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Month: October 2023

$1.2 million WyoLotto ticket sold in Cheyenne

WyoLotto is looking for the winner of more than $1.2 million from it’s Cowboy Draw game. The winning ticket, worth $1,206,638, was hit by one lucky player during the Oct. 2, 2023 drawing. The winning ticket was sold at the…

End of wildland firefighter pay increase on horizon

By Joseph Beaudet The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Congress approved a pay increase for federal wildland firefighters in 2021. The pay increase is about to expire, which could create a pay cliff for the firefighters. A…

Wyett Ekeler Named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week

• Wyoming has Defensive Players of the Week in back-to-back weeks Nick Seeman Assistant Athletic Director, Communications University of Wyoming Athletics  LARAMIE, Wyo.  (Oct. 2,2023) –The Wyoming Cowboys saw another defensive player earn honors from the Mountain West this week…

Funeral services for Leo Putnam

Funeral services for Leo Putnam will take place Friday, October 6, at 12 noon at the Afton Tabernacle at 12 noon. A viewing will take place from 9-11:45 prior to the service at the church.

SVI Radio Interview-Oct. 2: Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon called into the Weekday Wakeup on SVI Radio to discuss a number of various topics, including the 988 suicide line, the proposed Rocky Mountain Power rate increases, the RIDE education initiative and property taxes.

Fire destroys combine near Soda Springs

A harvesting combine was a complete loss after catching fire in a field east of Bancroft Friday afternoon, according to the Caribou County Sheriff’s Office. Dispatch received a call about the fire just before 4 p.m., a news release from…

How To Store Your Golf Cart Throughout the Winter

Most people don’t use their golf carts as often in the winter. Consider some of these tips on how to safely keep your cart in storage through the cold season.

Casper abortion clinic arsonist sentenced to 5 years

CHEYENNE (WNE) — A 22-year-old Casper woman was sentenced to five years of incarceration for setting fire to Wyoming’s only surgical abortion clinic in 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming announced Thursday. At the time, the…

Guest Editorial: Shaping Wyoming’s Energy Future Through Carbon Capture

By The Lincoln County Commission —  Jerry Hansen, Kent Connelly and Teri Bowers The global energy landscape is changing. As energy demand reaches record highs amid a renewed push toward clean energy, producers face the daunting challenge of ramping up…

Big-Plays Help Cowboys Record 35-26 Victory Over New Mexico on Homecoming

• Wyoming Opens Mountain West Play 1-0 Tim Harkins Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations, Public Relations and Broadcasting University of Wyoming Athletics Big plays on offense, defense and special teams fueled the Wyoming Cowboys to their fourth win of…