Summer Book Reviews
◆ Check out some of your county library staff’s favorite dog books. Provided by the Lincoln County Library System For the “Dog Days of Summer” staff across the Lincoln County Library System were asked to share their favorite “dog book.”…
“World War II POW Camps of Wyoming” selected as state’s great read
◆ Wyoming’s POW camps housed several thousand incarcerated Italian and German prisoners. By Susan Mark, Outreach Librarian, Wyoming State Library “WORLD WAR II POW Camps of Wyoming,” by Cheryl O’Brien has been selected as Wyoming’s “Great Read” for the 20th…
Wyoming Employment and Payroll: Modest Growth in Fourth Quarter 2019
Wyoming Employment and Payroll: Modest Growth in Fourth Quarter 2019 In recent months, Wyoming’s economy has seen many layoffs and other disruptions related to the coronavirus. This report focuses on employment and wage growth between fourth quarter 2018 and fourth…
Census takers to start visiting non-responding households in Wyoming
—————— ◆ Currently self-response rate in Wyoming is 57.6 percent. Provided by the 2020 Census Beginning Tuesday, August 11, Census takers in Wyoming will be following up with households that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. The current…
Stage-1 fire restrictions now in place on Bridger-Teton lands
The Bridger-Teton National Forest will implement fire restrictions beginning Thursday, August 13. Visitors and local residents are reminded to be fire wise while recreating on federal lands. Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will be implemented on all National Forest System lands…
4H/FFA Livestock sale funds donated to help burn victims
————— ◆ More than $34,000 raised by local youth. By Sarah Hale and Dan Dockstader SVI Media Local youth involved in the 4H/FFA Livestock Sale on Saturday, August 8 are donating a portion of their earnings. The funds will be…
Alpine Mountain Days begins this Friday
—————- The Town of Alpine will host the annual car show this weekend. The event has been combined with the 2020 Alpine Mountain Days. The festivities get underway on Friday, August 14 at noon and will continue through Sunday, August…
Wyoming’s Bold Bid to Diversify Investments with Land Purchase is on Hold
—————- Occidental Petroleum has announced that it is negotiating with a bidder for the millions of acres of land grant properties offered for sale earlier this year in southern Wyoming. That bidder is not the State of Wyoming, but as…