• Local surgeon’s medical license suspended

    Schneider accused of lying about surgery; contributing to man’s death Citing allegations that he lied about the necessity of an operation and may have contributed to the patient’s eventual death, the Wyoming Board of Medicine has suspended the medical license of a local surgeon. The state board temporarily suspended Dr. John H. Schneider Jr.’s license on Saturday and announced it publicly Tuesday. Schneider owns a home between Powell and Cody and has practiced medicine in both communities as well as in Billings.
  • Northwest College men split games

    Overtime loss at Dawson knocks team from first place The Northwest College men’s basketball team slid from a first-place tie atop the Region IX North standings with a 68-64 overlime loss at Dawson Community College last Thursday. The loss came 24 hours after the Trappers looked in full control against Gillette College. Northwest captured a 94-82 win in that game.
  • EDITORIAL: Seeking equal treatment

    Last week, Northwest College received a request that was bound to come up sooner or later. As we reported in our Tuesday issue, a new faculty member at the college has asked NWC to consider offering the same health insurance benefits to domestic partners and same-sex couples that the college offers to married couples and their families.
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February 02, 2012 9:17 am

Schneider accused of lying about surgery; contributing to man’s death

Citing allegations that he lied about the necessity of an operation and may have contributed to the patient’s eventual death, the Wyoming Board of Medicine has suspended the medical license of a local surgeon.

The state board temporarily suspended Dr. John H. Schneider Jr.’s license on Saturday and announced it publicly Tuesday. Schneider owns a home between Powell and Cody and has practiced medicine in both communities as well as in Billings.

February 02, 2012 9:16 am

Children’s radio show on KNWT delights adults as well

On Saturday mornings, just as many children are heading to the television to watch cartoons, local kids have the choice of turning on the radio instead.

February 02, 2012 9:13 am

Debbie Mueller sits at a computer Tuesday afternoon, editing a video section of a news story for the college television station, NWC-TV.