WIC program

Monthly benefits for families who are participating in the Wyoming WIC Program will receive a significant temporary boost over the next few months.

Nutritious food items plus other benefits are available for families through the Wyoming WIC Program, which is operated by the Wyoming Department of Health

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has announced new income guidelines for the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program, according to spokeswoman Kim Deti.

Vilsack said the revisions reflect public comments submitted in response to the first major changes in more than 30 years.

The Wyoming Department of Health says the incident was discovered the next day. Due to the complicated, technical nature of what happened, the program was unable to determine the details until very recently.

The Wyoming Department of Health says despite the shutdown the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program will continue to operate in Wyoming. Citing the hardship of the federal government shutdown, Justice Department lawyers are asking a federal judge in Reno for a stay in a legal battle with wild horse advocates over hundreds of mustangs gathered from a wildlife refuge on the Nevada-Oregon border

New income guidelines are being announced for the special supplemental program for Women, Infants and Children. Amy Richards reports. Wyoming hay producers are being encouraged to submit samples for the state fair in Douglas. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

There's praise for a federal District Court decision on oil and gas leasing on federal lands, David Koch, reports. State Health officials say the increase in the income ceiling for the Women, Infants and Children's (WIC) program will help make the program accessible to more clients. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.