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Year: 2023

Uranium industry execs say preparations for mining nearly complete

By Peder Schaefer Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — Checking roads. Running tests. Fixing pipes. But most important? Watching prices. That’s how life goes for Donna Wichers, the vice president of Wyoming operations for Uranium Energy Corp., which…

Anti-abortion arsonist pleads guilty

• Lorna Green, 22, faces at least five years in prison beginning immediately. Her exact sentence will be set in October.   By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com CHEYENNE—Lorna Green walked to the stand before U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson…

Returning ‘relatives’: Yellowstone sends more buffalo to tribes, less to slaughter

• Park sees slaughter as ‘a serious problem.’   By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Ervin Carlson did not take his presence in Yellowstone National Park for granted. As a member of the Blackfeet…

Fishing Equipment To Help You Reel In a Great Catch

If you’re angling to reel in the best catch of your career, you need to upgrade your gear. Here is some of the best fishing equipment to add to your arsenal.

About 1,200 Wyoming residents to receive student loan forgiveness

CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Biden-Harris administration has approved 804,000 borrowers for $39 billion worth of automatic discharge of federal student loans this summer. Eligible borrowers will not have to take any action to receive this income-driven repayment forgiveness. In Wyoming,…

Church sues city over planning process

By CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is taking the City of Cody to court over the way the city’s planning and zoning board has handled the church’s…

Keeping the Rock Church Summer Theater Alive

• Kristin Bringhurst credits the cast and crew as they prep for the 30th  anniversary of the summer event.  In the spring of 2007 Kristin Bringhurst took her daughter Taylor to the auditions of the Rock Church Summer Theatre. As Taylor…

Local teen suffers serious injuries in single-vehicle accident

The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP), Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Star Valley EMS and other first-responders came to the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday, July 18 on WYO Hwy 238. The accident occurred at approximately 6 pm and involved…

New spinal surgeon at Star Valley Health

Star Valley Health has a new spinal surgeon who has been around for several months already but is happy to see any patients that may need some help. Dr. Wade Jensen grew up in Idaho and he and his wife…

Wyoming Game and Fish still working to delist the grizzly bear as an endangered species

Wyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvick joined SVI to give some updates on how the state is still working to get the grizzly bear delisted as an endangered species. He says Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon filed a petition to…