Wyoming Wildlife Task Force recommends splitting white-tailed, mule deer licenses
By Stephen Dow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources committee is considering a controversial bill draft requiring separate hunting licenses for white-tailed deer and mule deer. The…
Wyoming Homeowner Assistance Fund offers relief for delinquent property tax bills
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Are you a Wyoming homeowner with delinquent property tax bills? Many Wyoming residents are having difficulty as their home values have risen, causing an increase in their property taxes. The Wyoming Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program can…
Wyoming likely home to oldest mine on continent
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER— Researchers from the University of Wyoming and Wyoming State Archeologists Office have confirmed that humans used an ancient red ocher mine in eastern Wyoming starting almost 13,000 years ago,…
Governor Gordon Welcomes Federal Court Ruling that Supports Border Security
The following is a release from the Governor’s office – CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A Federal district court judge in the Western District of Louisiana has granted a preliminary injunction to stop the Biden administration’s plan to end the Title 42 public…
Governor urges Wyoming residents to take advantage of property tax refund opportunity
LYMAN (WNE) — Governor Mark Gordon is reminding Wyoming homeowners they may qualify for a partial property tax refund through funding made available by legislation he signed into law in March. The Property Tax Refund Program has a deadline of…
Utah state-funded BYU study finds elk move when hunting season starts
By Todd Hollingshead news.byu.edu Animals in the wild are often smarter than we give them credit for. This time it’s the elk. Research from BYU wildlife sciences professors finds that when hunting season starts, elk in Utah move off of…
90-year-old woman ticketed again, this time for hitting son with cattle prod
GILLETTE (WNE) – A 90-year-old woman was ticketed for unlawful contact after hitting her son with a cattle prod Friday. Deputies had ticketed the same woman on Wednesday for destruction of property after putting honey on her son’s door to…
Dockstader running for Wyoming Secretary of State
Wyoming Senate President Dan Dockstader (R-Grover) has filed as a candidate to run for Wyoming Secretary of State. Dockstader filed shortly after the current Secretary, Ed Buchanan, announced that he had decided not to seek re-election. So far Dockstader is…
Palisades Ranger District teams up with volunteers to complete the Bear Creek Trail Improvement Project
Swan Valley, Idaho, May 17, 2022: Over the weekend, volunteers form local groups teamed up with the Forest Service to install a bridge on a section of single-track trail that crosses Bear Creek, west of Palisades Reservoir, on the Palisades Ranger…
Lummis apologizes following ‘two sexes’ comment at UW commencement
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., responded with an apology statement Monday after she was booed by students during her commencement speech Saturday at the University of Wyoming. As…