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Year: 2023

Lincoln County Search and Rescue retrieves patient needing medical transport

  The following is a release from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page At approximately 0600 hours on January 2, 2023, the Lincoln County Communications received a medical call, needing transport to the hospital from Commissary Ranches, Kemmerer area….

Feds set deadline for West Fork Dam comments

By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Federal authorities have set a Feb. 13 deadline for comments on a proposal to build a 264-foot-high concrete dam in the Medicine Bow National Forest in Carbon County. The proposed West Fork Dam and…

Game and Fish leaders pressed on migration designation delays

By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Pointing to a three-year delay in implementing Wyoming’s big game migration protection policy, some members of the Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce encouraged wildlife managers to act during the group’s final meeting. “We’re missing opportunities,” Sen. Larry Hicks (R-Baggs) said…

Grizzly conflicts down; Game and Fish Department counts just over 170 in 2022

By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s grizzly bears — and the humans who manage them — have had a standout year. Conflicts, the official designation for confrontations between bears and people or their property,…

End of federal aid could mean more homeless in Wyoming

By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program — which as of Dec. 22 had served more than 15,000 households across the state — stopped accepting new applications in November. It’s still…

Safe2Tell gives students a place to turn when they need help

By Sarah Elmquist Squires The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — Imagine you’re a teenager worried about a friend, someone who’s been distant or has even hinted that he’s thought about hurting himself or someone else. What do you…

Wyo seeks 6,282-acre land swap for new Colorado River Basin dam

By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Wyoming moved to expedite the construction of a 280-foot-high concrete dam in the Medicine Bow National Forest last month by proposing a 6,282-acre land exchange. The state wants 1,762 acres of federal property for…

KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Dark Enough to See the Stars” by Weezer

This week’s Kick It or Keep It on SVI Radio alternates back to Swift 98 with a new song released in December by Weezer. “Dark Enough to See the Stars” is part of Weezer’s latest album, SZNZ: Winter – EP. The…

Cowgirls Survive Double Overtime Thriller, 77-72

• Fertig nets a double-double in the win The Wyoming Cowgirls pulled out a double overtime thriller Saturday night in Laramie, holding on to survive with a 77-72 win over Fresno State. Although Wyoming controlled much of regulation and didn’t…