Though residents in all U.S. states evaluated the economy negatively in 2009, economic confidence was highest on average in the District of Columbia and South Dakota, and lowest in Wyoming, Michigan, West Virginia, and Nevada. All but one state (Wyoming) showed higher confidence last year than in 2008.
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Economic Confidence: Wyoming, Michigan Most Negative (Gallup)
Rochester, N.Y. – Temperatures are falling, and the bands of lake snow will be moving around the area Thursday.
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Lake Snow Warnings & Bitter Cold are Back (13WHAM Rochester)
Kalafitoni Pole, a defensive lineman from California, has chosen Washington State over Utah and Wyoming, according to Cougfan.com.
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Defensive lineman picks Washington State (Seattle Times)
(AP) — LARAMIE, Wyo. – Wyoming coach Dave Christensen has announced the hiring of Derek Sage as his new receivers coach. For the last five seasons, Sage was receivers coach at New Hampshire in the Football Championship Subdivision.
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Wyoming hires new receivers coach (The Republican)
Rochester, N.Y. – The Monroe County Health Department is hosting the third of four free H1N1 vaccine clinics this month.
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Clinic at Dome Until 8 p.m.- Free H1N1 Shots (13WHAM Rochester)
A convicted murderer serving a life sentence at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas died of causes related to the swine flu, an official confirmed Thursday.
Sometimes the hats were academic. From the schools in Thermopolis he attended with his lifelong friend Gov. Dave Freudenthal, Tom Walsh worked his way up the education ladder through the University of Wyoming and a doctoral program at University of Northern Colorado.
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Dr. Tom Walsh, 67, died of leukemia in Casper on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2010. He will be remembered for the many … (Casper Journal)
Wyoming’s first death from H1N1 flu on Aug. 19 is not a reason to panic, according to Natrona County Health Officer Dr. Mark Dowell.
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2009 IN REVIEW (Casper Journal)
If it’s not the biggest local story of 2009, then it’s the most surprising. A county board, renowned for its complete obscurity, suddenly explodes in controversy. Meetings sizzle with bile and rancor. An entire staff of full-time employees is axed within the course of three months.
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Cemetery District turmoil is Gillette’s top story in 2009 (The Gillette News-Record)
Keith Watson was one of the thousands of Treasure Valley residents whose lives were upended with lay
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Top stories of the Treasure Valley for 2009 (The Idaho Statesman)