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Month: November 2023

SVI Radio Interview-Nov. 14: LC Sheriff Shane Johnson & Jennifer Woodie of Turning Point

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UW’s Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management Program Among the Few Accredited Programs of Its Kind

The University of Wyoming’s Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management (REWM) program is one of 14 accredited rangeland ecology and management undergraduate degree programs in western North America. The REWM program, housed in the UW Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, offers unique opportunities…

Wyoming Athletics Announces Plans for War Memorial Stadium Renovation

Visit  www.RestoreTheWar.com for more info The University of Wyoming Athletics Department announced Nov. 7, its public awareness campaign, and detailed plans for the upcoming renovation to the West Side of War Memorial Stadium. Thanks to a significant investment from the Wyoming…

D.C. Delegation: U.S. border and Rock Springs BLM management

• Hageman has bill to stop BLM Draft Plan, Lummis says every state a border state and Barrasso travels to the border. U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis  The Biden administration’s open-door policy at our southwest border has not only jeopardized our…

After achievements in Wyoming, USDA expands big game conservation program

By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — You could call big game migrations miracles and it wouldn’t be a stretch. One mule deer herd in western Wyoming migrates more than 150 miles each way from the…

Resource center serves Lander’s veterans, others

By Marit Gookin Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — On the corner of Second Street and Custer Street in Lander, in an unassuming building, one group of Lander residents is working to make a difference and give back…

Property tax ballot measure will slash local funding, report finds

• To ease the soaring price of property taxes, a ballot initiative would create an exemption to effectively halve the bill for homeowners. But that could slash state services.   By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com A statewide ballot initiative would effectively…

Lawmakers split over advanced legislation banning delta-8

By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — State lawmakers advanced a bill draft on Monday that aims to ban all hemp-products containing any psychoactive properties, including delta-8, without providing a distinction between “synthetic” and “naturally…

Employment numbers back to pre-pandemic levels in Wyoming

By Jackie Galli Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — The state of Wyoming continues to recover from the pandemic, with unemployment trending down and the average monthly employment back to pre-pandemic levels. The preliminary numbers for the first-quarter…

Men allege human trafficking

• The two say they were sent to Triangle Cross Ranch for forced, unpaid labor By Sofia Saric Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Two men allege they were human trafficked to Triangle Cross Ranch in Powell —…