Karen Snyder
Flu Season Start Matched With Flu Shot Clinics
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Walk-in flu shot clinics will be held at the Casper Senior Center every Monday afternoon, 1:30 to 6 p.m. for the next month and a half.
Sponsored by the Casper-Natrona County Health Department, the clinics are open to anyone 12 years of age and older...
Department of Health: Avoid Medicaid Scams
A handful of reports of suspicious activity around the state related to Medicaid, has the Wyoming Department of Health reminding residents to be cautious when giving out personal information.
Kim Deti, department spokesperson says in some of the reported incidents scammers made home visits, claimed to be affiliated with Medicaid, and asked for personal information, “and then there’s another set o
Hay, Pasture In Wyoming Shrunk By Drought And Fire
The Wyoming Department of Agriculture met with producers, law makers and county officials across the state in a series of meetings on the current impact of drought and fire.
Doug Miyamoto, Agriculture Department deputy director says they wanted to get information out as quickly as possible about the situation and hear what producers need...
Natrona County Commission To Consider Full Fire Ban
Stuck between a rock and a hot place, Natrona County Commissioners are forced with considering an increase to the partial fire ban already in place for the county.
Commission Chair, Ed Opella, says the decision hasn’t been made yet to go to a full fire ban and they’d like to avoid it...
Acceptance At Farmer’s Markets Goal For Wyoming Business Council
Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or “SNAP”, will be able to use those funds for fresh food purchased at some farmers markets around Wyoming this summer.
Kim Porter, for the Wyoming Business Council says the council is offering financial assistance to markets willing to take the steps necessary to accept SNAP vouchers...
Laundry Detergent Pods Pose Poison Risk
They’re brightly colored, soft to touch, and may resemble toys or candy.
The problem is they’re not. It’s a new way of dispensing laundry detergent and poison centers across the country have seen an increase in reports of children swallowing them.
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Campaign Finance, Secretary of State Offers Workshops
Electronic filing of campaign finance reports has been required since January of 2010.
How to do that is the focus of hands-on training sessions offered by the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office next month.
“The Secretary of State’s office is holding trainings in seven locations around the state and encourage candidates for state legislature to register for one of those trainings
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Outings To Promote A Biodiverse Wyoming
Get out onto the land and see areas of rare beauty in the company of those who know them best.
This year’s free offerings from the Biodiversity Conservation Alliance take you into Wyoming’s back country with expert guides who believe there are certain areas in the state that deserve to be prioritized for conservation...
Wyoming State And Local Candidate Filing Opens May 17th
As the political season warms up be aware, if your planning to run for office, filing opens in just over a week in Wyoming.
State Elections Director, Peggy Nighswonger, says first day for filing is May 17th and it closes on June 1st. Anyone running for local office will file at your local county elections office...
Chemistry Experiment Goes Up In Smoke In Midwest
Natrona County Fire crews responded to a science experiment gone wrong this morning at Midwest High School. A small fire from a chemical reaction caused the incident that investigators describe as accidental. One student was treated and released with a chemical burn...