Longtime Powell professor killed in accident
POWELL (WNE) — A longtime professor at Northwest College died last week after being run over by a vehicle on a Coulter Avenue sidewalk. Dennis Brophy, 75, had been walking in front of Rimrock Tire when a customer pulled out…
Utah man dies in crash near Cokeville
On September 23, 2020, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 3 on US 30 north of Cokeville, Wyoming. At 2:08 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a motor vehicle collision. A 1995 Toyota Corolla was traveling northbound on…
Governor Gordon directs state resources to provide support on Mullen Fire
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has directed numerous state resources to provide assistance and support to affected communities and teams battling the Mullen Fire. The fire is burning largely on the Medicine Bow National Forest as well as some…
Woman pleads not guilty in $363,000 embezzlement
RIVERTON (WNE) — Charged with the largest embezzlement in the county in eight years, Laura Burleson pleaded “not guilty” Sept. 23 in Fremont County District Court. District Court Judge Jason Conder decided at the arraignment hearing that Burleson – also…
Hospital receives insurance payment for ransomware attack
———————- GILLETTE (WNE) — Campbell County Health has received an insurance settlement almost a year after a ransomware attack crippled its computer systems and disrupted its operations for months. After a series of negotiations with multiple insurance companies, CCH has…
Experts discuss health impacts of oil, gas drilling
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A pair of public health experts spoke on the effects of oil and gas drilling development in Wyoming and Colorado during a locally organized panel recently. Thursday’s virtual…
UW football back for fall
By Davis Potter Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming football is officially back. So is the rest of the Mountain West. After a week of various media reports, statements from university administrators and state officials, and rampant…
Fire in Medicine Bow grows by more than 32,000 acres
———- By The Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — There were no doubts the critical weather conditions and natural fuels feeding the Mullen Fire burning in the mountains about 40 miles west of Laramie went from bad to…
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Wyoming Small Businesses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Small nonfarm businesses in 10 Wyoming counties and neighboring counties in Colorado, Nebraska and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield…
Transportation Commission awards $62.7 million in contracts in September
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will pave 13 miles of Interstate 80 between Rock Springs and Rawlins to improve the surface. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Interstate Highway Construction Inc., of Englewood, Colorado, a $20.8 million contract for the…