Cheney: Democrats’ Refusal To Protect Infants Born Alive Is Abhorrent
This evening, Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) attempted to bring H.R. 962, The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act, to the floor for an up-or-down vote. After House Democrats blocked the request for the 75th time this…
Wyoming Arts Council Fellowship Recipients Announced
Announcing the Wyoming Arts Council Fellowship Recipients The Wyoming Arts Council has announced the recipients of this year’s Fellowships in Visual Arts, Creative Writing and Performing Arts. The recipients of this year’s Visual Arts Fellowships are: Wendy Bredehoft, a mixed…
NEWS BRIEFS for Monday, July 29, 2019
G&F wants to keep regional office in Jackson JACKSON (WNE) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s leadership prefers keeping its regional office and current operations in Jackson, rather than co-locating with the Pinedale office or moving elsewhere. Teton County’s…
Lander school district approves firearms for staff
By Seth Klamann Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Lander-based Fremont County School District No. 1 became just the fourth district in Wyoming to allow approved staff members to carry firearms in schools after a school board vote…
WYDOT auctioning two more “Welcome to Wyoming” signs
People who may have missed the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s last “Welcome to Wyoming” sign auction have another chance to own a piece of history. WYDOT is holding an online auction for two, four-by-eight-foot aluminum “Welcome to Wyoming” signs featuring…
Community blood drive planned for August 21
A community blood drive will take place on Wednesday, August 21 in the Greys River Room at Star Valley Health. Blood donors are welcome from noon to 5:45 p.m. “The hospital isn’t sponsoring the blood drive but with the blood…
Wyoming Law Enforcement Torch Run Selling Pigskin Madness Raffle Tickets
WYOMING – Wyoming Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Wyoming is selling Pigskin Madness Raffle Tickets, a $20.00 game of chance. Each ticket has seven chances to win each of the 17 weeks of the professional football season. Each…
NEWS BRIEFS for Friday, July 26, 2019
Crop insurance payout depends on cause of canal collapse TORRINGTON (WNE) — The collapse of an irrigation tunnel along the Fort Laramie-Gering canal has threatened the livelihood of farmers in the Wyobraska area by cutting them off from a key…
Contura agrees to buy back Blackjewel’s Wyoming mines
By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Blackjewel LLC has reached a deal to sell the Belle Ayr and Eagle Butte surface coal mines in Campbell County along with a mine in West…
Mountain West locks in additional bowl tie-ins
Photo: Brian-Losness-USA-TODAY-Sports By Dahl Erickson, SVI Media A year ago the Wyoming Cowboys sat at home with no bowl invitation despite being (6-6) and bowl eligible for the third straight season. They were one of a handful of Football Bowl…