KGAB 650AM » City of Cheyenne http://kgab.com KGAB, Your source for Cheyenne news and talk Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Tuesday On the Morning Zone http://kgab.com/tuesday-on-the-morning-zone-5/ http://kgab.com/tuesday-on-the-morning-zone-5/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:04:56 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=263636 Scheduled today:

7:07AM MDT: Jim Kouri, 5th V.P of National Assoc. of Chiefs of Police, and law enforcement columnist. He will talk details of his latest column, As the IRS scandal metastasizes, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., appearing on Yo

]]> http://kgab.com/tuesday-on-the-morning-zone-5/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen (Amy Richards/TSM) City Recommends Spraying Now For Pine Beetles http://kgab.com/city-recommends-spraying-now-for-pine-beetles/ http://kgab.com/city-recommends-spraying-now-for-pine-beetles/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 15:03:54 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=260117 Officials with the City of Cheyenne Department of Urban Forestry say now is the best time to spray for Mountain Pine Beetles as well as Spruce Beetles and other tree-killing bugs.

Randy Overstreet, Assistant Director of Cheyenne Urban Forestry, says the different beetles that attack trees in this area tend to emerge at different times

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]]> http://kgab.com/city-recommends-spraying-now-for-pine-beetles/feed/ 0 Beetle Infestation (Courtesy of Black Hills National Forest) Winter Storm Halts City Projects http://kgab.com/winter-storm-halts-city-projects/ http://kgab.com/winter-storm-halts-city-projects/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 15:37:34 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=259486 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says the latest in a series of severe spring snowstorms which hit Cheyenne this week has set back work on a variety of city projects.

The mayor says the storm which hit Tuesday night and Wednesday morning halted work on the East and West Pershing Reconstruction projects, The Converse/Pershing/19th street /Roundabout Project, some Board of Public Utilities work and even gardening projects in city parks and similar areas

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]]> http://kgab.com/winter-storm-halts-city-projects/feed/ 0 Sean Gallup/Getty Images Kaysen Says Budget Will Be 'Very Tight' http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-budget-will-be-very-tight/ http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-budget-will-be-very-tight/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:15:51 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=248305 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says it looks like the city budget for fiscal year 2014, and for that matter the next few years, will remain tight.

Kaysen says he has met with city department heads, as well as support agencies like the animal shelter and the city-county health department to get their funding requests for the new fiscal year which begins on July 1

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]]> http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-budget-will-be-very-tight/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen (Doug Randall/TSM) Kaysen Says Roundabout Work To Start In Spring http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-roundabout-work-to-start-in-spring/ http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-roundabout-work-to-start-in-spring/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:42:28 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=200414 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says a partial agreement between the city and the owners of the former Hollywood Video store property will avoid a court fight and allow work on the Pershing/Converse/19th Street Roundabout project to get underway next spring.

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]]> http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-roundabout-work-to-start-in-spring/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen (Doug Randall/TSM) Preservation Board Members Sought http://kgab.com/preservation-board-members-sought/ http://kgab.com/preservation-board-members-sought/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:32:53 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=196283 The City of Cheyenne is looking for volunteers to serve on the city's Historic Preservation Board.

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]]> http://kgab.com/preservation-board-members-sought/feed/ 0 Cheyenne City Hall (Doug Randall/TSM) Kaysen says AML Funding Loss Would Have Local Impact http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-aml-funding-loss-would-have-local-impact/ http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-aml-funding-loss-would-have-local-impact/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:00:47 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=136747 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says that while it's impossible right now to gauge what impact the loss of up to $135 Million annually in federal Abandoned Mine Lands Funding to Wyoming would have on the city of Cheyenne, it's safe to say that it could be ''a very significant impact."

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]]> http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-aml-funding-loss-would-have-local-impact/feed/ 0 Cheyenne City Hall (Doug Randall/TSM) Kaysen Says City May Have to Pay Refunds http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-city-may-have-to-pay-refunds/ http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-city-may-have-to-pay-refunds/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:21:22 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=99019 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says the city may end up having to pay refunds to Laramie County residents who were incorrectly charged a two percent franchise fee by Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power.

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]]> http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-city-may-have-to-pay-refunds/feed/ 0 (Amy Richards/TSM) Kozak Pleased With Safety Building Vote http://kgab.com/kozak-pleased-with-safety-building-vote/ http://kgab.com/kozak-pleased-with-safety-building-vote/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:39:52 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=97340 Cheyenne Police Chief Brian Kozak says he is relieved  and excited to move forward following Tuesday's overwhelming vote in favor of spending 6th penny sales tax revenues to renovate the old Dineen Car Dealership in Downtown Cheyenne for use as a Public Safety Building.

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]]> http://kgab.com/kozak-pleased-with-safety-building-vote/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Police Department Building (Doug Randall/TSM) Cheyenne Awarded Membership In UP's Train Town USA Registry http://kgab.com/cheyenne-awarded-membership-in-ups-train-town-usa-registry/ http://kgab.com/cheyenne-awarded-membership-in-ups-train-town-usa-registry/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:02:32 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=90270 Cheyenne has been awarded a membership in Union Pacific’s Train Town USA Registry as part of the railroad’s year-long 150th anniversary celebration. Cheyenne received an official Train Town USA resolution signed by Union Pacific Chairman Jim Young.

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]]> http://kgab.com/cheyenne-awarded-membership-in-ups-train-town-usa-registry/feed/ 0 (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images) Tuesday The Morning Zone Has Judah Freed and Mayor Kaysen http://kgab.com/tuesday-the-morning-zone-has-judah-freed-and-mayor-kaysen/ http://kgab.com/tuesday-the-morning-zone-has-judah-freed-and-mayor-kaysen/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:43:20 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=88479 Catch The Morning Zone today and hear what Judah Freed and Mayor Rick Kaysen have to say.

7:07AM MDT: Judah Ken Freed is a seasoned media and politics journalist, a veteran radio broadcaster, and a frequent radio guest. Freed says, Obama Needs More than Social Media President Obama's campaign team is mounting the most sophi

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]]> http://kgab.com/tuesday-the-morning-zone-has-judah-freed-and-mayor-kaysen/feed/ 0 Downtown Cheyenne 6th-Penny Meeting Wednesday http://kgab.com/6th-penny-meeting-wednesday/ http://kgab.com/6th-penny-meeting-wednesday/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:33:14 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=86294 Five Laramie County governmental entities will hold their final informational meeting on the Specific Purpose Tax Ballot, commonly known as the Sixth Penny Tax, on Wednesday July 11th, according to City of Cheyenne spokesman Scott Smith

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]]> http://kgab.com/6th-penny-meeting-wednesday/feed/ 0 Cheyenne City Hall (Doug Randall/TSM) Tues. Morning Zone: Most Expensive Epidemic of Fraud in History & The Mayor http://kgab.com/tues-morning-zone-most-expensive-epidemic-of-fraud-in-history-the-mayor/ http://kgab.com/tues-morning-zone-most-expensive-epidemic-of-fraud-in-history-the-mayor/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:40:56 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=81423 Today's guests:

7:07AM MDT: William Black....Black is now an associate professor of economics and law at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and the author of "The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One." He was the deputy staff director of

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]]> http://kgab.com/tues-morning-zone-most-expensive-epidemic-of-fraud-in-history-the-mayor/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen City, Property Owner Face November Court Date http://kgab.com/city-property-owner-face-november-court-date/ http://kgab.com/city-property-owner-face-november-court-date/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:40:04 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=72198 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says a November 26 court date has been set in a lawsuit the city has filed to acquire property it wants for the 19th st./Pershing/Converse roundabout project.

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]]> http://kgab.com/city-property-owner-face-november-court-date/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen City Energy Efficiency Project Completed http://kgab.com/city-energy-efficiency-project-completed/ http://kgab.com/city-energy-efficiency-project-completed/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 14:55:37 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=70865 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says  recently completed project to improve the energy efficiency of  over 30 city owned buildings will help save the city money on it's utility bills, in addition to being good for the environment.

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]]> http://kgab.com/city-energy-efficiency-project-completed/feed/ 0 Cheyenne City Hall (Doug Randall/TSM) Cheyenne Firefighters, City Miss Contract Deadline http://kgab.com/cheyenne-firefighters-city-miss-contract-deadline/ http://kgab.com/cheyenne-firefighters-city-miss-contract-deadline/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:32:25 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=80535 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The city of Cheyenne and its firefighters have failed to meet a state deadline for a new contract and talks have stalled pending a vote from the city council.

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported Tuesday that the union wants councilors to take an official vote stating who their representatives on the negotiating team are

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]]> http://kgab.com/cheyenne-firefighters-city-miss-contract-deadline/feed/ 0 Dave's Morning Blog: Patrick Collins is Mad! http://kgab.com/daves-morning-blog-patrick-collins-is-mad/ http://kgab.com/daves-morning-blog-patrick-collins-is-mad/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:05:51 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=60471 Did you read the story yesterday where Cheyenne City Council President, Patrick Collins, said he was "angry" about extra costs associated with the controversial roundabout project planned for the Converse/East Pershing, 19th Street Intersection?  Apparently a "mistake" on the part of the City Engineer's office has cost the city some $21,175 in extra costs and now they're having to divide the project in two

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]]> http://kgab.com/daves-morning-blog-patrick-collins-is-mad/feed/ 0 Mayor Urges Cleanup Effort http://kgab.com/mayor-urges-cleanup-effort/ http://kgab.com/mayor-urges-cleanup-effort/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:46:28 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=57799 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen is asking city residents to pick up debris and trash around their property. The mayor says the recent windy weather has resulted in a higher than normal amount of debris, both on private property and around businesses in the city. Kaysen says he's thinking of pro

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]]> http://kgab.com/mayor-urges-cleanup-effort/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen Youth Council Applications Being Accepted http://kgab.com/youth-council-applications-being-accepted/ http://kgab.com/youth-council-applications-being-accepted/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:00:39 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=55721 Application's for the Cheyenne Mayor's Youth Council are being accepted through March 28, according to Jan Spires of the Council. Spires says council members will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities, including team building, working one on one with the mayor and other city officials, addressing youth issues and learning about city departments. Applications are available online at cheyennecity.org.

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]]> http://kgab.com/youth-council-applications-being-accepted/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen State of The Union, Cheyenne Police and More on The Morning Zone http://kgab.com/state-of-the-union-cheyenne-police-and-more-on-the-morning-zone/ http://kgab.com/state-of-the-union-cheyenne-police-and-more-on-the-morning-zone/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:44:34 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=44014 Today's Morning Zone will feature a number of great guests, so be sure to join us between 6AM and 10AM. Dave's guests include:

7:07AM MST: Gary Kreep, political pundit will discuss OBAMA OFF THE 2012 BALLOT IN GA? Court Will Hear a Formal Case Challenging His Eligibility...
With a legal team not sold thus far on Barack Obama’s attempts

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