Cecil and Delores Kolka thought they escaped the worst of the Ash Creek Fire when the 390-square-mile blaze spared their home and several pastures as it ripped through the couple’s Montana cattle ranch. But when the family went to round …
Wyoming ranchers have been selling off cattle early because there’s not enough grass for them to graze on because of the drought. The Casper Star-Tribune reported that the Torrington Livestock market sold more than 17,000 head of cattle in June, …
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says a Canadian company has agreed to take steps to improve safety after three workers were exposed to yellowcake from Wyoming. Yellowcake is a form of uranium that has been mined but not yet processed …
The University of Wyoming has established a website that provides ways for landowners to reduce wildfire risks to houses, cabins and outbuildings. The website address is BarnYardsAndBackyards.com. The website is part of Barnyards & Backyards, Rural Living in Wyoming by …
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced Wednesday the state is hiring a veteran public health official from New Mexico to continue the push to reduce Wyoming’s workplace fatality rate. Dr. C. Mack Sewell, who has served as New Mexico’s state epidemiologist …
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead says more may need to be done to combat the state’s high workplace fatality rate. Mead told a meeting of the Wyoming Oil and Gas Industry Safety Alliance that new state workplace safety legislation might not …
Wyoming has hired seven employees to do workplace safety checks with new funding from state lawmakers. The director of the Department of Workforce Services, Joan Evans, told KCWY-TV that the new employees will work under the state branch of the …
Centennial, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, named Michael C. Brewer to regional vice president for the company’s Denver region. The Denver region is comprised of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Brewer will be responsible for growing …
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has listed Idaho among nine states where insurance companies are seeking increases in premiums deemed excessive under new federal guidelines. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius singled out those states last week after the …
A proposal aimed at increasing workplace safety in Wyoming would pay for five consultants to conduct voluntary inspections. The consultants wouldn’t be able to cite or fine employers if they found any problems. House Bill 89 won initial backing in …
