Supervisor. The Governor’s Office says Mead, after consulting with other members of the Oil and Gas conservation Commission, appointed Bob
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Wild Horse Adoption in Wheatland Saturday [AUDIO]
Police in Cody are investigating one bank robbery and another attempted bank robbery. Doug Randall reports. The Bureau of Land Management and the Mantle Wild Horse Adoption and Training Center will host a Wild Horse adoption on Saturday in Wheatland. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Rangeland and Pastureland Conditions A Concern [AUDIO]
Tribal and federal officials say a crackdown on crime on the Wind River Indian Reservation of the past two years has succeeded in improving the quality of life there. Doug Randall has the details. U.S. Department of Agriculture meteorologist Brad Rippey says rangeland and pastureland conditions for the week ending June 17th are not looking good. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Management Team Takes Over Russell’s Camp Fire
A Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team B took over management of the Russell’s Camp Fire Tuesday. The incident continues to utilize local resources, which includes multiple crews, numerous engines and two Helitac modules. Additional resources arr
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Fire Restrictions Announced
Stage I fire restrictions went into effect on the Medicine Bow National Forest and Thunder Basin National Grassland as of midnight on June 14, 2012. Restrictions are necessary to protect public health and safety as well as natural and cultural resources.
Record low snowpack in addition to an early and unseasonably warm, dry spring have prompted the restrictions. This decision, which was made in coordination with the Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Forestry Division as well as Albany and Carbon Counties, follows the implementation of fire restrictions last week on
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Community Colleges Preparing For Budget Cuts [AUDIO]
Luca Technologies has laid off nine Gillette based workers and has temporarily shut down its coal-bed methane wells in the Powder River Basin. Doug Randall has the details. The Wyoming Community College Commission met last week in Casper to discuss ways to meet Governor Matt Mead’s directive to all state agencies to come up with budgets reflecting a possible eight percent cut. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Wyoming Guard To Help Fight Guernsey Fire
Acting Governor, Senate President Jim Anderson, has activated the Wyoming National Guard to assist in fighting the wildfire in east-central Wyoming, which started inside Guernsey State Park.