Volunteers on Horseback clear Hundreds of Miles of trails
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — With storms threatening Sunday, a half-dozen horsemen loaded their saddle bags and panniers with serious looking saws, lunches of canned sardines and jerky, and rain slickers. They climbed aboard…
Plan Calls for Scaling back of Elk Feeding on Refuge
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Save for a decade’s worth of mild winters, the National Elk Refuge has spread out hay or alfalfa to nourish gathering wapiti for the past 107 years….
NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, June 27, 2019
UW sexual assault reports decline CASPER (WNE) — There were 18 reports of sexual assault at the University of Wyoming in 2018, according to data from the school, a slight decrease from last year’s high of 21. “Sexual assault numbers…
Fun Run celebrates its 41st year on Independence Day 2019
Thursday, July 4, 2019 will see the 41st annual KVSI 101.7 Fun Run. “It is 8.6 miles from the radio station to our stopping point in Paris,” said Lisa Hillier of KVSI. “The majority of our participants are people who…
AARP Wyoming Seeks Nominations for Volunteer Award
CHEYENNE – AARP Wyoming seeks nominations for the 2019 Andrus Award, the State’s premiere community service award for those age 50 and over. To nominate someone for the Andrus Community Service Award, use the webform available at: https://www.aarp.org/forms/aarp-andrus-award-for-community-service/ <https://www.aarp.org/forms/aarp-andrus-award-for-community-service/> ….
Escaped Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp Inmate Apprehended
Newcastle – Inmate James Michael Kennah, an inmate from the Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp in Newcastle who had been on escape status for approximately one hour, was apprehended shortly after 4pm on Monday, June 24, 2019. Inmate Kennah was…
Game and Fish hears from Public on CWD
This story was originally posted on the Wyoming Game and Fish website and was used with permission. Cheyenne – As the next step in the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s collaborative process to update the chronic wasting disease (CWD)…
Commercial Mushroom Harvest Season ExtendedTitle
Bondurant, Wyo. June 24, 2019 — The Bridger-Teton National Forest is extending the sale of commercial mushroom harvest permits within the Roosevelt fire area until August 1st. Both commercial and personal users have been able to enjoy this season’s Morel…
NEWS BRIEFS for Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Murder suspect pleads not guilty to jail assault CHEYENNE (WNE) — A Laramie County inmate accused of first-degree murder pleaded not guilty Monday to aggravated assault and battery charges related to an attack against another inmate. Frank J. McHenry allegedly…