BLM in Kemmerer announces Public Lands Day community project on August 24
Each year, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) celebrates National Public Lands Day by coordinating and participating in hundreds of outdoor clean up and improvement projects across the country. This vast volunteer effort was established in 1994, and helps connect…
UW wins grant for computer skill education training
By Jordan Achs, Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — As technology becomes more ingrained with everyday life, skills in computer science are becoming increasingly necessary to compete in the modern world. After recently receiving $1 million from the…
Family identifies missing kayaker in Alice Lake search.
Though authorities have not yet released his name officially, the family of Schuyler McKnight announced via Facebook and a GoFundMe page that the 21-year old man is believed to have drowned in Alice Lake in recent days. Lincoln County authorities…
Bill to share mental health info with feds survives committee vote
By Ramsey Scott, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – A bill to mandate Wyoming share disqualifying mental health information on potential firearms purchasers with the federal background check system is still alive for a potential 2020 vote….
Wyoming News Briefs: August 19, 2019
SVI Media is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Woman sentenced to prison in stabbing case CHEYENNE (WNE) — A woman who fatally stabbed another woman last year was sentenced Friday morning to…
Lower Valley Energy CEO discusses current projects at UAMPS Conference
Lower Valley Energy CEO Jim Webb discussed a natural gas pipeline project the company is working on at the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) Member Conference Monday morning. He says Lower Valley Energy got into the natural gas business…
Authorities discover car driven by missing person
According to the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) the vehicle reported to be driven by missing person Aubree Corona has been located in Fremont County. “[August 18] 2019 investigators from Sublette and Fremont County have responded to the Leeds Creek…
Wyoming State Treasurer’s office improves accounting system and is looking into where to invest money in construction
Wyoming State Treasurer Curt Meir says the office has overhauled aspects of the accounting system continuing the work of those before him. For the last three years the office had no way of tracking where to get money and where…
WYDOT asking Snake River recreationalists to be aware during construction project
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has begun work on the Jackson South II (Snake River South Section) project just north of Hoback Junction. The project is the second half of a broader corridor improvement project between the Hoback Junction and…
Address verification needed for Wyoming livestock brand records
The Wyoming Livestock Board Brand Recording Unit recently completed address verification on all livestock brand records. “There are approximately 1,241 addresses that are no longer deliverable,” said Renae Krakow, executive assistant of the Wyoming Livestock Board. “We are reaching out…