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Month: August 2023

UW’s Gibbs and Bertagnole named to pre-season watch lists

A pair of Wyoming Cowboy Football players were named to pre-season watch lists to open up the month of August.  The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced on Tuesday the Preseason Watch List for the 2023 Bronko Nagurski Trophy. …

Wyoming Unemployment Falls to 3.1% in June 2023

The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 3.3% in May to 3.1% in June. Wyoming’s unemployment rate is slightly lower than its June 2022…

Public comments now being accepted for proposed Astoria Bridge Replacement

The Snake River Sporting Club Improvement and Service District is looking to replace the existing damaged bridge with a new two-lane bridge. The bridge is located approximately three miles southwest of Hoback Junction of U.S. Highway 89.  The new bridge…

Interviews

August 1: Dir. Brian Nesvick, Wyoming Game & Fish

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Black bears lethally removed after attacking man at his Teton Valley home

According to information provided by the Idaho Fish and Game (IFG), a Teton Valley man was attacked and injured by a sow black bear with a cub on Monday, July 31. The man stated the attack happened as he opened…

Hageman bill would tighten label requirements for U.S.-raised beef

CHEYENNE (WNE) — On Friday, U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., introduced the Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act of 2023. The bill, which is co-led by Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., seeks to prohibit beef retailers from designating foreign beef as…

Teton Village receives nearly $1 million to purchase electric buses

JACKSON (WNE) — Four red buses that move visitors and employees between the base of the Aerial Tram and the Ranch Lot in Teton Village will get an upgrade in fall 2024. Taking their place will be four zero-emission battery-electric…