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Kemmerer’s Josh Coursey, Muley Fanatics founder, tapped by Trump for high Fish and Wildlife Service post

The details of the position — including its title — remain undisclosed, but the longtime Green River resident is off to D.C. in May, he announced. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A southwestern Wyoming big game hunting advocate who spent the…

Game & Fish updates pronghorn corridor bottlenecks

By Joy Ufford Pinedale Roundup Via Wyoming News Exchange   PINEDALE —- Wyoming Game and Fish wildlife officials reviewed the updated Sublette Antelope Biological Risk and Opportunity Assessment to 50-plus people Tuesday in the Pinedale Library’s Lovatt Room.  The Game…

Evanston moms, newborns and moms-to-be get a lifeline from Utah

  • Intermountain Health launches program to offer in-person and virtual visits for pre-pregnancy, prenatal and postpartum care in bid to fill maternity care gap.   By Katie Klingsporn,  WyoFile.com Less than four months after Evanston Regional Hospital discontinued its…

Calving conditions, cattle market good for ranchers

  By Alex Hargrave Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — For Andy Stevens, there’s not a much better view than that of sunshine on the snow-capped Bighorn Mountains behind calves milling about on green grass. Calving season coincides…

WYDOT crews moving snow, prepping site, still shooting for early July opening of Teton Pass

  By Charley Sutherland Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Spring has sprung, and the Wyoming Department of Transportation and contracted construction crews are back at work repairing Teton Pass, which was destroyed in part last summer…

Gordon appoints AG Bridget Hill to Wyoming Supreme Court

CHEYENNE (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon has appointed Attorney General Bridget Hill to the Wyoming Supreme Court. Hill’s appointment fills the open seat left by the retirement of Chief Justice Kate Fox. Hill has served as Wyoming Attorney General since…

Election process is legislators’ top priority in interim

  By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Affordable housing isn’t likely to be studied by Wyoming lawmakers for the first time in years. Meanwhile, the topic of studying Wyoming’s election processes is priority No….

Wyoming Health Department warns of  hantavirus risks during spring cleaning

  CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Health wants residents to take steps to help prevent hantavirus, a rare but potentially deadly disease spread by infected deer mice. “As spring arrives and people begin cleaning cabins, sheds, garages, old…

Teen gets 42-75 years for murder

  • 16-year killed ex-girlfriend; defense plans to appeal   By Dylan Farrell Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Eavan Castaner, the teen who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of 17-year-old Lene’a Brown, was sentenced…

Trump calls for more logging

  • Industry questions whether local infrastructure can meet needs   By Alex Hargrave Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange   BUFFALO — The Trump administration’s executive order to increase logging and domestic timber production on federal lands is welcome…