Karen Snyder
BB Gun & Knife Means Suspension, Expulsion For Glenrock Student
A freshman at Glenrock High School is suspended for carrying weapons to school. Kirk Hughes, superintendent for Converse County School District #2, says the district has a no-tolerance policy regarding weapons, in this case a BB gun and knife.
Teton Rescue Successful Despite Odds
A bad decision by back country snow-boarders this weekend could have ended tragically. 31-yr-old Sam Hoerr from Illinois and his group left for the back country in white out conditions. Hoerr took a wrong turn and became lost.
Mead Applauds H2O Pipeline Dismissal
A Colorado businessman’s plans for a water pipeline from Flaming Gorge to the Front Range were dismissed Thursday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Officials with FERC called the application premature and lacking necessary information for a permitting process.
Many Wyoming Households Not Ready For A Rainyday
About 21-percent of Wyoming households are not prepared to weather a storm financially if unexpected big bills pop up. The nonprofit Corporation for Enterprise Development has issued a report showing that Wyomingites make about seven thousand dollars less per year than the average American worker, and carry an average credit card debt of 76-hundred dollars.
Choosing Words Carefully For AARP Spelling Bee
Preparations are under way for the A-A-R-P National Spelling Bee in Cheyenne this summer.
The bee, for spellers age 50- and older, begins with a 100-word written test, which narrows the field to the top 15.
Wyoming Retirement System Assessed
The Wyoming Legislature turned down a bill this week to change the state retirement system to something more like a 401k plan, but the bill did raise questions about the financial stability of the system. Wyoming Retirement System Board Director, Steve Sommers says the system is currently funded at 85-percent, but he expects it will need fine-tuning to keep it on track.
Mead Sees Trouble For State In Roadless Rule Decision
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a state of Wyoming Mining Association petition that sought to to overturn the 2001 National Forest Road-less Rule.
By doing so the Court upheld its reversal of the decision by Judge Clarence Brimmer and reaffirmed the legality of the rule that prohibits development on nearly 60 million acres...
A Pilot For Christ Goes Down In The Line Of Duty
A Douglas pilot was making a charity flight when his plane went down in northern Utah last week.