Inaugural sheep festival a success
By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER – One of the aims of the inaugural Wyoming Sheep & Wool Festival, held in Kemmerer Friday, June 30, and Saturday, July 1, was to inform the public about the…
Colorado man’s ‘illegal’ heli landing is the latest spin in Grand Teton’s aerial drama
• Park, airport have spent years grappling with aircraft tours. By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — When Grand Teton National Park announced Monday that a Colorado man illegally parked his helicopter on the…
Former Pinedale resident sentenced to prison for deliberate crash
PINEDALE (WNE) — Natalie R. Pilon, who moved from Pinedale to Billings, Mont., to continue recovery in 2021 after deliberately driving her car into a semi truck with a fully loaded trailer, was sentenced to prison late last month. Pilon…
Mental health calls, suicide rate alarming
By Kate Ready Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Wyoming holds first place in a race nobody wants to win. In the Rocky Mountain “Suicide Belt,” Wyoming has the fewest people and highest suicide rate per capita….
Realtors: Evanston home market is hot
KEMMERER (WNE) — According to local realtors, Evanston houses are selling in spite of recent years’ economic difficulties. “Even with high interest rates, the Evanston market is still hot,” Evanston Coldwell Banker owner and Realtor Britany Erickson told the Herald,…
Study: Fed, state sage-grouse practice doesn’t work
By Sarah Elmquist-Squires Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — For decades, federal and state land managers have used a method of mowing and applying herbicide to Wyoming big sagebrush as a way to improve habitat for greater sage-grouse….
Teton County: State land development bill unconstitutional
In an ongoing dispute over development of state land and environmental degradation, Wyoming’s wealthiest and most liberal county claims the state targets it unfairly. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com A bill passed by the Wyoming Legislature in 2020…
First oil & gas lease sale nets over $14M in state
• Wyoming will receive around $7 million of that revenue By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The Bureau of Land Management’s first oil and gas lease sale in over a year netted roughly $14.7…
High court: Emotional damages can’t be recovered for loss of pets
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Damages can’t be recovered for emotional injuries suffered due to the loss of a pet, according to a Wyoming Supreme Court opinion issued last Wednesday. Justices came to…
Five strikes and you’re in: New law makes repeated thefts a felony
• A fifth or consecutive theft conviction can now land Wyomingites in prison for up to 10 years, regardless of the stolen goods’ value. By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com A person convicted of four thefts in Wyoming can now face…