$22,000 winning lottery ticket sold at Star Valley Quick Stop
According to information released by officials with the WyoLotto office, a 2by2 Game ticket worth $22,000 was sold to a customer at Star Valley Quick Stop in Thayne. The winning ticket was purchased on Wednesday, June 23, according to the…
Kemmerer City Council approves new “JC Penney Golden Rule Day” in August
Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir informed the Kemmerer City Council at its regular meeting Monday evening that dates have been set for the erection and dedication of the JC Penney statue that was given to the city by the JC…
Tribes take ownership of reservation oil field
By Nate Perez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — After decades of leasing Circle Ridge Field, the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho have taken full ownership of the oil and gas field on the Wind River Reservation. Both…
BYU-Idaho student arrested for allegedly intruding women’s apartments
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – REXBURG — Police in Rexburg have arrested a Brigham Young University-Idaho student who allegedly entered several women’s apartments while the students slept. Antreo Denny, 20, was booked into…
Rock Springs airport gets grant for modernization
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — The Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport has been awarded more than $8.4 million in funding for its Commercial Terminal Modernization Project, and construction is set to begin in July. The $8,406,667 in funding will come from the…
Stun and dismay follow political espionage revelations
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile.com Wealthy conservative donor Susan Gore was a key financier of a years-long effort to spy on Wyoming Democrats and Republicans, an article published Friday by the New York Times revealed, shining a light on the lengths…
Rig count slowly recovering
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER –– A year after the number of drilling rigs in Wyoming fell to zero for the first time in more than a century, the state’s rig count is inching back…
Buy a Super Tag ticket in June for chance at goHUNT prize package
◆ Each Super Tag ticket purchased in June is a chance to win a stellar prize package. June is a big month for Wyoming hunters — it’s when big game enthusiasts find out if they drew their sought-after licenses. But…
Skinner: ‘Be bigger than your past, be bigger than your story.’
Editor’s Note: Retiring Swift Creek High School Secretary Julie Skinner was the featured speaker at the 2021 Swift Creek Graduation. The following is her address to the group she affectionately called, her “Creekers.” Greetings to the class of 2021 Bulldogs…
Low statewide vaccination raise concerns of future COVID-19 spikes
By Tom Hallberg Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Despite the best efforts of public health officials, Wyoming still ranks 48th among states for the percentage of adults who have received at least one shot of a…