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Month: November 2021

Firefighters contain house fire in Big Piney on Thanksgiving day

Firefighters in Sublette county were able to extinguish a Thanksgiving Day house fire in Big Piney. Sublette County Unified Fire (SCUF) Chief Shad Cooper said crews responded to a single-family residence at 205 S. Noble Street at 4:54 AM. According…

Governor’s Strike Team to Hold Virtual Town Hall on American Rescue Plan Proposals

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Members of Governor Gordon’s Cabinet will hold a public Virtual Town Hall to discuss American Rescue Plan (ARP) proposals currently under consideration. Governor Gordon announced on Nov. 19 that there are more than $3 billion in proposals that…

Governor’s Legal Action Leads to Pause in Federal Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon welcomed a preliminary injunction issued today by the United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri that halts implementation and enforcement of a rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would…

Bradshaw and Fertig Named Mountain West Players of the Week

Bradshaw named Player of the Week, Fertig named Freshman of the Week  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 29, 2021) – The Wyoming Cowgirls swept this week’s Mountain West Women’s Basketball Players of the Week honors announced Monday by the league office….

Off-track betting’s gamble pays off – for now

By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Since May, the historic horse racing machines at the Gillette locations of Wyoming Horse Racing and Wyoming Downs have been shut down, but they could soon be up…

Relief money to boost higher ed

By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon will allocate $27 million in federal relief money toward building up Wyoming’s higher education opportunities, his office announced Tuesday. The money draws on funds awarded to…

Teton park moves all campsites to web booking

JACKSON (WNE) — Reservations for all Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller Memorial Parkway campsites will be made via the Recreation.gov booking platform starting with the 2022 summer season. Teton park campgrounds will no longer be reservable through local campground…

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Nov. 29: Brook Merritt, Bank of Star Valley

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Uranium sale expected to boost Wyoming production

By Cinthia Stimson Douglas Budget Via- Wyoming News Exchange DOUGLAS — In a move that may mean a huge upswing in uranium mining in Converse County and Wyoming, Uranium Energy Corporation (UEC) has entered into an agreement with Russia’s Uranium…

KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Where We Call Home” by Wade Bowen

A new song by the Waco, Texas country singer Wade Bowen is up for vote today as Kick It or Keep It alternates back to The Spur. “Where We Call Home” was released by Bowen on November 19, 2021 as…