Month: May 2017
Laramie News
Summer Food Service Program 2017
The Albany County School District One announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program. Free meals will be made available to children attending summer school as well as all other children who want to participate in the lunch.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S.... Continue Reading
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BLM to Hold Wyoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale in September
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Bureau of Land Management is offering 140 parcels totaling about 118,000 acres in Wyoming for its next oil and gas lease sale.
The sale includes parcels located in Big Horn, Campbell, Converse, Crook, Fremont, Goshen, Johnson, Niobrara, Sheridan, Washakie and Weston counties.... Continue Reading
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Decision on Ramaco Mine Not Expected Until Midsummer
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A decision on whether a Kentucky company will be allowed to open what would be Wyoming’s first major coal mine in decades isn’t expected until midsummer.
The Wyoming Environmental Quality Council held five days of hearings on the proposal from Lexington-based Ramaco last week in Sheridan.... Continue Reading
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UW Instructor Helps with $1.6 Billion Telescope
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — A University of Wyoming associate professor is part of a team of scientists, engineers and project specialists planning and designing what eventually will become the most advanced and powerful optical telescope on Earth.
Michael Pierce is an associate professor in UW’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.... Continue Reading
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Wyoming Delegation Seeks to End Federal Fee
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s congressional delegation has introduced legislation that would allow states to collect their own federal mineral royalties.
Republican U.S. Sens. Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, and Rep. Liz Cheney, introduced the legislation in both houses of Congress on Friday.... Continue Reading
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Wyoming Wind Power Project Sees Progress
RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — With the harsh Wyoming winter weather in the past, work has resumed on the biggest onshore wind development in the United States.
“We have about 40 pieces of equipment and about 30 or 40 operators,” said Bill Miller, CEO of Power Company of Wyoming, a Denver-based subsidiary of The Anschutz Corp.... Continue Reading
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Wyoming Suspect Arrested in Fatal Beating of 2-Year-Old Boy
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming man has been arrested by police on suspicion of being involved in the death of a 2-year-old boy.
KTWO-AM reports (http://bit.ly/2qwcB4g ) John Barrett had been arrested last week. Cheyenne Police spokesman Kevin Malatesta says Barrett has been charged with child abuse and could face additional charges.... Continue Reading