Green River teen receives donation for diabetic alert dog
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — Since April, supporters have united to help Elena Barrera, a 2023 Green River High School graduate, get a diabetic alert dog. Barrera’s black lab, Storm, is currently in training at Duty Dogs in Cody. Duty Dogs…
Women in stable condition following severe crash
JACKSON (WNE) — Three women are rebounding after their SUV was hit Sunday afternoon by a tanker truck hauling milk near Munger Mountain Elementary School on Highway 89. State trooper Andy Jackson said the driver of the Suburban, 63-year-old…
Whitman sentenced to 4 to 6 years in prison
PINEDALE (WNE) — A Big Piney man found guilty of felony aggravated assault and battery after beating another man the last night of last year’s Green River Rendezvous was sentenced Oct. 5 to 4 to 6 years in prison. Ninth…
Marijuana advocates aim to get initiatives on the 2024 ballot after signature confusion
• What’s next? By Maya Shimizu Harris and Sofia Saric Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Marijuana advocates are taking stock of their options to get two initiatives onto the 2024 ballot after a misunderstanding led them to…
Loved ones continue search for missing man
JACKSON (WNE) — A missing 56-year-old man may now be in Fargo, North Dakota. Loved ones last heard from Mike Pursel in late September and are continuing to search. In an Oct. 4 Facebook post announcing that Pursel was missing,…
Sweetwater County Commission urges BLM to fix errors in RMP
By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — Sweetwater County commissioners doubt whether the Bureau of Land Management will withdraw its Rock Springs Draft Resource Management Plan, and during its October 3 meeting, the commission…
Overdose prevention in Wyoming boosted by $2 million from CDC
• Similar payments are expected over the next five years, which will go toward building data sets and linking people to substance use disorder resources. By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com Money to combat the nation’s opioid crisis continues to flow…
As demand soars for property tax relief, lawmakers look to grow refund program
• Refunded residents more than doubled after the Wyoming Legislature expanded eligibility last spring. Another expansion could be twice as nice, according to some lawmakers. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com After a record number of Wyoming residents used the state’s…
$68 million school inflation adjustment, BLM-no answers
• Gillette library books, anti-trans at UW, mental health task force. SVI Media /News Exchange Lawmakers recommend $68 million in school inflation adjustment for 2024-2025 CASPER — Lawmakers have begun their first talks on an inflation adjustment for the upcoming…
Homeowners speak in favor of a new property tax system, lawmakers move to draft new bill
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Members of the Joint Revenue Committee moved to draft legislation during their Monday meeting that would amend the state constitution and implement an acquisition value property tax system…