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Healthy Growth Likely in Rural Parts of 10 States
By: Horia Varlan
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey of bankers suggests that the economy will grow at a healthy pace in rural parts of 10 Midwest and Western states in the months ahead.
The monthly survey’s overall index rose to 56.1 in December from November’s more moderate 54.3.... Continue Reading
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Hot Springs State Park Plans to Sell Bison
By: Yellowstone National Park
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources plans to sell seven bison at the Hot Springs State Park office in Thermopolis.
The park is taking bids on two heifer calves, four bull calves and one mature cow until 5 p.m.... Continue Reading
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Feds Discuss Eagle Kill by Massive Wyoming Wind Farm
By: Gidzy
SARATOGA, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has begun seeking ideas from the public as it considers ways to minimize and offset the number of eagles killed by what could become the largest wind farm in the country.... Continue Reading
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Study: Yellowstone Magma Chamber Much Bigger than Thought
By: gnuckx
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A new study shows the chamber of hot molten rock below Yellowstone National Park is more than 2 and a-half times larger than previously estimated.
Lead author Jamie Farrell of the University of Utah said Monday the magma chamber is about 55 miles long, 18 miles wide and runs at depths from 3 to 9 miles below the earth.... Continue Reading
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NV Sage Grouse Critics say Feds Bent on Listing
(Information in the following story is from: Elko Daily Free Press)
By: Pacific Southwest Region
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — An ex-state lawmaker and longtime critic of U.S. land managers says he’s convinced the feds have already made up their mind to list the Greater sage grouse as a threatened or endangered species.... Continue Reading
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On-The-Job Injury Motivates Duff’s Law Career
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December 11, 2013 — Like he had done hundreds of times before, 22-year-old air freight worker Michael Duff bent down to lift a small package that appeared to weigh only a couple of pounds. Instead, it contained a rare, high density element that weighed more than 100 pounds.... Continue Reading
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Wyoming Conservation Corps on Hold
December 10, 2013 — The Wyoming Conservation Corps (WCC) is not accepting project proposals for the 2014 summer season while administrators work to establish a more sustainable funding system to support the program.
Administered by Residence Life and Dining Services (RLDS) in the University of Wyoming Division of Student Affairs, WCC is a grant-supported program that engages students in conservation-based projects throughout the state.... Continue Reading