From Staff and Wire Reports | Posted: Friday, February 24, 2006 12:00 am
Station pulls marijuana PSA
RAWLINS - A pair of local radio stations has pulled a set of public service announcements advocating medical marijuana use after receiving complaints from the police chief and others.
Scott Freeman, a salesman for Mount Rushmore Broadcasting in Casper, which owns KIQZ-FM and KRAL-AM in Rawlins, said he pulled the PSAs as soon as he learned about them.
A disc jockey at the stations, Jack Morgan, had run the 30-second PSAs. Freeman said Morgan had run the PSAs without checking with station managers.
"As soon as we were made aware that it was being done, we made the change to have it canceled," Freeman said.
The station received three PSAs from the Marijuana Policy Project.
"For me, it was disturbing that the local radio station was running advertising that is counter to what the public and our community stand for …," Rawlins Police Chief Mike Reed said.
Ranch receives historic designation
CHEYENNE - The Murie Ranch in Grand Teton National Park has been designated a national historic landmark.
U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton announced Tuesday that the Murie Ranch was among 12 sites in 11 states being designated landmarks.
"National Historic Landmark designation recognizes and preserves America's diverse cultural and architectural heritage," Norton said in a statement. "These national treasures are exceptional places that shed light on our history and help explain our past."
The ranch, which is south of the Moose Visitor Center, was as a meeting place for early conservation and scientific leaders, including Olaus and Margaret Murie.
Seismic projects gain approval
POWELL - The Bureau of Land Management has approved Quantum Geophysical Inc.'s request to conduct seismic testing on federal land near Clark in northern Wyoming.
The decision was reported shortly after the U.S. Forest Service also agreed to allow seismic testing in the Shoshone National Forest.
Quantum has proposed drilling in an area that includes about 29,300 acres of public and private land, including about 13,100 acres of BLM land and 5,100 acres of Forest Service land.
The Forest Service's decision said Quantum planned to begin testing July 1, wrapping up by mid-October.
Park gets new superintendent
CHEYENNE - Kevin Skates, director of parks, recreation and golf for the city of Rawlins, has been named superintendent of Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis.
"We were looking for someone who had expertise in parks and community relations because Hot Springs State Park is so integral to the city of Thermopolis, and Kevin fit the bill," Phil Noble, Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources director, said in a statement.
Skates, who has served as director of the Rawlins Parks and Recreation Department for the past eight years, has a bachelor's degree in parks and recreation administration from the University of Wyoming.