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Viewers in Fremont County, Rawlins and Saratoga - OUTAGE Lightning damage to Wyoming Public Television's transmitter tower on Limestone Peak near South Pass today has created outages to over the air viewers in Fremont County, Rawlins and Saratoga. Cable viewers have also been affected.

PBS and PBS KIDS Launch on Roku New Channels Offer Hundreds of Videos On-Demand, Including NOVA, MASTERPIECE, FRONTLINE, SUPER WHY!, CURIOUS GEORGE, and Video from Local PBS Stations now on Roku

Calvert honored with APTS 2013 National Advocacy Award The Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) today presented Ruby Calvert, general manager of Wyoming PBS, with the 2013 National Advocacy Award for her exceptional efforts in furthering public television's legislative goals.

Wyoming PBS service - Sheridan area Wyoming PBS discovered severe damage to its antenna on Banner Ridge this past week, which is the location for the station's translator that provides an over-the-air signal to Sheridan viewers on digital channels 4-1 and 4-2.

Wyoming PBS service - Meeteetse area Due to an equipment failure, the digital translator for transmission of Wyoming PBS (both 4.1 and 4.2 channels) into Park County and the Meeteetse area is not operational.

Wyoming PBS announces End-Of-Track screening dates Join Wyoming PBS for free public screenings of Wyoming PBS's newest documentary on the history of the Union Pacific railroad in Wyoming. The viewings will be followed by a panel discussion and comments from the audience in Cheyenne, Laramie, Rock Springs

PBS KIDS Educational Programming Tops September Ratings with Six Highest-Ranked Kids Shows for Ages 2-5 PBS KIDS today announced stellar ratings for the month of September 2012. PBS KIDS preschool programs took the top six spots for kids ages 2-5, according to Nielsen NPower national program ratings, the organization's strongest ratings in ten years.

Wyoming PBS service - Limestone Mountain In order to do maintenance and repairs on the Wyoming PBS transmitter on Limestone Mountain, we will be shutting off the transmitter for the next 2-3 days during daytime hours while the tower crews are working.

Wyoming PBS service outage in Jackson Wyoming PBS was notified of a power outage on Rendezvous Mountain on Sunday, Oct. 7, at about 3:30 pm, which caused an interruption to our service on the Jackson cable system.

Wyoming PBS Channel 44 (Shoshoni, Pavillion) off air Channel 44, which provides Wyoming PBS television services to over-the-air viewers in Shoshoni, Pavillion and surrounding rural areas, has been damaged.

Wyoming PBS announces DNC TUESDAY schedule change Updates to the Democratic National Convention agenda have led the PBS NewsHour to move up the start time for live PBS Convention Coverage beginning Tuesday to 5 p.m. on Wyoming PBS.

Wyoming PBS announces DNC schedule change Wyoming PBS has changed its planned schedule of national PBS coverage of the Democratic National Convention. Coverage will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday - Thursday, Sept. 4-6.

Wyoming PBS announces RNC schedule change Because of tropical storm Isaac, PBS has changed its national coverage of the Republican National Convention. Coverage will begin at 5 p.m. on Tuesday - Thursday, Aug. 28-30.

Wyoming PBS Receives Award for Outstanding Documentary Wyoming PBS received an outstanding documentary award from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City for "Main Street Wyoming: Charles Belden - Cowboy Photographer".

SUPER WHY! release app for kids SUPER WHY! ABC Adventures: Alphabet builds on PBS KIDS' existing SUPER WHY! app collection, with a comprehensive curriculum featuring over 400 words and opportunities to practice recognizing sounds and upper- and lowercase letters.

Lee Haines accepts WPBS Foundation Executive Director Position With a focus on underwriting, fundraising and major gifts, Lee Haines from Cody, Wyoming has accepted the position of Executive Director for the Wyoming PBS Foundation.

Wyoming PBS cancels Primary Debates Wyoming PBS has cancelled the planned primary debates due to lack of candidate response. There are two contested nominations in this year's primary, but voters will not have the opportunity to see the candidates debate before the polls open on Aug. 21st.

AARP National Spelling Bee Comes to Wyoming Think spelling bees are just for kids? Think again. The AARP National Spelling Bee is open to anyone age 50 or older and attracts spellers from across America to compete for more than $1,000 in cash and prizes.

Wyo sales and use taxes up 10% over previous year It was good news — bad news for the Wyoming economy last December. The good news came from reinvigorated sales and use taxes that came in at $36 million, or 10.5 percent better than 2010 through December.

National parks selling out? As the National Park Service prepares for its 2016 centennial, it faces a $7 billion maintenance backlog, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers' Report Card for America's Infrastructure, which gave public parks in general a grade of C-minus

Coal Gasification Facility Commissioned in Laramie Emery Energy Company, LLC of Salt Lake City has completed commissioning of a 10-ton-per-day FlexFeed TM coal gasification test facility at Western Research Institute in Laramie, Wyo.

Wyo General Fund exceeds forecast by 2% Wyoming’s General Fund grew by $80.4 million in December to $481.6 million, according to the January issue of the monthly state revenue report. As a result, year-to-date General Fund revenues exceeded projections by $20.6 million or 2 percent.

Affordable Care Act holding insurers accountable for premium hikes Health insurance premium increases in five states have been deemed "unreasonable" by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced this week.

Revised revenues hurt Wyoming coffers Wyoming faces a $113 million decrease in federal mineral royalties and severance taxes over the next two years, which could force the state Legislature to make further cuts to the state budget for FY 2013-14 in its upcoming session.

Yellowstone entry free this weekend In observance of the Martin Luther King holiday on Jan. 16, Yellowstone National Park is waiving admission fees Saturday through Monday.

Governor calls for Pavillion study Pavillion residents earlier this month earned a new ally in their struggle to find the causes and solutions to contaminants fouling their water wells. In a narrative attached to Gov. Matt Mead's first budget submitted to the Wyoming State Legislature, the

Salazar, Mead discuss sage grouse habitat Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said that Wyoming’s efforts to protect the sage grouse and its habitat, while working to keep the economy healthy, is the template to follow for other Western states. The secretary and Gov. Matt Mead held a press co

Mead wraps up forum with commitment for future Gov. Matt Mead wrapped up his Governor’s Business Forum on an optimistic note today, telling some 500 business leaders that he is committed to making Wyoming the best place to do business.

Wyo's conservation districts, range managers meet Chad Pregracke, founder of Living Lands & Waters, will speak Wednesday at the joint convention of the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts and the Wyoming Chapter of the Society of Range Management, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Best Western Inn in

Montana PBS to the Rescue Wyoming PBS General Manager, Ruby Calvert, is thankful to announce that Montana PBS has agreed to provide PBS program service to Optimum’s cable subscribers in Jackson until Wyoming PBS service can be restored.

Tigris acquires Wyo uranium projects Tigris Uranium Corp. has announced the acquisition of five uranium projects located in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming, in addition to the Treeline project in Cibola and McKinley counties, N.M.

Wyoming schools get funds from Smith's education program Wyoming public and private K-12 schools are receiving $106,217.75 in undesignated cash contributions, based upon their level of support, from the Smith’s Food & Drug Stores’ Earn & Learn program latest round of funding for $1 million.

Study reduces time, costs for coal gasification plants in Wyo Companies considering building coal gasification or natural gas conversion projects in Wyoming now have a valuable tool to help determine the feasibility of such projects in the state, as well as reduce their initial research time and cost.

Kohl's opens in Casper for busy day It looked like Black Friday with a flurry of shoppers, as the Kohl's Department Store opened in Casper today. This store was among 30 that conducted grand openings today in 20 states, supplying about 4,000 jobs. Wyoming has one other store, located in Che

Ouray National Wildlife Refuge Opened to Limited Elk Hunting Ouray National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), in Randlett, Utah, has increased its public big game hunting opportunities this year by opening the refuge to elk hunting for the first time. To avoid conflicts with other uses, including waterfowl hunting and to mini

Wildlife vs. energy development on the border When hunting season opens later this fall along the Wyoming-Colorado border, businesses in the region can count on an annual revenue bump. Every fall, hunters from all over converge on the area for a chance at elk, pronghorn or mule deer.

Eleutian HQ holds grand opening today Eleutian Technology's new global headquarters, relocated from Ten Sleep to Cody, will hold a formal opening at 4 p.m. today.

Currency trader operating in Wyo being sued One of the businesses located at Cheyenne’s 2710 Thomes Ave., now known for headquartering shell companies, is being sued by federal regulators.

Grant awarded to reopen health center in Riverton Patients in Riverton and in the Wind River Indian Reservation will be glad to hear that the Riverton Community Health Center will be reopening after being closed since March.

Wyo organization gets nursing workforce grant The Wyoming Community Foundation announced that it was chosen to receive funding from Partners Investing in Nursing's Future (PIN), selected as one in 11. The multi-year, multi-million-dollar national program prepares America's nursing workforce with the

Kemmerer hospital sets electronic health records milestone South Lincoln Medical Center (SLMC) here reached an important milestone recently for using electronic health record (EHR) technology under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program.

Lander Brewing Co. wins Steinley Cup Gold The 16th Annual Steinley Cup, Wyoming's official microbrew competition, was held this past weekend in Saratoga. Ten of the twelve Wyoming-based microbreweries, plus Grand Teton Brewing of Victor, Idaho, attended the Steinley Cup, along with a crowd of 825

Wyoming jobless rate continues to drop Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.8 percent in July, its lowest level since April 2009.

“Things continue to improve little by little,” said David Bullard, senior economist with the state Department of Workforce Servi

Fundraiser with Trollbeads for Central Wyoming College Nursing Program

A Lander clothing boutique is hosting an event featuring a demonstration on the creation of the jewelry line Trollbeads Saturday, August 27 to raise funds for a Central Wyoming College nursing scholarship endowment.

Ryckman Creek gets green light from FERC Ryckman Creek Resources LLC has received the certificate it needs from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to move forward with its proposed natural gas storage facility.

Gas prices pace Wyo's revenue income The price differential of natural gas and the State of Wyoming’s predictions, although small, has been the main reason why state revenues have been outpacing projections this year, according to the July 2011 issue of the Wyoming Insight.

Wind energy blowing in revenue for Wyo Experts believe wind power will be blowing stronger business and revenue in for the state through the selling of energy and local benefits gained by turbine operations/productions.

Encana announces new big gas field Encana Resources Inc. says it is developing a new natural gas field between Casper and Lysite that has the potential to be even bigger than the famed Jonah Field in western Wyoming.

Grand opening set for Heart Mountain center The grand opening of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation's long-awaited Interpretive Learning Center on Saturday, Aug. 20, will offer visitors a special opportunity to tour the new museum, located at the former World War II concentration camp in Park Co

Northeast Wyo College goes rustic Northeast Wyoming College education is headed outdoors with the purchase of the historic Spear-O-Wigwam Ranch in April.