Douglas

Wyoming Pioneer Museum – Douglas

Wyoming State Parks Historic Sites & Trails — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:23:59 +0000

Open year 'round, the Pioneer Memorial Museum is located on the Wyoming State Fairgrounds in Douglas, Wyoming. The museum collects, preserves, interprets and displays historical and cultural materials related to the westward expansion, to Wyoming pioneers in particular and the west in general.

Wyoming State Fair – Douglas

Grady Kirkpatrick — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:36:36 +0000

Wyoming Public Media captured the oral history of Wyoming’s families, farms and ranches during the 2012 Wyoming State Fair. WPM set up a booth giving away fans for the hot summer day and did a live broadcast with Grady Kirkpatrick’s Morning Music featuring an acoustic performance from Wyoming’s Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band. WPM recorded Wyoming Oral Histories of fairgoers that stopped by to chat. Enjoy a few of these engaging stories on the link below…

State Fair Interviews

High Plains Old Time Music Festival – Douglas

High Plains Old Time Music Festival — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:59:57 +0000

High Plains Old Time Music Festival is a two-day competition with the largest variety of categories in the region. Some of the categories include: fiddle, vocal, banjo, vocals, piano, variety and guitar. Preliminaries are on Saturday and the finals are on Sunday. Over $3,000 will be offered in cash and prizes! The dates for this year are April 13 and 14.

At packed public forum, Chesapeake says Converse County is core drilling territory

Willow Belden — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:37:51 +0000

Chesapeake Energy told a crowd of nearly 200 people that Converse County will continue to be a hot spot for oil production. The discussion was part of a public meeting last night in Douglas.

Chesapeake did not say how much oil production will actually occur in the area, but company officials and state regulators tried to allay concerns about the risks associated with flaring and fracking.

Chesapeake’s Sandy Andrew said the ingredients in frack fluid are largely benign.

Chesapeake to discuss Converse County oil plans with community

Willow Belden — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:33:46 +0000

Chesapeake Energy is hosting a community meeting tomorrow about its future energy development plans in Converse County.

Chesapeake has drilled several oil wells around a residential subdivision just outside of Douglas, and one well blew out in the spring, spewing gas into the air.

Residents near Douglas fear becoming ‘another Pinedale or Pavillion’

Willow Belden — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:20:51 +0000

INTRO: This spring, an oil rig blew out near Douglas. Natural gas spewed into the air, and residents from a nearby neighborhood were evacuated for several days. Since the blowout, Chesapeake Energy has drilled several new wells around that same neighborhood, and residents have new concerns. Wyoming Public Radio’s Willow Belden reports.

Work underway to plug gas leak near Douglas

Irina Zhorov — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:07:49 +0000

The Wyoming Oil and Gas Commission says that workers from Chesapeake energy are making progress in trying to control a gas leak near Douglas. Commission Supervisor Tom Doll says that efforts will continue through the weekend.

Douglas Gas Leak Still Uncontained

Tristan Ahtone — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:06:39 +0000

A Tuesday oil rig accident northeast of Douglas continues to spew gas into the atmosphere.

At last count, 50 of 67 residents volunteered to evacuate the surrounding area of the leak, staying in hotels paid for by the site’s natural gas operator Chesapeake Energy.

No injuries have been reported.

Oil and gas commissioner Tom Doll says it’s unclear how much gas has been lost.