Natural gas company to resume drilling
PINEDALE (WNE) — With immediate demands high for domestic energy, PureWest Energy plans to resume its drilling operations in the Pinedale Anticline in the next couple of weeks, using local contractors wherever possible. PureWest is the rebranded name for Ultra…
WYDOT worker pay at issue
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Officials at the Wyoming Department of Transportation, which employs close to 2,000 people, say its retention rate is suffering because of lack of adequate pay for employees. WYDOT workers…
Meteorologist: snow is stacking up in the Pacific and headed inland soon
By Penny Nakamura Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — It may seem like the endless summer, which is great for those who like endless hiking and biking, but for skiers and snowboarders the warmest November in Jackson…
Budget work begins with governor’s ‘frugal’ $2.3B proposal
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com The Joint Appropriations Committee will begin reviewing Gov. Mark Gordon’s budget proposal this week as the Legislature prepares its own priorities for the upcoming budget session that begins Feb. 14. Both Gordon and legislative leadership have…
Taxes on drilling could rise
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Taxes on oil and gas drilling on federal lands could go up for the first time in a century, the Department of the Interior said Friday. On Jan. 27,…
Bridger-Teton rejects plan for domestic sheep in Wyoming Range
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The Bridger-Teton National Forest will not imminently allow woolgrowers to herd domestic sheep back onto portions of the Wyoming Range near where a bighorn sheep herd roams, a…
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…
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…