Lawmakers hear grim fiscal news from CREG chair
———————— By Katie Roenigk Riverton Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange The state will enter a “cash negative situation” by the end of 2020 unless huge budget cuts are made, revenue experts told the Joint Appropriations Committee. A 7-10 percent cut…
Armed man arrested after crashing into sheriff’s vehicle
EVANSTON (WNE)— A tense and dangerous situation was resolved by Uinta County law enforcement without serious injury on Sunday, June 28, when an alleged intoxicated driver ran head-on into the vehicle of a Uinta County Sheriff’s Office deputy. According to…
Commissioners eye making Gillette College independent
—————————- By Gregory Hasman Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — The Campbell County Commission has instructed county employees to begin investigating what it would take to withdraw Gillette College from the Northern Wyoming Community College District. “I…
Republican Party official says fight at convention left him hospitalized
————————- By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Two county party chairmen were involved in a physical altercation at this weekend’s Wyoming Republican Convention in Gillette, according to one of the officials, who said the incident…
Bat found in Rock Springs tests positive for rabies
—————- ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A bat found in a backyard near Pilot Butte Avenue in Rock Springs has tested positive for rabies. On Sunday, June 14, Rock Springs Animal Control responded to the 1000 block of Pilot Butte Avenue…
Coronavirus detected in Jackson plane passengers
JACKSON (WNE) — Air travel is picking up in Jackson Hole, bringing with it economic opportunity — and new COVID-19 cases. As of Friday afternoon’s community update with elected officials and public health representatives, five people who have landed at…
Athletics cuts catch student-athletes off guard
By Jack Nowlin Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Vijay Pitter was in a group chat with some friends Thursday morning when he got a text message that set his world spinning. Pitter, a recent graduate of Campbell…
Governor preps bid for Occidental land, leaving Legislature out
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com Gov. Mark Gordon’s administration is preparing a bid to Occidental Petroleum for 1 million acres of surface land and 4 million acres of mineral rights, and is using a process that won’t require legislative approval, according…
Injunction to block killing of grizzlies on Upper Green rejected
◆ Conflict has been chronic, with 527 cattle confirmed killed by bears between the 2010 and 2018 grazing seasons. By Mike Koshmri Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Thousands of domestic cows paired up with their calves…
Black bear killed near Dayton
SHERIDAN (WNE) — A young male black bear was shot and killed at a rural residence outside Dayton June 23. The bear had made multiple visits to the residence during the day and night of June 22, entering the garage,…