Only 30 days left to be counted on the 2020 United States Census
——— Time is winding down to participate in the 2020 United States Census. According to Jennifer Hillmann, U.S. Census Bureau Representative for Wyoming, data collection will end on September 30. “The U.S. Census Bureau is encouraging everyone in Wyoming who…
Spider leads to Gillette crash
GILLETTE (WNE) — Arachnophobia can be expensive. Just ask the 57-year-old woman who crashed her 2005 Toyota Tacoma into a 2006 Coachmen Camper on Thursday afternoon in the 1000 block of Buckskin Drive. She wasn’t hurt, but the camper and…
Woman accused of embezzling more than $300,000
RIVERTON (WNE) — A Riverton woman has been charged with stealing more than $300,000 in four years’ time. 43-year-old Laura Burleson – also known as Laura Logan or Laura Veach – could face up to 40 years in prison and…
Rawlins man accused of driving tractor in city limits while intoxicated pleads not guilty
RAWLINS (WNE) — Accused of running a stop sign and evading police, a Rawlins man caught driving a tractor within city limits while allegedly intoxicated had his day in court on Monday. Matthew Mikel Farrington II, 46, pleaded not guilty…
USDA, Gordon sign shared stewardship agreement
CHEYENNE (WNE) – Gov. Mark Gordon signed onto a Shared Stewardship agreement Tuesday with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to help promote forest management, ecological protection and more. Gordon signed onto the agreement via a virtual Zoom…
Smoky Hollow Fire burning southwest of Wilson
The Smoky Hollow Fire was reported on Sunday August 30, 2020 and is burning on the border of the Caribou- Targhee National Forest and the Bridger-Teton National Forest. It is located on a ridge top approximately 6 miles southwest of…
New equipment, training expected to save Wyoming lives
◆ AEDs to be distributed to law enforcement and first responders. By Kim Deti Wyoming Department of Health The Wyoming Department of Health’s Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) is announcing that more than 1,500 lifesaving Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs)…
Voting in a pandemic: What Wyoming learned from the primary
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Pandemic concerns, combined with worries over potential mail-in ballot delays due to cutbacks at the U.S. Postal Service, created a greater awareness of election processes and a greater sense of urgency to be counted, according to…
3,000 gallons of gas spills in Yellowstone semi-truck crash
———– This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. WEST YELLOWSTONE, Montana — A road in Yellowstone National Park is still closed as around 3,000 gallons of gasoline spilled out of a semi-truck tanker Thursday. Park officials…
Active coronavirus cases in Wyoming decrease by 9
As of 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases seen in Wyoming since the illness was first diagnosed in the state increased by 14, from 3,196 to 3,210. The number of laboratory-confirmed cases in Lincoln, Sheridan…