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Bridger-Teton NF Seeking Comments on Proposed Fuels Reduction Work Near Hoback Rim

The Bridger-Teton National Forest is currently seeking comments on the Pinedale Ranger District’s East Rim Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Vegetation Management Project near the Hoback Rim northwest of Pinedale. This project aims to reduce excessive wildfire fuels on the landscape…

Tribe named in federal suit

  By Sarah Elmquist Squires The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — An oil company that came back from bankruptcy has filed suit against the secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management leaders and the…

Soda ash plant to go nuclear

  Kayne Pyatt Bridger Valley Pioneer Via- Wyoming News Exchange LYMAN — Due to the increasing demand from consumers to produce cleaner soda ash, Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners of Green River is partnering with BWXT Advanced Technologies of Lynchburg,…

Wyoming oil and gas industry poised for change under Trump administration

  • Obermueller highlights potential for increased production and economic growth In a recent interview on the Weekday Wakeup, Peter Obermueller, President of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW), shared his insights on the anticipated impacts a Trump Administration could…

LaBarge, Sublette, Lincoln, Sweetwater and WHP team up

  • Suspect caught after WHP maneuver. Sublette SO/SVI Media On the evening of December 9, 2024, the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office was contacted to assist the LaBarge Police Department with a fleeing suspect. Sublette County deputies and the drone…

Kemmerer Wildlife Crossings starting in 2025,  two season project

  • Bob Budd, Wildlife Trust says this will ‘drastically’ reduce loss of wildlife The Kemmerer Wildlife Crossing project on U.S. Highway 189 in southwest Wyoming is on schedule to begin construction next year. The project is funded through a…

Bridger Valley man won’t face death penalty in murder case

  EVANSTON (WNE) — The state will not seek the death penalty in the case of a man charged with shooting a Mountain View resident, according to Uinta County Attorney Loretta Howieson Kallas. Lyman resident Skyler Gray has been accused…

Wyoming property tax refunds jump 72% to $14.2M

  The average payment to successful Teton County refund applicants was the state’s highest at $4,666.   By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Wyoming refunded $14.2 million in property taxes to state homeowners in 2024, about $6 million more than…

Gordon’s appeal nudges the Rock Springs plan — and Kelly Parcel sale — toward completion within weeks

  • Federal officials aren’t sure they will release their decision before 2025, the ideal deadline needed to complete a high-profile land transaction 100 miles away in Grand Teton National Park.   By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Two high-profile public land…

Governor seeks funds for wildfire protection, legal battles

  By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — As Gov. Mark Gordon laid out his spending priorities this past week, he zeroed in on wildfire protection, property tax relief and funding for legal battles. The…