Jackson Hole forest ambassadors worry lodging tax cuts could detract from dirty jobs
• Friends of the Bridger-Teton, other nonprofits, compete for ever smaller pool of cash. By Charley Sutherland Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — As Gene Palos drove over Togwotee Pass Friday morning, he spotted…
What’s it take to kill a Wyoming wolf? Nearly 500 hunting days, and then it’s likely a youngster
• Recent increases in success rates at hunting exceedingly difficult-to-kill wolves are “really good,” a Wyoming biologist said, because it shows that fair-chase tactics are still working. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Last fall, hunters put in their time…
WDOC returns some inmates from out-of-state facilities; 135 remain in Mississippi
By Ivy Secrest Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — As staffing at the Wyoming Department of Corrections has increased, 30 more Wyoming inmates housed at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tallahatchie, Mississippi, have been moved…
Wyoming Economic Indicators report shows increase in unemployment, decrease in tax collection
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Unemployment in Wyoming has increased in the last couple of months, according to the latest issue of the Wyoming Economic Indicators report. This report contains the Wyoming Economic Health Index (WEHI), a coincident economic indicator designed…
WYDOT aims to complete tunnel repairs before winter
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — In an effort to keep the construction project moving forward, the Wyoming Department of Transportation has been looking at several ways to fix the Green River tunnels before the holidays. “Our whole intent is we’d…
State parks waive day use fees for Free Fishing Day on June 7
CHEYENNE (WNE) — In conjunction with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s annual Free Fishing Day, Wyoming State Parks will waive day use fees at select locations statewide Saturday, June 7. Day use fees will be waived at all…
Wyoming proposed as home to North America’s ‘largest’ magnesium smelter
Colorado-based Big Blue Technologies says its ‘all-electric’ smelter would be cleaner and use less energy than conventional methods. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com A Colorado-based company wants to expand a pilot magnesium smelter now operating near Cheyenne as part…
BLM decides over 3,000 wild horses can be eliminated from Wyoming’s ‘checkerboard’ starting July 15
• Appeal process, litigation and a possible injunction still loom, but otherwise roundups culminating in the complete removal of two herds, and a portion of another, will begin within weeks. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A contentious plan to…
Barrasso, Coons bill could expand mental health care access for Medicare beneficiaries
• Barrasso, Delaware Democrat cosponsor legislation backed by social workers. By Alex Viveros Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON —Accessing mental health care can be a challenge for many Americans. That challenge is pressing for people who…
(Video) – Star Valley High School Graduation
The SVHS Class of 2025 will receive their diplomas on Thursday evening at 6 p.m.