Dominican Republic MTC to Close in January 2019
The following is a press release from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Dominican Republic Missionary Training Center is closing next month, joining two other of the Church’s MTCs previously announced as closing effective January 2019. “This…
WYDOT to receive $20 million federal grant for I-80 winter safety improvements
The Wyoming Department of Transportation will construct passing lanes, add truck parking and make other improvements on Interstate 80 in southeast and south-central Wyoming to make winter travel safer. WYDOT will receive a $20 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage…
Forgotten Pencil Stops School Shooting
By Kathy Brown Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Fate turned on something as thin as a pencil. It was one of those yellow No. 2 pencils we’re all familiar with from the days when ours would…
Wyoming Declares 2019 the “Year of Wyoming Women”
Ahead of the new year, the Wyoming Office of Tourism (WOT) today announced 2019 as the “Year of Wyoming Women,” as the state prepares to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage. On December 10, 1869, Wyoming territory passed the…
Women’s Council Honors Winner of Inaugural Entrepreneur Award
The following is a press release from the Wyoming Business Council. The Wyoming Council for Women is pleased to announce that Kylah Bowers, who owns Altitude Drug in Pinedale, is the winner of the inaugural Woman Entrepreneur Award. The…
No Foul Play Suspected in Infant Death in Sublette County
Sublette County Emergency Responders were unable to revive an unresponsive infant over the weekend, despite their fast response. Sergeant Travis Bingham, Public Information Officer with the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office, stated in a release that in the early hours of…
Wyoming Files Notice it Will Appeal Grizzly Bear Ruling
This story was originally posted by the Associated Press and then written by Local News 8. CASPER, Wyo. (AP) – UPDATE: The Center for Biological Diversity says it will fight Wyoming’s appeals, should it follow through. Center Senior Attorney Andrea…
Phone of missing Colorado mother pinged in Idaho
This article courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. By Eric Grossarth, EastIdahoNews.com GOODING — The phone of a woman who vanished from Colorado on Thanksgiving was pinged in a small southern Idaho community. Kelsey Berreth, 29, was…
I-80 closed in both directions due to semi-truck pile-up
Slick conditions likely contributed to an accident that involved seven semi trucks and a pair of passenger cars that has Interstate 80 at a standstill. According to the Uinta County Fire and Ambulance Facebook page, the road is closed between…
Al Simpson to Eulogize President George H.W. Bush
This story was written by the Wyoming News Exchange and used with permission. POWELL — President George H.W. Bush and former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson shared many personal and touching moments, including a snowball fight on the last night of…