Lusk NewsLocal news for Lusk, WY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Yellow Rebel: Starkweather's spree ended 50 years ago near Douglas, with one final victim- January 28, 2008 "It was his own blood that got him" Editor's note: Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of the capture of a serial killer who inspired movies and songs. via Casper Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/lusk-wy/2008/01/yellow-rebel-starkweathers-spree-ended-50-years-... Logging on to learn- January 28, 2008 "We don't want to teach to a test, but we do want to maximize students' potential" Two Wyoming high schools are among the first in the nation to test an online learning program designed in England to increase standardized test scores. via Casper Star-Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/lusk-wy/2008/01/logging-on-to-learn?fromrss=1 Torrington looking for noise suppression- January 26, 2008 "Torrington has six crossings that are in populated areas, two within the city limits and four in the city-county area" With the prospect of twice as many trains rolling through town each day, Torrington and Wyoming officials are looking at ways to reduce the noise impact on the city of about 6,000 people. via Star-Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/lusk-wy/2008/01/torrington-looking-for-noise-suppression?fromrss... Survey: Many have brain injuries- January 24, 2008 "But we didn't anticipate it to be this high." The Wyoming Brain Injury Association found more than 80 percent of the state's inmates have a mild to high likelihood of having suffered brain injury, a fact that surprised some. via Casper Star-Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/lusk-wy/2008/01/survey-many-have-brain-injuries?fromrss=1 Lusk product to turn political pundit on MTV- January 7, 2008 "It's a tradition that will go on as long as we're able to decorate" So Wyoming had its day in the political spotlight on Saturday. Talk of making history in the Cowboy State was bandied about as if it were a gold-plated badge of honor. via Casper Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/lusk-wy/2008/01/lusk-product-to-turn-political-pundit-on-mtv?fro... |