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Workforce Services Offers Employer Seminar
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Director Joan Evans says that agency is offering an employer information seminar in Cheyenne on March 21
. She says the seminar will cover topics including workers compensation, unemployment insurance taxes, labor standards and several other issues
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Poison Center Issues Medication Warning
With National Poison Prevention week coming up March 17th-23rd, the Wyoming Poison Control Center is reminding people to follow instructions on prescription medications and keep them in a safe place
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Back to Square One On Public Safety Building
Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says Monday's decision by the Cheyenne City Council not to purchase the former Dinneen Car Dealership in downtown Cheyenne for a new Public Safety Building means the city will have to go back to the drawing board in finding a location for the facility.
Council members Monday night voted 5-5 on the
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DUI Task Force to Activate This Weekend
A spokesman for the Cheyenne Police Department says the Cheyenne Regional DUI Task Force will be looking for intoxicated drivers this weekend.
St. Patrick's Day is Sunday, and officer Dan Long says the task force will be out looking for drunk drivers starting Friday night, since many of the St
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Hill Says Differences About Philosophy, Not Personality
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill says her disagreements with state legislators and Governor Matt Mead are philosophical, not personal.
Hill says she takes issue with the idea that the legislature should manage state schools and the state Department of Education. Hill says lawmakers and the governor "think the
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Kaysen Says Budget Will Be ‘Very Tight’
Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says it looks like the city budget for fiscal year 2014, and for that matter the next few years, will remain tight.
Kaysen says he has met with city department heads, as well as support agencies like the animal shelter and the city-county health department to get their funding requests for the new fiscal year which begins on July 1
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Kaysen Says UDC Review Continuing
Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says the annual review of the city's Unified Development Code, or UDC, is continuing. The mayor says the city has taken a number of comments both from the public as well as city employees on the code and possible changes.The mayor says s
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Sheriff Warns of Facebook Scam
The Sweetwater County Sheriff's office is warning people about a scam cyber crooks have been employing on Facebook.
According to department spokesman Dick Blust, the prospective victim is contacted by someone claiming to be a person who has been "friended" who says something has happened to their account and asks the victim to "friend" them again
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Lummis Hopeful Act Will Lessen Warren Impact
Wyoming congresswoman Cynthia Lummis says she's hoping a continuing resolution approved by the U.S. House Wednesday will reduce the impact of sequestration cuts on F.E. Warren Air Force Base.
The Continuing Resolution Act of 2013 renews federal funding set to expire on March 27 and also offers federal agencies some flexibility in how they spend money, allowing them to prioritize funding for more essential programs
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New Stadium Planned for East High School
Laramie County School District 1 hopes to have a new athletic stadium at East High School open for athletic events by the fall of 2015, according to Laramie County School District 1 Superintendent Mark Stock
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Goss Predicts Economic Growth
Creighton University Economist Ernie Goss says his February survey of purchasing managers in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado is predicting economic growth in the region despite concerns about the impacts of sequestration cuts
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Enzi Criticizes Vote to Maintain ‘Slush Fund’
Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi says the U.S. Senate sent the wrong message to taxpayers on Tuesday when it voted to maintain a Senate ''working group" that Enzi says does little beyond supplementing staff salary budgets