Wyoming , Temple to begin bowl season on Dec. 17 in New Mexico Bowl
Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:41:45 -0800

Wyoming and Temple will kick off the bowl season Dec. 17 in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque. The Cowboys (8-4) of the Mountain West Conference make their second postseason trip to Albuquerque in three years. They won the 2009 New Mexico Bowl in ...

wyoming seminary upper school
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:04:15 -0800

High honors: Sarah Kwiatek, Lake Ariel; Katherine Rogers, Clarks Summit; Sukanya Roy, South Abington Twp.; Nathan Shearn, Wyoming ; and Locchanan Sreeharikesan, Scranton. Dean's list: Jacob Idec, Tunkhannock; and Douglas Thomas, Tunkhannock. ...

Gas-Fracking Chemicals Detected in Wyoming Aquifer, EPA Says
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:06:01 -0800

By Jim Efstathiou Jr. - Thu Dec 08 20:50:24 GMT 2011 The US Environmental Protection Agency said for the first time it found chemicals used in extracting natural gas through hydraulic fracturing in a drinking-water aquifer in west-central Wyoming . ...

Cowboy's receivers make their mark
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:06:49 -0800

Entering this season, Wyoming's offense was filled with question marks at quarterback and wide receiver. Twelve games later the Cowboys have some answers. Quarterback Brett Smith earned Mountain West Freshman of the Year honors. ...

Wyoming snowpack lags at 89 percent of average; Only Powder-Tongue basin is ...
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:33:38 -0800

AP The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Casper said Monday that Wyoming's snowpack is at 89 percent of average, compared with 113 percent of average last year at this time. Only the Powder-Tongue basin has above average snowfall at 128 percent ...

Wyoming's Tainted Water Pressures EPA on to Act on Gas Fracking
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:21:29 -0800

8 report that chemicals consistent with those used in drilling were found in groundwater samples in west-central Wyoming may be used by the agency to accelerate action, according to Ken von Schaumburg, a Washington-based attorney and former EPA deputy ...

Gillette gets more flights to Denver
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:03:49 -0800

Airline passengers in northeast Wyoming will have more flight options between Denver and Gillette-Campbell County Airport. Sky West Airlines says it will add one evening flight from Gillette to Denver and an afternoon flight back, starting March 12. ...

Mountain View ER closure request remains on hold
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:59:29 -0800

Mountain View officials say Wyoming Medical Center, the city's other hospital, is better suited to handle all types of emergency care. Instead of ruling solely on Mountain View's application, the Wyoming Health Department is reviewing state rules that ...

Governor Seeks to Double Fund to Land Tech Firms
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:40:10 -0800

Matt Mead wants to up the ante in trying to entice technology jobs to Wyoming by proposing to double the money the state makes available to help build data centers and other digital facilities and broaden the types of firms eligible to tap the funds. ...

Wyoming's elk feeding grounds are bad for herd
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:09:28 -0800

In Wyoming , a person doing the same thing is a government employee throwing feed paid for by taxpayers. In Montana, elk follow migration routes used over centuries to winter ranges covered with native grasses to survive harsh winter conditions on their ...

An ordinary name, extraordinary talent
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:30:12 -0800

By robert gagliardi/ Sunday, December 11, 2011 Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part question-and-answer series with University of Wyoming true freshman quarterback Brett Smith. Part 2 appears in Tuesday's LB. ...

Wyoming shows grit in comeback win
Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:05:30 -0800

Wyoming's Larry Nance Jr. dunks the ball during first half action on Saturday night against Bradley. Getting tough inside: The Wyoming front-line, led by senior Adam Waddell and junior Leonard Washington, didn't have much success in the first half ...

Wyoming senior center Adam Waddell earns his first Mountain West Conference ...
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:33:06 -0800

Wyoming senior center Adam Waddell has been named the Mountain West Conference player of the week. The weekly honor is the first of Waddell's career and first for a Cowboy since Feb. 23, 2009. Waddell led the Cowboys over Colorado 65-54, ...

Holy Redeemer first quarter honor roll
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:52:21 -0800

SENIORS: Ashley Bernardi, Pittston; Lauren Bernardi, Pittston; Christopher Kabacinski, Duryea; Elizabeth Knaub, West Wyoming ; Nicole Phillips, Pittston; Leah Santucci, Laflin; Rachel Simon, Hughestown; Emily Suchocki, West Wyoming ; and Elsbeth Turcan, ...

Rebuilding on tap for 2 squads
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:15:48 -0800

By John Erzar There are two huge rebuilding jobs this season in Wyoming Valley Conference boys basketball. Valley West's James Mc Cann will be on of the top players in the WVC this season. The one is no surprise Berwick, ...

Environmentalists renew attack on Wyoming coal that fuels LES plant
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:26:16 -0800

A truck hauls 447 tons of coal at Peabody Energy's North Antelope Rochelle coal mine in Wyoming . Environmentalists are suing the US Forest Service over actions that would allow one of the world's largest surface coal mines to expand. ...

Administration moves to end state-by-state listing for endangered plants, animals
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:55:22 -0800

In the case of gray wolves, the government in 2009 sought to lift protections for the predators in Idaho and Montana but leave them in place in Wyoming , where a state law allowed the predators to be shot on sight in most of the state. ...

sports weekend Wyoming takes on CU Buffs with new defensive emphasis
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:02:56 -0800

By Tom Kensler and Nick Groke Spencer Dinwiddie and his CU teammates will face a tough defensive test when they take on Wyoming tonight at the Coors Events Center. (Paul Aiken, Daily Camera) Tonight at the Coors Events Center, Colorado men's basketball ...

Wyoming Business Tips for Dec. 18-Dec. 24
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:15:12 -0800

December 12, 2011 A weekly look at Wyoming business questions from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (WSBDC), part of Wyoming Entrepreneur.Biz, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming . ...

Salazar, others discuss sage grouse in West
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:39:27 -0800

Wyoming's approach to conserving habitat for sage grouse can be adopted by other western states that are home to the chicken-sized, ground-dwelling bird, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Friday at a meeting aimed at developing a regional strategy ...