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Month: May 2020

Firewood Permits Available on Bridger –Teton National Forest

Western, Wyo.—May 5, 2020— The Bridger-Teton National Forest will start selling firewood permits for personal use beginning May 15, 2020.  District offices will conduct business by phone and issue permits by mail to interested individuals for a price of seven…

Colorado man pleads guilty to second degree murder of girlfriend

CODY (WNE) – A Colorado man who stabbed and killed his girlfriend and brought her body to Powell has pleaded guilty to second degree murder in connection with her death. Jonathan Akin was originally scheduled to be sentenced in Adams…

218 tested at State Hospital — zero positive

By Sheila McGuire Uinta County Herald Via- Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — In some exciting news for Uinta County, the Wyoming Department of Health announced on Monday that a large special testing study conducted at the Wyoming State Hospital found…

Program expansion may help oil, gas

By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – Changes made to a federal lending program last week could open up loans to Wyoming oil and gas firms left reeling from volatile oil prices and low fuel demand…

County variances allow restaurants, churches to open across state

Wyoming began taking steps toward normalcy this week as some counties won permission to reopen restaurants and churches. State officials approved requests from seven counties for county-wide variances from the public health orders that were imposed in mid-March to prevent…

Senator Dan Dockstader shares insight to state legislature’s plans to help public amid COVID-19 pandemic

State Senator Dan Dockstader gave insight to special sessions the governor will call to pass bills that aim to help provide relief from effects felt during the COVID-19 pandemic. He says the state legislature has been working hard behind the…

Interviews

May 5: Director Brian Nesvick, Wyoming Game & Fish

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Interviews

May 5: Bren Lowe, CEO Star Valley Health

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Interviews

May 4: Katelyn Petersen

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Caribou-Targhee campgrounds to open June 1

The following is a news release from Caribou-Targhee National Forest. IDAHO FALLS – Developed campgrounds on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest are slated to open June 1. Many campgrounds on the Forest are still inaccessible due to snow and do not…