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Cowboys Host Northern Colorado in Stripe Our of War Memorial Stadium on Saturday Contest on MW+

  Buy Tickets Watch MW+ – Sign Up Today Listen Live Live Stats   The Wyoming Cowboys open the home portion of the schedule on Saturday hosting Northern Colorado in the annual Stripe Out of War Memorial Stadium at 2…

New Sentinel missile system will bring major changes to F.E. Warren, missile field

  By Alyssa Tolman Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The nation’s aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system is nearing the end of its service life, but an in-progress replacement will soon bring major changes to…

Legislative committee hears testimony on the price of power

    By Marit Gookin Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — Industry says rising costs and rising demands are leaving a gap in Wyoming’s power needs. Consumer advocates say that their proposed solution would leave everyday ratepayers footing…

Another fatal crash on Teton Pass prompts another call for pass restrictions

  By Jeannette Boner Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A 41-year-old Colorado man died Wednesday night in another crash on Teton Pass, intensifying calls for restrictions on heavy and high-risk vehicles one day after prosecutors charged…

Independent Obituaries: September 2, 2026

The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the September 2, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society.   Debbie Johannsen Debbie Johannsen, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother,…

Driver charged in fatal Teton Pass crash

  • Trooper calls July 7 collision “totally preventable”    By Jeannette Boner Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange   JACKSON — A 22-year-old Ririe, Idaho, man has been charged with two counts of homicide by vehicle in the…

Colorado River drought lawsuits may dampen Wyoming dam plans

  • Two legal actions raise questions about Wyoming’s water supplies and plans to construct another dam in southern Wyoming.   By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com As drought and over-allocation of Colorado River water shock the West, two lawsuits…

Draft bill would provide more help to school districts for school technology

    By Hector Martinez The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — A Wyoming Legislature bill draft would help provide additional funds to school districts for technology. The Wyoming school funding model currently funds school districts $250 per…

Feds publish plan for continued feeding on the National Elk Refuge

  By Christina MacIntosh Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recommended that feeding continue on the National Elk Refuge. On Friday, the agency published a draft Bison and Elk Management…

Daniels Scholarship applications open soon for Wyoming students

    CHEYENNE (WNE)  — Graduating high school seniors in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are encouraged to apply for the Daniels Scholarship, which provides up to the full cost of attendance at colleges and universities across the country….