WYDOT’s 2023 STIP now available for comment
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation is seeking public comment and review of its 2023 transportation improvement planning document. WYDOT’s draft 2023 State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) is available at www.dot.state.wy.us/home on the department’s website. People can navigate…
SVI Media Republican Primary Candidate Forum: Wyoming Governor
SVI Media is proud to provide a Wyoming Governor Republican Primary Candidate Forum with Candidate Rex Rammell(R) and current Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon(R). The event can be seen in the player below:
Gordon taps Secy. of State Buchanan as a judge
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon’s office announced Saturday morning that he has appointed Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Buchanan to be a district court judge for the 8th Judicial District, serving Goshen County. That has been his home county….
Northwest fires sending smoke into Star Valley and western Wyoming
A bit of smoke and haze has made its way back into Star Valley as a new August begins. There are unfortunately no shortage of fires burning in the west but unlike the last two seasons the Cowboy State has…
Camping free-for-all? Strategies emerge to manage forest crowds
By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Randy Pickett was hiking along a creek bottom during a recent camping trip in the Bighorn National Forest when he noticed tire tracks in the vegetation. “I’m like, ‘those are tire tracks from somebody’s ATV, and…
Ground broken for new IDAWY Transfer Station in Thayne
◆ Project part of multi-county waste management plan. Construction has begun on a new transfer station at the Lincoln County Landfill located on Strawberry Road south of Thayne. The new station is part of an on- going multi-county collaboration for…
UW launches wool initiative; program’s goal to expand the sheep industry in Wyoming
By Abigail Landwehr Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Wyoming is the wine country of wool. At least, that’s how the University of Wyoming Extension sheep specialist, Whit Stewart, describes it. And with the state ranking No. 1 in…
Afton Food Pantry Fundraiser to be held behind SVI parking lot Thursday July 28th from 11-1
The Afton Food Pantry is joining with SVI to hold a fundraiser Thursday July 28, from 11-1 in the parking lot behind the SVI building. The event will be a BBQ where hamburgers, chips, and drinks can be purchased for…
UW trustees put people, programs under microscope
By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — A rapidly changing world both in and outside Wyoming is impacting the University of Wyoming, and trustees are considering how UW can adapt. Trustees and other university representatives…
Senate Declares July 23 the National Day of the American Cowboy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a tribute to the hard-working men and women that helped establish the American West, the U.S. Senate has declared July 23, 2022, the National Day of the American Cowboy. The bipartisan resolution, which the Senate passed…