Pattie Layser Greater Yellowstone Creative Writing & Journalism Fellowship Winner Announced
Melodie Edwards of Laramie is the recipient of the Wyoming Arts Council’s 2019 Pattie Layser Greater Yellowstone Creative Writing & Journalism Fellowship for her entry, “Predators as Eco-Engineers.” Honorable mentions were given to Betsy Bernfeld of Wilson and Jeffrey Lockwood…
Wyoming Treasurer Denies Accusation
CHEYENNE – Wyoming State Treasurer Curtis E. Meier on Tuesday denied accusations that he made threats to members of the State’s Human Resource Division last month. “Let me be clear: I unequivocally deny that I made any threat,” Meier said….
Male Adult Arrested for Sexual Contact with a Minor Under 16
Bonneville County Sheriff deputies began an investigation involving 30-year-old Timothy A. Brewer of Idaho Falls who was reported to have had inappropriate contact with a female under the age of 16. Deputies found information that Brewer, who worked for a…
UW faculty asks for explanation on Nichols
By Seth Klamann Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — University of Wyoming faculty leaders are proposing a resolution that criticizes the school’s board for its silence on the decision not to renew President Laurie Nichols’ contract and calls…
Deployment Ceremony for Army Guard Soldiers in May
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Army National Guard will say farewell to soldiers in the 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery on May 8 at 4:30 p.m., before they deploy to the Middle East. Gov. Mark Gordon, Maj. Gen. Greg Porter,…
NEWS BRIEFS for Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Sheridan student injured by bus dies SHERIDAN (WNE) — A Sheridan student has died as a result of injuries suffered after being pulled under a school bus April 22. After several days spent in a coma due to brain injuries, 6-year-old…
Big Boy Steam Locomotive Almost Ready for its Big Day
By Ramsey Scott Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The story of Cheyenne is impossible to tell without also telling the story of the railroad. The tracks that cut through town are more than just the lifeblood…
Weekend Fatal Crash
Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers responded to a fatal crash Saturday. The crash occurred at milepost 36 on Wyoming 487 north of Medicine Bow, Wyoming. Around noon, Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a two-vehicle collision. A…
NEWS BRIEFS for Monday, April 29, 2019
NEWS BRIEFS for Monday, April 29, 2019 From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Wyoming prison population third-fastest growing in country CASPER (WNE) — Wyoming’s prison population was the third-fastest growing in the country at the end of 2017, according to a…
Tornado in Sublette County Over the Weekend
A small tornado touched down in Sublette County Friday, causing damage to some area buildings. The National Weather Service reports that a weak tornado very briefly touched down in Marbleton at 510 Rakestraw, and moved a tenth of a mile…