Expert: bill requiring report of mental illness to firearms dealers based on fear
By Allayana Darrow, The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Paul Demple, chief executive officer at Northern Wyoming Mental Health Center, said a proposed bill that would require mental illness adjudications be reported to firearm dealers is a…
Alpine Firewise meeting planned
Thursday, August 28 the Alpine Fire Department will host a Firewise meeting. The meeting will take place from 1-4 p.m. in the Alpine Fire Department Building. “A wildfire may make it necessary for neighborhood residents to evacuate,” said Alpine Fire…
Soldier Deployment Ceremony is Sept. 8
The Wyoming Army National Guard will say farewell to soldiers in A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Sept. 8 at 2 p.m. The soldiers will deploy to the Middle East. Gov. Mark Gordon, Maj. Gen. Greg Porter, and the…
Wyoming Supreme Court affirms district court restitution ruling
By Isabella Alves, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Supreme Court last week affirmed a decision out of Laramie County District Court that requires a local woman to pay restitution following her “no contest” plea…
Court filing: Sale of Wyoming mines to Contura ‘dead’
By Greg Johnson, Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — A proposed sale of the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines to Contura Energy Corp. “is dead,” according to a Tuesday afternoon U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing in…
Montana Shakepeare in the Parks performance is Friday at 6 p.m. in Thayne
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is back this summer with “The Merry Wives of Windsor” taking the stage. It will be on Friday, August 30, at 6 p.m. at the Thayne Community Center lawn. Attendees are encouraged to bring their…
State treasurer’s office works to overhaul aspects of accounting system
Wyoming State Treasurer Curt Meir says the office has overhauled aspects of the accounting system continuing the work of those before him. For the last three years the office had no way of tracking where to get money and where…
Lincoln County Commission to meet with Rocky Mountain Power
The Lincoln County Commission will meet with Rocky Mountain Power September 5 in Salt Lake City as they will discuss the plans the company will present to the Public Service Commission. This will be an opportunity for members to make…
Wyoming News Briefs: August 27, 2019
SVI Media is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These briefs come courtesy of the WNE. UW raises ACT score requirement LARAMIE (WNE) — The University of Wyoming’s board of trustees voted this month, at the request of university…
Water could flow through irrigation canal by end of week
By Tom Milstead, Torrington Telegram Via- Wyoming News Exchange TORRINGTON — The Goshen Irrigation District announced Monday afternoon that contractors from SAK Construction and GID employees “have succeeded repairing and fixing the collapsed tunnel.” Manager Rob Posten declared tunnel crews…