Wyoming News Briefs: October 28, 2019
SVI Media is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Community College Commission leaves tuition unchanged GILLETTE (WNE) — Tuition for Wyoming’s community colleges will remain the same during the next school year…
Uranium industry seeks boost
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A 70-year low in domestic uranium production has Wyoming producers worried. Despite persistent calls from state lawmakers and industry groups to institute federal trade policies to boost domestic demand…
Buffalo wins final approval for vet facility
By Stephen Dow Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange After months of legislative debate, the Wyoming State Building Commission has given the final word on the location of the state’s first skilled nursing facility for veterans. That word? Buffalo. “This…
Both sides in school district gun policy suit argue their case in court
By Sheila McGuire Uinta County Herald Via- Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — A hearing was held in Third District Court on Tuesday, Oct. 22, regarding the lawsuit against Uinta County School District No. 1 over Rule CKA, which allows for…
Park to allow volunteer hunters to help eliminate goats
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Details are still fuzzy, but Grand Teton National Park will allow “qualified volunteers” to assist with the effort to eradicate 100 or so invasive mountain goats in the…
Poll shows Cheney ahead of Lummis in potential Senate race
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – A poll published Wednesday shows U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney leading former Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis by 20 percentage points in a potential race for the U.S. Senate seat being…
Wyoming ranks low for breast cancer screening
By Allayana Darrow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Wyoming ranks second in the nation for having the least women in the U.S. meeting recommendations by the American Cancer Society for mammograms, according to Health Testing Centers….
Wyoming News Briefs: October 23, 2019
Laramie man dies in I-80 wreck LARAMIE (WNE) — A 34-year-old Laramie man was killed in a one-vehicle wreck a few miles west of Laramie on Sunday night, according to a press release from the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Rudi Haskins…
Grazing approved in Bridger-Teton
By Holly Dabb Sublette Examiner Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE – More than 17 years in the making, the Pinedale Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest has signed the final record of decision for the Upper Green River Area…
South Dakota youth charged in Upton teen’s death
By Sarah Pridgeon Sundance Times Via- Wyoming News Exchange SUNDANCE — Seventeen-year-old Michael Campbell of Sturgis, South Dakota, appeared in court in Meade County, South Dakota, last week charged with murder in the second degree after a body was discovered…