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Governor Gordon bans TikTok on State Devices due to Cybersecurity Concerns

Governor Mark Gordon has announced a ban on TikTok from all state electronic devices and networks to address cybersecurity concerns that have been raised by the app’s foreign ownership and the potential influence of foreign governments. In a memo addressed…

Cowboys and Dayton Set to Clash in Chicago on Saturday

• Contest on CBS Sports Network Nick Seeman Assistant Athletic Director, Communications University of Wyoming Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec. 15, 2022) – The Wyoming Cowboys will clash with the Dayton Flyers on Saturday evening in Chicago. The neutral site contest…

Hudson Hill honored by UW Extension

◆ Hill serves Lincoln County from Afton office –  At an annual conference in Casper last month, the University of Wyoming Extension recognized educators across the state for outstanding service in 2022. • Hudson Hill of Lincoln County receives UW…

Kemmerer’s Burnett signs with UW Track & Field

The University of Wyoming Track and Field team has inked Kemmerer’s Owen Burnett to run for the Brown & Gold as announced on the school’s Twitter feed. The Kemmerer High School senior is the reigning 3A state champion in the…

Soldiers welcomed back from infantry training

◆ Fire truck drive through Dec. 18. Private First-Class Hank Winder from Afton and Private Matt Floyd from Cokeville have returned home from 22 weeks of Army infantry training at Fort Benning, Georgia. These young men will join our local…

TerraPower nuclear plant in Kemmerer to be delayed until 2030

TerraPower, the company who is currently building a Natrium Nuclear Reactor power plant in Kemmerer, has announced the project will likely be delayed at least two years. In a released statement, TerraPower said the delay is related to the unavailability…

Wyoming Supreme Court receives questions to be answered in abortion case

By Kate Ready Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The certification order in the statewide legal challenge to Wyoming’s abortion ban was received by the Wyoming Supreme Court on Friday. The case has been docketed, meaning it…

Wildlife task force tackles preference points

By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — As the Wyoming Wildlife task force prepares for its final meeting Wednesday, members of the group brought one of the toughest issues they’re attempting to tackle to Park County…

UW budget requests focused on building programs, staff

By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — Heading into the 2023 legislative session, University of Wyoming will focus on gaining funding to build its programs and support the employees running them, UW President Ed Seidel…

Court denies motion to dismiss state education funding lawsuit

By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – A Laramie County District Court judge has denied the state’s motion to dismiss the Wyoming Education Association’s K-12 school finance lawsuit, but claims for punitive damages and attorney’s…