Gordon backs Barrasso’s Endangered Species Act amendments
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – Gov. Mark Gordon testified to a congressional committee in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in support of legislation amending the Endangered Species Act that its proponents say would give…
Goat cull efforts off to smooth start
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The ongoing effort to eradicate nonnative mountain goats from the Teton Range is predictably going slower using ground-based volunteer hunters than with a helicopter flying contracted gunners. Three…
Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing activated again for firefighting efforts
———— ◆ Aircraft and crew members to aid in fire supression. By State Public Affairs Office CHEYENNE -– The Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing has once again been activated by extension to support fire suppression efforts in California….
Fatal Crash East Of Sheridan, Wyoming
On September 21, 2020, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 3 on US 14 east of Sheridan, Wyoming. At 6:22 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a one-vehicle rollover. A 1991 Ford F-350 was traveling eastbound on US…
Park sees uptick in visitors for August
By Leo Wolfson Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY — Tourism has taken a rather meandering path in Cody this summer. After a slow early start, signs of recovery started to show in July and into August. Most notably,…
Wyoming jobless rate falls to 6.6%; energy-dependent counties still lagging
By Morgan Hughes Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – Wyoming job-seekers are in better shape than they were five months ago, according to new data from the state’s Department of Workforce Services. But counties where energy jobs are…
Senators: Advance Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
———————— By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Roughly half a year before the 2016 presidential election, Sen. John Barrasso justified Republicans’ decision to block a vote on then Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland by saying…
Cheney: People Are Sick Of Democrats Ignoring The Constitution & Threatening To “Burn The Whole Place Down”
Washington – Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined “The Daily Briefing With Dana Perino” on Fox News today to discuss the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court and Democrats’ efforts to ignore the Constitution and impeach…
Earth Science Week Toolkits now available
The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) is once again offering complimentary toolkits to science classrooms across the state in celebration of Earth Science Week 2020. The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) provides 50 toolkits to the WSGS to distribute to Wyoming…
UW research targets horn fly scourge variables
◆ Horn flies feast on cows blood. By Steve Miller UW College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Two cows. Same University of Wyoming McGuire Ranch pasture northeast of Laramie near Sybille Canyon. One cow has 383 horn flies sucking her…