Retracing a soldier’s steps: Documentary follows life of WWII POW from Rock Springs
By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A few years ago, Mark Pedri and Carrie McCarthy visited Rock Springs to spend Thanksgiving with Pedri’s family. They stayed in his late grandpa’s redbrick, split-level house. Curious time…
Kemmerer collects 26 tons of cardboard in the last eight months
KEMMERER (WNE) — According to Kemmerer landfill operator Jodi Dillree, the local recycling of corrugated cardboard has been a success with 52,500 pounds (26 tons) recycled in the last eight months. “The public has really been responding. They are bringing…
90-year-old woman ticketed again, this time for hitting son with cattle prod
GILLETTE (WNE) – A 90-year-old woman was ticketed for unlawful contact after hitting her son with a cattle prod Friday. Deputies had ticketed the same woman on Wednesday for destruction of property after putting honey on her son’s door to…
Tick and skeeter season brings bug bite danger
JACKSON (WNE) — Slap on some bug repellent, tuck your pant legs into your socks and scan yourself for creepy-crawlies. In a seasonal advisory, the Wyoming Department of Health warns that ticks can spread tularemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and…
Lummis apologizes following ‘two sexes’ comment at UW commencement
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., responded with an apology statement Monday after she was booed by students during her commencement speech Saturday at the University of Wyoming. As…
Wyoming economic comeback a work in progress
By Jonathan Make Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – Like many things in life, measuring the breadth of the state of the economy in Wyoming and in its Capital City is no easy matter. Particularly these days….
Changes to moose, bighorn sheep license drawings discussed, not set
By Stephen Dow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Months after the Wyoming Legislature approved a recommendation to increase the allocation of “Big 5” hunting licenses to resident hunters, the Wyoming Wildlife Task Force has returned with an additional…
Soy pellets used to kill lake trout at Yellowstone Lake
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A trial run of a novel technique that combines soy-based pellets, a seed spreader and a helicopter has proved resoundingly successful at killing unwanted exotic lake trout spawn in Yellowstone Lake. Scientists spent “hundreds and hundreds” of…
Teenager arrested on multiple charges
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A local teenager was arrested on Wednesday by the Rock Springs Police Department for multiple charges. The 16-year-old was arrested on charges for reckless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude police officers, interference with peace officers…
Texas man’s sex-abuse trial set for Sept. 19
PINEDALE (WNE) – The Texas man charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor in 2014 – when he was 30 and the minor was 8 – pleaded not guilty in 9th District Court on April 28….