Gordon Lays out his Vision for ENDOW moving Forward
By Ramsey Scott Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – Gov. Mark Gordon wants ENDOW to turn its expansive vision of how to transform Wyoming’s economy into smaller actionable items that are both achievable and measurable. Gordon laid…
NEWS BRIEFS for Monday, June 24, 2019
Wyoming Works program begins for adult students CHEYENNE (WNE) — Adult students in Wyoming will have more opportunities and resources to get the skills they need to secure employment with last week’s launch of the Wyoming Works program. The program…
Wyatt Moore named Wyoming Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year
The accolades keep rolling in for the Star Valley Track & Field program as recent graduate Wyatt Moore has been named the Gatorade Athlete of the Year for the State of Wyoming. Moore won both the 100 and 200 meter…
Fossil Butte Hosts Art by Students across the Country
Kemmerer, WY – A collaborative effort between Fossil Butte National Monument, the International Fiber Collaborative Inc., and schools throughout Wyoming, Montana, California, Texas, Kansas, and Utah has culminated in a special “Art in the Park” installation at the Fossil Butte…
Cowboys Boycott CFD Over Changes
By Chrissy Suttles, Wyoming Tribune Eagle and Tyler Poslosky, WyoSports Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Some of the country’s top tie-down ropers and steer wrestlers are boycotting this year’s Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo amid changes they say will…
Independent Obituaries: June 19, 2019
The following obituaries appeared in the June 19, 2019 edition of the Star Valley Independent. Barbara Gayle Lampe passed away peacefully in Yuma, Arizona on April 6, 2019 from complications associated with a hip fracture. She was preceded in…
Lummis Files for Possible Run for Enzi’s Senate Seat
By Steve Knight Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – Former U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis on Thursday filed information with the Federal Election Commission that could be a precursor to a run for retiring Sen. Mike Enzi’s…
Oil, Gas Companies appeal Sublette assessments
PINEDALE (WNE) – Eight oil and gas companies with 38 different property accounts are appealing their 2019 Sublette County tax assessments, setting up the County’s Board of Equalization, comprised of the county’s five commissioners, for a lengthy hearing process. All…
Volunteers Teach Horse Sense at Annual 4-H camp
For two days in Thermopolis this month a fifth H was added to the 4-H’s of head, heart, hands and health. Horses. Young Kayden Light spoke softly to her horse, Julie, too quietly for an interloper to hear the words…
NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, June 20, 2019
Capitol committee approves $2 million expense CHEYENNE (WNE) — The committee overseeing the Capitol Square Project has approved the use of just over $2 million worth of a contingency fund set aside by the 2019 Legislature to complete three areas…