Laramie, Wy – Wyoming Post offices are dealing with nearly 300 thousand pieces of mail a day and officials urge you to mail your packages now. Postal Service Spokesman Jim Desarro says in Wyoming, residents need to have something in the mail by Wednesday. To make the process go smoothly, he says get a new box and pack it properly. Desarro says don't use string or wrapping paper and make sure the address can be seen easily.

Cheyenne, Wy – Jackson Hole Mountain Resort will likely
seek state funding for a new tram that would be owned by a public
entity and leased to the resort.
That's according to Larry Wolfe, a Cheyenne attorney and
lobbyist who represents the resort.
Resort officials announced this year that they plan to shut down
the famous tram at the end of next summer. They cited maintenance
costs and safety concerns.
Wolfe says the resort will probably ask the Legislature for
funding during this winter's session.

Jackson, Wy – Public comments on a draft transit plan for
Grand Teton National Park generally supported trying out shuttle
buses.
Several of the nearly 27-hundred people who commented on the
plan said that mass transit could cut down on congestion, air
pollution, noise and collisions with wildlife.
Others said the same thing about plans to build new pathways.
But pathways were a more contentious issue.
While Grand Teton has proposed building 23 miles of new paths,

Laramie, Wy – A new report says more Americans are wearing seatbelts. Federal officials say that nationally 82 percent of the public is buckling up. While federal officials say they don't have reliable statistics about Wyoming Sergeant Steve Townsend of the Wyoming Highway Patrol says their most recent numbers show that 70 percent of people driving in Wyoming are wearing restraints, while just 56 percent of Wyoming residents are buckling up. That is a low number admits Townsend.

By Renny MacKay

By Renny MacKay

Cheyenne, Wy – Six University of Wyoming students hope to
get investing experience by managing a (M) million dollars in state
funds.
The students are planning to go to the State Loan and Investment
board tomorrow (Thursday) and ask for permission to invest half a
(M) million dollars for now.
If they get good returns on that investment, they plan to seek
another half (M) million dollars next fall.
All the students are business majors interested in investment
management. They are Emerald Reid, of Cheyenne; Corey Bramlet, of

Laramie, Wy – The City of Laramie is moving forward with its comprehensive plan. Planner Roger Martin says they want to hear from community members about issues facing Laramie. As they look to the future one constant issue they will likely wrestle with is housing. Martin says finding affordable housing is always an issue but housing issues can be broad especially if you are looking to grow the economy. "good communities are healthy communities and people that come to them want to be in healthier neighborhoods".

By Renny MacKay

Pinedale, Wy – Several environmental groups have filed an appeal with the U-S department of the interior asking that it halt additional winter-time drilling on the pinedale anticline. The Bureau of land management granted energy company Questar permission to add new wells and complete wells during the upcoming winter....activities environmental groups say could affect big game migration and habitat. Wyoming Outdoor Council's Bruce Pendery says the groups haven't opposed winter drilling before but the additional wells go too far.