EVANSVILLE, Wyo. (AP) — An explosion has forced the evacuation of a refinery in east-central Wyoming. The explosion occurred at about 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Sinclair Refinery in Evansville. Plant officials told KCWY-TV that a furnace in the crude-oil processing unit blew up. All 120 employees were evacuated from the site and there were [...]
Entries from May 26th, 2010
Explosion Evacuates WYO Refinery
By Mick Birge posted May 26, 2010 at 6:23AM
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Judge Rules On College’s Restraining Order Against Two Local Newspapers
By Mick Birge posted May 26, 2010 at 6:20AM
A judge has dissolved a rare restraining order that had prohibited two newspapers from publishing stories about a college president’s trip to Costa Rica. District Judge Peter Arnold of Cheyenne had ordered the Wyoming Tribune Eagle and a local biweekly paper, The Cheyenne Herald, not to publish information about a Laramie County Community College internal [...]
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WYO Economy Will Improve But It Will Take Awhile
By Mick Birge posted May 26, 2010 at 6:17AM
An economist says he’s bullish about the agriculture and energy economies that Wyoming depends so heavily on. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss spoke yesterday at an economic forum in Cheyenne…(Click to hear comment from Ernie Goss) Goss says there is fear that is constraining the U.S. economy now. He says there are many uncertainties about [...]
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By Reece Monaco posted May 25, 2010 at 12:21PM
A BIG FACELIFT TO WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM THAT FANS BEGAN TO NOTICE LAST YEAR, ARE THE NEW SUITES AND CLUB SEATING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STADIUM……THE WILDCATTER SUITES HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT FOR A WHILE NOW, AND FOLKS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FILL THE CLUB [...]
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Cheyenne Schools To Update Anti-Bullying Policy
By Mick Birge posted May 25, 2010 at 11:59AM
Expect the Cheyenne school board of trustees to update its anti-bullying policy soon. School district superintendent Ted Adams says the district’s policy against bullying is already spelled out, but says it will be updated…(Click to hear comment from Ted Adams) Adams says bullying cannot be kept a secret among students or faculty. The issue of [...]
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Spring Rain; Snowpack Runoff A Combination For Flooding
By Mick Birge posted May 25, 2010 at 11:52AM
Snowpack in Wyoming mountains is above average for this time of year, prompting water managers to be vigilant for possible flooding as temperatures rise. The Natural Resources Conservation Service reported Monday that the statewide snowpack was at 113 percent of average. That’s a major turnaround from the statewide average of 70 percent in late March, [...]
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AAA Predicts An Increase In Memorial Day Travel
By Mick Birge posted May 25, 2010 at 11:12AM
All predictions say more people will be traveling this long Memorial Day weekend. Here’s more from Tom Ninneman of Jackson Hole Radio…(Click to hear story from Tom Ninneman) Gasoline prices nationally are continuing to fall, but the average here in Wyoming holding steady over the last week. AAA says the state average for a gallon [...]
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Better weather ahead…for now
By DayWeather, Inc. posted May 25, 2010 at 7:25AM
Yesterday’s strong storm system will rapidly move into southern Canada today resulting in much improved weather across the state. However, temperatures will still be a little below normal before warming into the 70s and some lower 80s across the state Wednesday through Friday. Another cold front will arrive bringing showers and thunderstorms on Saturday.
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High Winds Topple Trucks; Trees In SE WYO
By Mick Birge posted May 25, 2010 at 6:50AM
Gusty winds yesterday afternoon forced many truckers along I-25 in southeast Wyoming to park their rigs rather than risk the chance of their trucks being blown over. But Steve Townsend with the Wyoming Highway Patrol says two semitractor trailers did blow over…(Click to hear comment from Sgt. Townsend) One driver was slightly injured but did [...]
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Wild Weather across Wyoming
By DayWeather, Inc. posted May 24, 2010 at 1:30PM
A wide variety of weather was hitting Wyoming this afternoon, snow, heavy at times was reported in Laramie, snow was also reported across Carbon and Sweetwater counties. Heavy rains were reported across Casper and many areas of central Wyoming. Strong thunderstorms have produced heavy rain and hail across Platte and Goshen counties. A Tornado Watch [...]
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