Recently added articles from Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, WY):
Swap might not be fair trade.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--CHEYENNE -- If the city swaps land for ice, it will be a few acres short of an even trade. This spring, investors for the Taco John's Events Center offered to sell the facility, which hosts ice skating, mini-golf and various events, for a bargain-basement price of $3.2 ...
Spotlight shines on top two running backs.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Gagliardi Oct. 10--CHEYENNE -- On one side, you have three of the best running backs in the Mountain West Conference. University of Wyoming junior Devin Moore leads the MWC with 114 yards per game. New Mexico junior Rodney Ferguson is a close second at ...
Cowboys not always so special.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Gagliardi Oct. 10--CHEYENNE -- Last Saturday's 24-21 victory over TCU was special in a lot of ways for the University of Wyoming. It was the first time UW beat TCU in Mountain West Conference play, and it was the first MWC victory for the Cowboys (4-1 ...
Focused on the future.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ian St. Clair Oct. 10--CHEYENNE -- Her voice is full of spunk. She has a little extra pep in her step. Well, perhaps more than a little. And she just can't keep from smiling. Alyssa Miller is loving life. It's hard ...
Patties pulled in beef recall.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jennifer Frazer Oct. 2--CHEYENNE -- Wal-Mart has pulled frozen ground beef patties from the shelves of its local Supercenter as part of a nationwide recall of frozen beef potentially contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. The retailer removed three-pound ...
Viaduct fence still on track.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jodi Rogstad Oct. 2--CHEYENNE -- A safety fence on the downtown viaduct that the city promised Union Pacific finally is on track to go up, possibly next summer. The five-year old agreement to put up the fence helped build the Cheyenne Depot Plaza and ...
Heavenly finish.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--Baseball fans have always hoped for a sequel to "Field of Dreams." They've prayed that the second installment of this classic movie somehow would match the brilliance of the first. That they could be whisked away into baseball's brilliance and remember why ...
How to attack childhood obesity.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ian St. Clair Oct. 2--CHEYENNE -- Kids. Fifteen years ago parents waged a losing battle to get them to come inside from playing with their friends. Whenever the sun set. Or it was too cold. Or it was raining. Or ...
Teens keep drinking well hidden.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Michelle Dynes Oct. 1--CHEYENNE -- Laramie County teens are drinking more and starting at a younger age. But the resources to combat underage alcohol consumption don't arrive until after a teen gets into trouble, said Alfrieda Gonzales, executive director of ...
Kids fall for 'stealth health' tricks.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Becky Orr Oct. 1--CHEYENNE -- An apple is an apple, except when it's served in a school lunch line. Kids will walk right by whole apples put out on a food line. But cut the apples into easy-to-eat slices, and kids can't get enough. So says Linda ...
Airport needs sixth-penny tax to fund new terminal.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--CHEYENNE -- Cheyenne Regional Airport is beginning a push for its piece of the sixth-penny sales tax pie. It hopes to generate an estimated $8.5 million in revenue to build a new terminal. The current facility, built in 1960, is near capacity. It also has ...
Stats show crime rising.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Sep. 30--CHEYENNE -- Some violent crimes have increased significantly here while others have not, a Federal Bureau of Investigation report shows. And law enforcement officials in Cheyenne and Laramie County say there really are no trends in the data. The FBI recently ...
GOP candidates share vision for future.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Sep. 30--CASPER -- Presidential campaigns don't often stop in Wyoming. But residents had the chance to meet with three candidates during a forum at Casper College on Saturday. U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback from Kansas, Rep. Duncan Hunter from California and former ...
Lady Indians show toughness.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Jeremiah Johnke Sep. 30--CHEYENNE -- Saturday's Cheyenne Central-Riverton volleyball match was back-and-forth, but not in the traditional sense. Sure the teams traded leads and were knotted a handful of times. But those traditional indicators of a seesaw ...
Lady T-Birds find solace in defeat to Lady Plainsmen.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Jeremiah Johnke Sep. 30--CHEYENNE -- It's hard to imagine a team being more pleased with a 3-1 loss than the Cheyenne East volleyball team. No, the Lady Thunderbirds aren't happy they lost and dropped to 1-5 in the Southern Wyoming Athletics Conference ....
Last one standing.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Ian St. Clair Sep. 30--CHEYENNE -- As each second passed, his anticipation started to grow. As each second ticked off, he knew he was inching closer to finally having his chance. He wasn't nervous. He wasn't worried. He was ...
What to do about vacant buildings?
Sep 30, 2007 ... Sep. 30--CHEYENNE -- The windows of the two-story school brick building on Richardson Court are boarded. But look beyond that, and it has a good roof, good foundation and good walls, said Richard Laycock of Heartland Homebuilders, the company that owns it. "It's a ...
This job takes precision.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Jennifer Frazer Sep. 29--CHEYENNE -- Sara Farthing, bedecked in scrubs, gown, mask, cap, safety glasses and gloves, is working on the preparations for a breast biopsy when she discovers a hole in her glove. "Good thing we're not in surgery for real," she ...
A high school's brief scare.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Cameron Mathews Sep. 29--CHEYENNE -- Students and staff at Cheyenne's Central High were put on brief lockdown Friday after police received reports of shots fired in the area. Mary Quast, community relations director for Laramie County School District 1, said ...
Cocaine charges might be dropped.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Cameron Mathews Sep. 29--CHEYENNE -- Several felony drug charges brought against a former youth treatment facility employee could be dropped as early as next week. The Laramie County District Attorney's Office on Sept. 17 filed five counts against 26-year-old ...