CHEYENNE MAYOR RICK KAYSEN MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY NOBODY REALLY WANTED TO HEAR. BUT MOST HAD A PRETTY GOOD IDEA IT WAS COMING…(Click to hear from Mayor Kaysen) KAYSEN SAYS THE DECISION TO CUT THE 20 POSITIONS CAME DOWN TO THE BUDGET PROBLEMS THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN FACING…(Click to hear comment from Mayor Kaysen) [...]
Entries from March 31st, 2010
BREAKING NEWS: Cheyenne Lays Off 20 City Employees
By Mick Birge posted Mar 31, 2010 at 11:18AM
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Kozak Wants Cheyenne’s Streets To Be Safer For Motorists
By Mick Birge posted Mar 31, 2010 at 6:13AM
Cheyenne’s new police chief is looking into ways to make the Capital City’s streets safer, and cut down on crashes that seem to plague certain intersections in town. Brian Kozak (pictured) says the department is looking deep into the numbers so they can better focus on the effort…(Click to hear comment from Brian Kozak) Kozak [...]
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Should Students Who Drop Out of School Lose Privilege to Drive?
By Mick Birge posted Mar 31, 2010 at 6:08AM
Should students who drop out of school lose the privilege to drive? Its not a new idea, but it is one that is making headlines again. Sheridan school district Superintendent Craig Dougherty tells Sheridan Media, the issue is accountability…(Click to hear comment from Craig Dougherty) State Representative Rosie Berger (pictured at studios of affiliate KROE) says [...]
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UW Cancels William Ayres’ Visit
By Mick Birge posted Mar 31, 2010 at 5:45AM
The University of Wyoming has canceled a speech by former 1960s radical William Ayers after it raised a slew of objections from citizens and politicians. Ayers was scheduled to speak next Monday on the Laramie campus about social justice issues and education. He was invited by the UW Social Justice Research Center. UW spokesman Don [...]
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Snow and wind for Wyoming
By Don Day posted Mar 30, 2010 at 7:02AM
Numerous Winter Storm Watches and Warnings have been posted for western Wyoming’s mountains and valleys through the next 36 hours as a series of strong and moist Pacific storm systems move into the state. Snow will be heavy at times in the western mountains. Snowfall will be heavy, as much as 15 to 30 inches [...]
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Pit Bull Attacks Cheyenne Boy For Second Time
By Mick Birge posted Mar 30, 2010 at 6:39AM
Wyatt Kunert has been attacked by a neighbor’s pit bull for a second time. But, the second time, he was attacked by the dog trying to keep it from attacking his two-year old brother. The Wyoming Tribune-Eagle is reporting the latest attached happened this past Thursday when the pit bull apparently jumped a four-foot fence [...]
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Concerns About Ayres’ Visit To U. W.
By Mick Birge posted Mar 30, 2010 at 6:37AM
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jim McBide has expressed concerns to the president of the University of Woming, and the Dean of the Education College about William Ayers giving a lecture at U. W.’s education auditorium on Monday. Ayres (pictured) is also scheduled to hold a conference call with Wyoming school principals on Tuesday. [...]
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WYO Dems Not Worried Yet About Governor’s Race
By Mick Birge posted Mar 30, 2010 at 6:21AM
The executive director of the Wyoming Democratic Party says he’s not too concerned right now no candidates have stepped up seeking the party’s nomination for governor. Governor Dave Freudenthal (pictured) has announced he is not seeking a third term in office and waited until the end of the recently-completed legislation session to make it official. [...]
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Most Guard Troops Coming Home; Gillette Marine Killed in Afghanistan
By Mick Birge posted Mar 30, 2010 at 6:15AM
Most of the nearly 700 Wyoming Army National Guardsman are due home this weekend. Ron Richter of Sheridan Media has more…(Click to hear story from Ron Richter) About a hundred troops, most of them based at guard units in Casper and Torrington returned home this past Saturday. All 700 soldiers are part of the largest [...]
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Pokes Football Schedule Released, Night Games Return To The War
By Reece Monaco posted Mar 30, 2010 at 5:47AM
Wyoming fans will once again see their Cowboys face some of the nation’s top teams in War Memorial Stadium this coming season as 2009 Top 25 ranked Boise State and Utah are among the six home opponents for the Pokes this coming season. Added to that are home games versus longtime conference rivals Air Force, [...]
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