Constitutional amendment could lead to separate property tax class
By Carrie Haderlie The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — This fall, Wyoming voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution to create a class of residential property to be taxed independently from commercial property in…
K-12 special ed teachers burned out amid behavioral health epidemic
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Elle Sanderson’s son, Raylan, is diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, SYNGAP1, that affects his ability to communicate. Two years ago, right before school let out for…
Hiring freeze will increase risk of backcountry fatalities, forecast foundation says
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Dwayne Meadows did not mince words in a Monday letter exhorting federal officials to exempt avalanche professionals from a hiring freeze. Barring the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center…
Lawmakers advance measure opening Wyoming to possible nuclear fuel waste storage
Despite public testimony against the measure, a legislative committee says it will introduce a bill before the full Legislature in January. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com With a handful of dissenting votes, a legislative panel has advanced a draft measure…
Scholars try to check pro-nuclear narrative
By Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Nuclear energy is hot right now — figuratively speaking. The world’s biggest banks, nations and companies are all lining up behind the so-called nuclear renaissance to the tune…
Public comment on Alpine charter school raises concerns
JACKSON (WNE) — Public comments submitted by Alpine residents to the Wyoming Charter School Authorizing Board were largely critical of the American Preparatory Academy. Of the 52 written comments submitted to the board at the end of September, only…
Average gasoline prices down again in Wyoming in the past week
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.18 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 7 cents…
Wyoming utility sends help to Helene survivors
CASPER (WNE) —- Hurricane Helene has impacted 10 states and affected areas as far as 400 miles from its landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region. In response to a plea for help from Georgia Power, Rocky Mountain Power is sending…
DCI creates cold case database
RIVERTON (WNE) — When Kathleen Pehringer’s daughter came home from school, her mother wasn’t there. Kathleen’s purse and glasses were gone, but her vehicle was parked on the street outside. Known as a responsible and punctual woman who took…
High winds, humidity help Pack Trail Fire run seven miles in one day
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — As high winds ripped through western Wyoming Friday night and Saturday, the Pack Trail Fire continued to expand east, closer to a road firefighters are using as…