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Month: August 2023

Vast majority of Wyoming kids get vaccinated

• The school year is upon us, which means required vaccinations against ailments like hepatitis B, polio and measles. By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com A new school year is nearly upon us and families are racing to complete their back-to-school to-do…

National Elk Refuge revising plans for managing elk, bison

By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — About 15 years after federal officials completed a lengthy process determining how to manage two of the most charismatic species that winter on the National Elk Refuge, officials…

Wyoming Football releases updated depth chart

• Cowboys Complete Final Scrimmage of Fall Camp By Tim Harkins Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations, Public Relations and Broadcasting University of Wyoming Athletics With the completion of the final scrimmage of 2023 Fall Camp last Saturday, the Wyoming…

WWCC class schedule available now

This is a news release from Western Wyoming Community College –  Star Valley Outreach schedule of classes are now available. These easily recognized brochures may be picked up at various businesses throughout Star Valley and in each community. Of course, you may…

Interviews Radio

Aug. 22: Jim Webb, Lower Valley Energy CEO

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State officials not happy with BLM Rock Springs revision

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The BLM Rock Springs Field Office began revising its 1997 Green River RMP in 2010, and the process has experienced significant delays ever since. With its Notice of Availability published on Thursday, August 17, the BLM announced that over…

Wyoming Humanities opens new round of statewide grants, up to $10,000

Non-profit organizations across the state can apply for a new round of grants of up to $10,000 through Wyoming Humanities. Wyoming Crossroads Grants are part of an initiative to apply humanities perspectives locally to help the state realize growth out of change. Wyoming…

Federal court sides with Schmidt in case against UW

By Rachelle Trujillo Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming granted plaintiff Todd Schmidt a preliminary injunction Friday morning following the University of Wyoming’s decision in December 2022 to ban…

Third-generation supercomputer inaugurated near Cheyenne

By Samir Knox Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The brand new Derecho supercomputer, located at the National Center for Atmospheric Research-Wyoming Supercomputing Center, could put climate scientists on the cusp of better predicting natural disasters and…

Cheyenne man sentenced in child pornography case

CHEYENNE (WNE) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Wyoming, has announced that a Cheyenne man has been sentenced in a child pornography case. Brian Joseph Nielsen, age 38, was sentenced Thursday to 148 months of imprisonment for possession of…