Wright NewsLocal news for Wright, WY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.World's addiction to coal growing, despite worries about global warming- October 29, 2007 "The polar bears are doomed - they're going to museums. At the end of this century the Arctic ice cap will be gone. That means a lot of water rising, not by inches but metres." A shovel prepares to dump a load of coal into a 320-ton truck at the Black Thunder Mine in Wright, Wyo., in this April 2007 file photo. via Slam Sportshttp://www.topix.net/city/wright-wy/2007/10/worlds-addiction-to-coal-growing-despite-worri... Wright mayor: More EMS services needed- October 20, 2007 "In five to seven years, if the demographics play out, I'm looking at 2,000 (residents growing) to 4,000 or 5,000" Wright Mayor Kelly Hand told Campbell County commissioners Tuesday that both governments must focus on increasing emergency services in the southern reaches of the county as population there continues to grow. via The News-Recordhttp://www.topix.net/city/wright-wy/2007/10/wright-mayor-more-ems-services-needed?fromrss=... High-paying jobs prompt long Wyoming commutes- October 18, 2007 Riverton resident James Arnold spends more than 14 days a month away from his family while working at North Antelope Rochelle coal mine in Campbell County. via Casper Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/wright-wy/2007/10/high-paying-jobs-prompt-long-wyoming-commutes?... Wyo. Guard unit returning from Iraq deployment- October 2, 2007 "We are very proud of our returning soldiers. Their sense of service before self exemplifies the entire Wyoming Army National Guard's commitment to defend and serve the nation and Wyoming" ROCK SPRINGS -- The 146 members of the Wyoming Army National Guard's 1041st Engineer Company, who have been deployed to Iraq since July 2006, are scheduled to arrive back in Wyoming on Wednesday. via Wyoming Tribune-Eaglehttp://www.topix.net/city/wright-wy/2007/10/wyo-guard-unit-returning-from-iraq-deployment?... |