Governor Gordon Orders Flags Be Flown at Half-Staff Statewide on Friday, December 23 in Honor of Wyoming Volunteer Firefighter
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag be flown at half-staff statewide on Friday, December 23 in honor and memory of Bruce Lang, a volunteer firefighter and Training Officer with the Pine…
Barrasso, Smith Bill to Improve Rural Health Care Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan bill to improve rural health care by U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Co-Chairs of the Senate Rural Health Caucus, passed the Senate by unanimous consent. The State Offices of Rural Health…
CWD detected in new Wyoming elk hunt area
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in Elk Hunt Area 127. Lander – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in Elk Hunt Area 127….
Wyoming Highway Patrol Investigates Fatal Crash Involving MHCC Ambulance Personnel
On December 21, 2022, a fatal crash occurred at milepost 197 westbound on Interstate 80 west of Rawlins, Wyoming. At 03:55 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol Troopers were notified of a two vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor with trailer and a…
Winter weather forces cancelation of all evening events in LCSD2 Wednesday
The following is a statement released Wednesday afternoon by Lincoln County School District No. 2. “Due to the weather conditions and the winter storm advisory that is in effect and in the best interest of traveling of students, parents and…
Minor injuries reported following three-vehicle accident in Grover
A three-vehicle accident occurred on Highway 89 in Grover Tuesday evening, December 20. The accident took place on the Grover Corner at roughly 7:30 p.m. Captain Brian Andrews with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said minor injuries occurred “with a…
UW partners with rural schools of similar demographics
By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The importance of leaning on one another when there are few resources to go around is something rural residents understand well. University of Wyoming has helped form a…
Yellowstone Regional Airport director attempting to get Delta service back
CODY (WNE) — Yellowstone Regional Airport Director Aaron Buck is actively pursuing the return of Delta Airlines and will be meeting with representatives of SkyWest Airlines about the issue next month. Buck told members of the Park County Travel Council…
Community honors veterans with Wreaths Across America
By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — A crowd of more than 50 people gathered in the sunshine and cold at Greenhill Cemetery Saturday morning to honor family, friends and strangers who served in the…
Two men missing in Keyhole found dead Sunday
GILLETTE (WNE) — Two men who drove onto the frozen Keyhole Reservoir trying to rescue a man missing in the water became lost in the open water themselves Thursday night and were found dead Sunday. The man who was first…