Counties want more leverage in mineral tax collection
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Officials from Campbell and Johnson counties say they need more help when it comes to collecting unpaid mineral production taxes. During a meeting Monday with the Select Committee…
Wyoming News Briefs: October 14, 2019
SVI Media is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Body found in Carbon County identified RAWLINS (WNE) — The body of a Missouri man recently discovered in Carbon County has been identified….
Bill to create transportation task force fails in committee
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – With the state facing millions of dollars worth of unmet needs for its roads and bridges, a bill to create a task force to explore ways to fund repair…
Trump highlights Wyoming man’s battle with EPA
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A Wyoming man who became a poster child for what some saw as environmental overreach visited the White House for the signing of two executive orders by President Donald…
Biologist works to separate wolf fact from fiction
By Lew Freedman Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY — Wolves seen as bogeymen of the ecological landscape, has been the animal’s fate for a century or more, but much of what people say about them is based on…
Wyoming News Briefs: October 10, 2019
SVI Media is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Body of missing Upton girl believed found in South Dakota SUNDANCE (WNE) — Michael Campbell of Sturgis, South Dakota, appeared in court…
Barrasso discusses infrastructure bill, impeachment
By Daniel McArdle The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — During a visit to Sheridan on Monday to recognize Meadowlark Elementary for receiving a National Blue Ribbon Award, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, discussed a major piece of infrastructure…
Lawsuit seeks to stop motorized, mechanized use of study areas
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A new lawsuit claims the U.S. Forest Service is breaking a multitude of federal laws by allowing current levels of motorized and mechanized recreation in its Shoal Creek…
Blackjewel under investigation for fraud
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The unprecedented bankruptcy case involving coal operator Blackjewel showed signs of resolution last week when a federal judge approved the sale of two Wyoming coal mines to a new company called Eagle Specialty…
Game and Fish to eliminate elk feedground
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will eliminate the legally embattled Alkali Creek elk feedground in coming years as the threat of chronic wasting disease looms. The Bridger-Teton…