Sublette commission approval for resort under scrutiny
By Joy Ufford Sublette Examiner Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE – Many people are calling for Sublette County commissioners who voted to approve rezoning of 56 agricultural acres to recreational for a destination resort on a Bondurant ranch to answer…
Rare earth developer secures funding for processing plant
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s nascent rare earth elements industry may be inching closer to commercialization. Rare Element Resources, the mineral exploration and development company behind the Bear Lodge mining project in northeastern…
Wyoming Department of Corrections recruiting amid labor shortage
TORRINGTON (WNE) — Every industry is facing a nationwide labor shortage, and the Wyoming Department of Corrections is no exception. “The actual number of vacancies changes from day to day, from minute to minute almost,” said Paul Martin, WDOC…
WGFD detects diseases in elk herds, rabbits
SHERIDAN (WNE) —Animal diseases have been identified in two species in the Sheridan region — chronic wasting disease in elk and rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 in cottontail rabbits. CWD was identified in three new Sheridan Region elk hunt areas…
UW receives $1 million donation for stadium improvements
LARAMIE (WNE) — Former University of Wyoming football player Cody Ritchie and his wife, Patsy, have donated $1 million for upgrades to the University of Wyoming War Memorial Stadium, according to a UW press release. The money is designated for…
Cody man accused of sharing child porn
POWELL (WNE) — A Cody man is facing allegations that he shared child pornography through an online application over the span of more than a year. Ryan A. Eskeli, 48, has been held in the Park County Detention Center since…
Charges pending against boys who allegedly threatened school
GILLETTE (WNE) — Charges are pending against two teen boys who allegedly threatened their school Tuesday. In a private Snapchat, a 15-year-old boy indicated he was going to “shoot up” Campbell County High School, said Police Sgt. Jay Johnson. The…
Basin teacher killed in confrontation with police
By Nathan Oster Basin Republican-Rustler Via- Wyoming News Exchange GREYBULL — A 38-year-old Basin man died Monday evening after being shot by a police officer who was responding to a report of a man making suicidal threats at a location on South…
Sweetwater County sees interest in Red Desert lands
By David Martin Green River Star Via- Wyoming News Exchange GREEN RIVER — Buyers continue to show their interest in purchasing parcels of land in the Red Desert, despite the area being devoid of utilities or means to access properties….
Jackson, Teton County see record sales tax income
By Timothy J. Woods Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The town of Jackson and Teton County received another striking sales tax report Monday, with another record set and further indications that the area’s economy has recovered…