Karen Snyder
Wyoming Food Rule Comment Period Extended, Hearings Planned
The comment period for the Wyoming Food Safety Rule is in the process of being extended and public hearings scheduled across the state. This comes after outspoken opposition suggesting the amendments were too restrictive. Wyoming Department of Agriculture representatives hope some clarification helps.
Douglas Man Catches Record Quillback Carpsucker
He really wanted to catch a walleye, but on April 22nd, Jeff Kirk, of Douglas reeled in a native fish that set a new state record. The 14.5 inch long quillback carpsucker was just under 2 lbs with a nearly 10 inch girth.
Check The Pressure Before Hitting The Road
If we all kept our tires properly inflated, collectively this country could save 1.2 billion gallons of gasoline a year. That statistic comes from the Vice President of the Rubber Manufacturers Association, Dan Zielinski.
With gas prices hovering around $3...
Campaign Finance, Secretary of State Offers Workshops
Electronic filing of campaign finance reports has been required since January of 2010.
How to do that is the focus of hands-on training sessions offered by the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office next month.
“The Secretary of State’s office is holding trainings in seven locations around the state and encourage candidates for state legislature to register for one of those trainings...
Laundry Detergent Pods Pose Poison Risk
They’re brightly colored, soft to touch, and may resemble toys or candy.
The problem is they’re not. It’s a new way of dispensing laundry detergent and poison centers across the country have seen an increase in reports of children swallowing them.
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Wyoming Jobless Benefits Reduced Starting Next Week
Changes to Wyoming jobless benefits kick in at the end of the week.
Following on the federal ‘Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act’, signed into law in February, an extension to unemployment benefits- the ‘tier-two’ 14 week extension – will no longer be available.
Steer Price Forecast, This Year And Next
Beef cattle prices are high right now, but not quite as high as had been expected.
U. S. Department of Agriculture Outlook Chairman, Gerry Bange says beef processors are complaining of negative processing margins, so they aren’t bidding as high for cattle. As a result, Bange says, the price forecast for steers has dropped by a dollar to $125.82. That’s still $11.00 higher than in 2011, mainly because of very low cattle inventories.
Wildland Fire Fighters Gear Up At Camp Guernsey
Two weeks of wild land fire fighter training at Camp Guernsey just wrapped up and should prep responders for what’s looking to be a dry summer.
According to a Wyoming National Guard release the Rocky Mountain Engine Academy hosted regional firefighters from the U.S Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management offering classroom space and training ranges.