Browse past news stories for Midwest School in Midwest, WY.
- Closure of Midwest School leaves community without its heart - Billings Gazette (2016)
13, 2016, the Midwest School cafeteria, viewed through the front windows, sits empty in Midwest, Wyo. The building was evacuated on May 24, 2016, due to high levels of benzene and ... - Midwest School closure concerns parents - Casper Star-Tribune Online (2016)
Midwest School was closed in May after a gas leak that officials suspect originated from an old oil well near the building. FDL Energy plugged the well responsible for the leak and is monitoring other wells in the area under ... - Harmful Concentrations Of Benzene, CO2 Detected At Midwest School - Wyoming Public Media (2016)
A federal agency says elevated levels of carbon dioxide and benzene at the Midwest School are an “urgent pu ... - Unsafe benzene levels found in Midwest School - Casper Star-Tribune Online (2016)
Midwest staff reported gas-like odors on May 26. The school was closed the same day, and students finished the year in Casper. This school year, about 100 Midwest students are attending classes in Casper, with high-schoolers using the new Pathways ...Air Was Acute Health Hazard in Midwest SchoolKCWY 13 Where News C ... - Hillary Clinton: from Midwest school girl to history-maker - Chron.com (2016)
All eyes were on Hillary Clinton on Thursday night as she accepted the Democratic nomination for president. RELATED: Trump's tweets taunt Clinton after s ... - What To Wear To Sorority Recruitment At A Midwest School To Feel Your Best — PHOTOS - Bustle (2016)
I went to school at the University of Missouri, which has a pretty traditional Greek system and does a typical week-long recruitment in August. At Mizzou, the Panhellenic Associati ... - Toxins still unidentified in Midwest School, students to start school year in Casper - Casper Star-Tribune Online (2016)
A workover rig operates last month on the grounds of Midwest School while teams from Fleur de Lis Energy, operator of the Salt Creek oil field, worked to locate and repair an unidentified ... - Gas levels decrease at Midwest School after well plugging - Casper Star-Tribune Online (2016)
The release also said that the school is the only place in Midwest at which high gas levels were detected and that FDL Operating LLC, the owner of the Salt Creek oilfield, had in ... - Midwest School for Women Workers in July in Chicago - Workday Minnesota (2016)
The 2016 Midwest School for Women Workers will be held July 24 - 28 at Roosevelt University in Chicago. Organized by the Illinois Labor History Society and the Unive ... - Leaky oil well near Midwest School repaired, but source of odor remains elusive - Casper Star-Tribune Online (2016)
Upward fluid migration was found in one plugged well immediately adjacent to the school, said Mark Watson, the state oil and gas supervisor. Crews used what is known as a cement squeeze — addi ... - Energy Company Still Searching For Leak That Closed Midwest School - Wyoming Public Media (2016)
An energy company has not yet found the source of a gas-like odor that shut down a school near its oil field in Natrona County. Students and staff at Midwest School first smelled what they thought was natural gas last Wednesday. The ... - Midwest School Had Other, Unconfirmed Health Issues - K2 Radio (2016)
Midwest School, which closed last week for a possible gas leak, had a similar problem less than two years ago, the director of the Casper-Natrona County Health Department said. The Natrona County School District ... - Chemical odors force closure of Midwest School - Casper Star-Tribune Online (2016)
Access roads snake across hillsides and drainages in April 2015 at the Salt Creek oil field in Midwest. A spokesman for the company that owns the oil field said Thursday that natural gas, carbon dioxide and trace amounts of methane have been detected ...Companies, Agencies Still ... - More Than A Leak; Midwest School Affected By Large Amounts Of CO2, Natural Gas - K2 Radio (2016)
The so-called gas leak that shut down Midwest School is an unusual release of gas, oil and carbon dioxide from the ground, a spokesman for the company that owns the Salt Creek ... - Midwest School students will finish year at old North Casper Elementary after gas leak - Casper Star-Tribune Online (2016)
Midwest School was closed Thursday because of an unidentified gas leak and won't open again this school year, according to the Natrona County School District. Black Hills Energy told the district it is not safe for anyone to be in the school. Midwest ...BREAKI ... - UPDATE: Midwest School Adopts 4-Day Week; State Education Board Still Needs To Give Final Approval - K2 Radio (2016)
Midwest School is planning to go to a 4-day school week next year. Our middle school and high school students will attend school from 8:00 – 4:00 and our elementary day will run from ... - Midwest School will switch to four-day week in fall pending state approval - Casper Star-Tribune Online (2016)
Hannah Chapman, a sophomore, does squats during weight training class April 14 at Midwest School. Midwest administrators have proposed a four-day school week to address low graduation rates, poor ... - Midwest School officials propose 4-day week - Casper Star-Tribune Online (2016)
Hannah Chapman, a sophomore, does squats during weight training class on Thursday at Midwest School. Midwest administrators have proposed a four-day school week to add ... - Midwest School Proposes Four-Day Schedule - K2 Radio (2016)
Whether Midwest School will save money by going to this schedule remains to be seen, Tobin said. The school still will operate five days a week bec ...
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