News from January 2016
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: VAN BUREN, MO:Superintendent Larry Johnson has announced the selection of two new permanent District Interpreters at Ozark National Scenic Riverways. These employees will be responsible for supervising all visitor programs, planning special events, delivering educational and interpretive programs, and conducting community outreach in their respective districts.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: San Antonio -This week, the National Park Service (NPS) announced $15 million in support of 70 projects in 63 parks, including $29,120 at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to conduct deferred maintenance on historic acequias, or irrigation ditches, at Mission San Juan. The funding for San...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: Name changes prompted to eliminate trademark issues for new concessioner.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and in concert with all National Park Service sites that charge entrance fees, Olympic National Park will offer free entry on Monday, January 18.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Ricky Lee Pyzikiewicz, 28, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm, before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Wolford. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a $1,000,000 fine or both.
By State Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - This morning, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) appeared on FOX News’s America’s Newsroom to discuss Iran’s latest dangerous act. Video and key excerpts included below...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: In celebration of the National Park Service Centennial, Superintendent Cassius Cash has committed to hike 100 miles in Great Smoky Mountains National Park during 2016 and is challenging the public to do the same. The 100-mile goal is part of the “Smokies Centennial Challenge-Hike 100" program. This program aims to inspire all potential hikers-young and old, new and skilled-to experience and gain a new appreciation and stewardship for their national park.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, ID - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pocatello Field Office (PFO) wants to improve local campgrounds to enhance your outdoor experience and is submitting a grant request to the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation for financial assistance. The BLM needs your input on these project applications and is requesting feedback.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 157 grams of cocaine base, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: HEADQUARTERS, TUPELO, MS: "During November and December 2015, the Natchez Trace Parkway experienced a slight decrease in the number of recreational visits over the 2014 figures," stated Superintendent Mary Risser. "This year, an average of 437,309 used the Parkway during November and December 2015 compared to 440,424 who were counted in 2014.".
By DOL Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is introducing more durable and secure completion cards for its Outreach Training Program, including 10-hour and 30-hour voluntary safety classes. The new cards are intended to reduce fraud and improve efficiency.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, California - The Bureau of Reclamation, National Marine Fisheries Service and other partnering agencies have released a draft of the Pilot Implementation Plan for the Shasta Dam Fish Passage Evaluation for public review. The Pilot Plan can be downloaded at
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - As House Republicans head to their policy retreat, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) called on Chairman Rob Bishop to increase the pace of both legislative and oversight work in the second session of the 114th Congress. Grijalva released a...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: Employer name: A-1 Excavating Inc., Bloomer, Wisconsin
By Interior Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD -Cave tour visitation was up 9.8% over last year at Wind Cave National Park for 2015 when 109,335 people toured the world's sixth-longest cave. This is the most people through the cave since 1971, before tours were limited to 40 people.
By State Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement after the Obama administration released ten Guantanamo Bay detainees to Oman...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy, in partnership with the Western Area Power Administration, is continuing its sponsorship of DOE’s monthly tribal webinar series in 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Joseph Matthew Polk, age 24, of Clover, South Carolina was sentenced to a total of 250 months (20.8 years) imprisonment today in federal court. Last August, Polk plead guilty to possession with intent to distribute and ...
By State Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: North Korea’s oppressive regime threatened Tuesday to “wipe out" the United States with a nuclear apocalypse. Sadly, many no longer blink an eye at North Korea’s threats. The regime has been vowing to turn America into a “sea of fire" for years.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: LINCOLN, Neb. - A newly hired, 39-year-old worker who fell through a roof in October 2015 and later died, could have been saved if his employer provided required fall protection, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.
