The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services is reporting that total unemployment insurance covered payroll in the state increased by $140-million, or 5.3% in first quarter of 2011. According to their report, employment rose by … Continue Reading
The National Weather Service’s Riverton Office will be flying blind beginning Monday and continuing for about two weeks. National Weather Service Director Jack Hayes says the doppler radar serving western and central Wyoming will be … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Department of Transportation plans to add to its winter staff in District 3 for the coming season. WYDOT District 3 Engineer John Eddins says the district has been preparing for the inevitable over the past few months. Eddins says twelve temporary operators will … Continue Reading
Two Rock Springs men recently were convicted of charges relating to shooting and abandoning a mule deer doe south of Pinedale last fall. Andrew McGahuey pleaded guilty to wanton destruction of a doe mule deer, taking deer on private land without permission, and … Continue Reading
A 62-year-old hunter from Farson was rescued in Sublette County after a turn in the weather late Wednesday caught him unprepared. According to a spokesman for Tip Top Search and Rescue, there was a call about a missing person late Wednesday evening in the Horse Creek area near Daniel. The rescue group … Continue Reading
A Boy Scout camp near Pinedale which has been the site of numerous summer camp experiences for local scouts over the years is faced with costly renovations in order to continue its existence. Camp New Fork, belonging to the Trapper Trails Council in southern Wyoming and Northern Utah sought a permit to drill a new water well, but … Continue Reading
Like everything else in these times, the cost of harvesting trees for the coming Christmas season is increasing on Bridger Teton National Forest. Forest Spokesperson Mary Cernacek explains that the prices attached to the program had been unchanged for the past 12 years. Cernacek says … Continue Reading
As the flu season makes its appearance in households across the nation, Wyoming Department of Health officials are again stressing the importance of flu vaccinations. They have cited immunization as the single most effective thing most people can do to … Continue Reading
A human-caused fire discovered on Thursday, 35 miles west of Pinedale in the Big Piney Rangers District, has grown from 41 acres to 135 acres, according to Bridger Teton public relations officer Mary Cernicek. More than 40 … Continue Reading
Wyoming’s effort to keep sage-grouse off of the endangered species list was recognized by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Wyoming was one of 17 recipients of a “Partners in Conservation” award. In June Governor Matt Mead signed … Continue Reading
