The Cheyenne city council has decided to go ahead and offer eligible city employees a voluntary retirement option to try and help ease some of the budget problems the city is facing. The city is facing a 2.5 million dollar shortfall for this budget cycle, which could grow to about 5 million dollars for the [...]
Entries from January 26th, 2010
Cheyenne Council Approves Early Retirement Option
By Mick Birge posted Jan 26, 2010 at 7:07AM
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Cowboys Lone Senior Needs To Step UP
By Reece Monaco posted Jan 26, 2010 at 6:53AM
The Wyoming Cowboys got a dose of what life will be like without their leading scorer over the weekend. The Cowboys practiced for the first time without Afam Moujeke since his knee injury last week in Provo, and now that Moujeke is out, the lone senior on the Cowboys roster needs to step up. Wyoming [...]
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Clerk Foils Robbery Attempt
By Mick Birge posted Jan 25, 2010 at 9:33AM
Cheyenne Police have a man in custody for attempted armed roberry, and they says they had a little help in the apprehension. The incident happened at about 1 oclock Saturday morning at the Kum and Go convenience store in the two-hundred block east Lincolnway. Police say the suspect, Jeremy Stinger entered the store with a [...]
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CREG Revenue Predictions Don’t Improve
By Mick Birge posted Jan 25, 2010 at 9:30AM
The state’s Concensus Revenue Estimating Group says it revenue forecast for the state on the heels of the 2011 fiscal year legislative budget session has not changed from its forecast back in October. State revenues for next year could be down by as much as 300 million dollars thanks to the recession and the decline [...]
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Cheyenne Mayor; Firefighters Hammering Out New Deal
By Mick Birge posted Jan 25, 2010 at 9:27AM
As the Cheyenne City Council considers a voluntary early retirement buyout option for some city employees including police officers, Mayor Rick Kaysen and representatives from the local firefighters union have met to renegotiate the city’s contract with the union for the new fiscal year that starts July 1st. The Wyoming Tribune-Eagle is reporting the union [...]
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Mead Throws Hat Into Governor’s Race
By Mick Birge posted Jan 25, 2010 at 9:23AM
Former U. S. Attorney Matt Mead has officially thrown his hat into the 2010 race for governor. Mead made a tour of the state on Friday to announce his candidacy with stops in Gillette, Casper and Cheyenne. Mead talked with the Casper Star-Tribune following his announcement there…(Click to hear comment from Matt Mead) Mead becomes [...]
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Cowboys Gear Up For Oklahoma State
By Reece Monaco posted Jan 25, 2010 at 6:55AM
The University of Wyoming Athletics department has announced that advance tickets are on sale for the Cowboy Wrestling team’s upcoming home dual with Oklahoma State, as well as a limited number of seats in the Wyoming section at the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Tickets may be purchased online at WyomingAthletics.com, by calling 800-922-9461 or in [...]
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Pokes Move On Without Moujeke
By Reece Monaco posted Jan 25, 2010 at 6:49AM
The Wyoming Cowboy men’s basketball has had several days to get over the fact that their leading scorer will miss the rest of the season. Sophomore Afam Moujeke will have season ending knee surgery this week to repair his ruptured patellar tendon. But, the season will go on, and the Cowboys have to get ready [...]
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Snow in the mountains and north this weekend
By DayWeather, Inc. posted Jan 22, 2010 at 12:30PM
Some of the stormy weather that has hit the west coast and desert southwest will jump over the Continental Divide this weekend. A deep storm over the Dakotas will bring wrap around snows and colder temperatures into all of Wyoming. The heaviest snows will fall in the northeastern corner of Wyoming, especially along the I90 [...]
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More WYO National Guard Troops Deployed
By Mick Birge posted Jan 22, 2010 at 10:27AM
Seventy members of the Wyoming Air National Guard are heading to Germany. The troops are being deployed on a 30-day mission to Germany. The aircrews are headed to Ramstein Air Base to relieve personnel serving as part of Operation Joint Enterprise, which flies troops and supplies into other countries in Europe, Africa and Asia. Three c-130H [...]
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