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May jobless rate 1 percent lower in 2011Jul 12, 2012 - From wire and staff reports:  Fremont County employment | Library hosts music for kids
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State tourism office 'goes mobile'Jul 11, 2012 - From staff reports:  The Wyoming Office of Tourism recently launched a mobile version of wyomingtourism.org. | TodayJul 11, 2012 - Staff:  Births | ||||
Riverton Rendezvous returns this weekendJul 11, 2012 - By Emily Etheredge, Staff Writer:  The 32nd Riverton Rendezvous is under way with several activities planned throughout the city this weekend. | Better day for firefightersJul 11, 2012 - By Bob Moen, The Associated Press:  Crews attacked several new fires started by lightning in northern Wyoming in hopes of extinguishing them before they got established. | ||||
DigestJul 11, 2012 - The Associated Press:  Pilot survives plane crash | County OKs $23.5M budget with PILTJul 11, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff Writer:  Benefiting from a higher assessed valuation and $1.3 million in federal funding, Fremont County Commissioners on Tuesday approved their new budget with ... [more] | ||||
Commissioner mending after car accidentJul 11, 2012 - From staff reports:  Fremont County Commissioner Keja Whiteman missed meetings for the board earlier this week, which included action to adopt the government's new fiscal-year ... [more] | Anderson waives preliminary hearingJul 11, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff Writer:  The former financial manager for Star-Tech Inc. and Precision Analysis facing embezzlement charges related to the two Riverton companies chose not to challenge ... [more] | ||||
Newspaper stalwart Carolyn B. Tyler dead at age 77
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TodayJul 10, 2012 - Staff:  Births | DigestJul 10, 2012 - The Associated Press:  WyDOT says highway bill OK | ||||
Wyoming investments earn $27M more than expectedJul 10, 2012 - The Associated Press:  LARAMIE -- The state's investments are doing better than expected. | Rain, cooler weather slow wildfires
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Fires sparked by lightning in county; bigger blaze slowedJul 10, 2012 - By Christina George, Staff Writer:  Officials blame lightning for several wildfires that ignited Monday on the Wind River Indian Reservation. | Snowmobile allowances in Yellowstone change againJul 10, 2012 - From staff and wire reports:  The National Park Service says new pollution-control and noise-abatement technology will be sufficient to counteract an increased number of snowmobiles and ... [more] | ||||
Four arrests in meth case; 300 grams seizedJul 10, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff Writer:  Investigators seized narcotics, paraphernalia and other alleged evidence at a home at 1701 E. Park Ave. and a trailer house near Pavillion. | City looks for answer on day care operationJul 10, 2012 - By Emily Etheredge, Staff Writer:  At its meeting Tuesday, July 10, the Riverton City Council will discuss whether a proposed day care facility can operate in a city zone that currently does not ... [more] | ||||
Griffith's passing: TV pioneers fade into historyJul 8, 2012 - By Rene Lynch, McClatchy-Tribune News Service:  Contemporaries Dick Van Dyke and Sid Caesar are among the very few icons left who can speak about the start of traditional commercial network programming ... [more] | Beloved on TV, Andy Griffith was sharp businessman, tooJul 8, 2012 - By Joe Flint McClatchy-Tribune News Service:  LOS ANGELES -- Andy Griffith was famous for playing hayseed characters full of homespun wisdom. | ||||
State rig count flat; national tally risesJul 8, 2012 - The Associated Press:  The rig count peaked at 4,530 nationwide in 1981 and bottomed out at 488 in 1999. | C-130 firefighting program threatenedJul 8, 2012 - By Mead Gruver, The Associated Press:  The only manufacturer of a key piece of equipment, Sacramento, Calif.-based Aero Union, went out of business in August, and no other company has replaced ... [more] | ||||
LaBonde named Wyoming water development chief
| Paving, chip sealing in county to beginJul 8, 2012 - From staff reports:   A Wyoming Department of Transportation asphalt paving crew is scheduled for work beginning Monday, July 9, on U.S. 20-26 east of Shoshoni. | ||||
Joey+Rory set for concert at HeadwatersJul 8, 2012 - From staff reports:  The Academy of Country Music award winning duo Joey+Rory are hosting "An Evening with Joey+Rory" in Dubois at The Headwaters Arts and Conference ... [more] | New children's book's setting is Wind River reservationJul 8, 2012 - From staff reports:  The Wyoming State Historical Society has announced the release of a children's book titled "Elka," based on the Wind River Indian Reservation. | ||||
AG opinion on construction funding goes CWC's way
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Bear Cub Fire exceeds 6,000 acres in countyJul 8, 2012 - From staff reports:  A temporary closure order has been put in place in the fire area. | Next county budget betting on PILT fundsJul 8, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff Writer:  All eyes on falling gas revenue | ||||
Lander hosts Pageant of the Old West Parade
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DigestJul 6, 2012 - The Associated Press:  Cheyenne adds surveillance cameras | Weather both helps and slows firefightingJul 6, 2012 - The Associated Press:  NEWCASTLE -- More rain is expected to help firefighters at the 17-square-mile Squirrel Creek fire but winds from thunderstorms have helped spread the fire a ... [more] | ||||
River ambassador seeks to raise awareness
| Patrons air senior center gripes to state officialsJul 6, 2012 - By Emily Etheredge, Staff Writer:  For months, some members have complained about center's staff and and board of directors have been handling things. | ||||
Dog attacks walkers; one hospitalizedJul 6, 2012 - By Christina George, Staff Writer:  A Thursday morning incident on West Bend Avenue in Riverton resulted in a dead dog and an injured woman being taken to the hospital. | Driver pleads not guilty in girl's deathJul 6, 2012 - By Christina George, Staff Writer:  William Dean Barnes of Lander, charged with being the driver who struck and killed a Crowheart girl exiting a school bus at her home in December, has pleaded ... [more] | ||||

