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UW Giving Day is Oct 25-26

The University of Wyoming urges people to “make my day” for UW Giving Day. “Over the last nine years, Giving Day has made a tremendous impact at UW, showing us the strength of our collective generosity,” says John Stark, president…

Cowboys return to action against Boise State this Saturday

Nick Seeman Assistant Athletic Director, Communications University of Wyoming Athletics   LARAMIE, Wyo.  (Oct. 24 ,2023) – The Wyoming Cowboys return to action after the bye week with a trip to Boise State on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. MT….

Food Bank of Wyoming Receives over 12,000 Pounds of Potatoes from Annual Potato Harvest 

Through joint efforts of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC) and the University of Wyoming Extension’s Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP), Food Bank of Wyoming was once again the recipient of over 12,500 pounds of potatoes harvested through the annual Potato…

Western Wyoming’s big buck country sees slowest hunt in 30 years

• Game and Fish biologists checking hunter-killed mule deer at historic Greys River check station observed a 74% decline in harvested animals compared to 2022.   By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com ALPINE — Gary Fralick’s calm demeanor shifted to a hustle…

State seeks updated historic landmark designation for Capitol

  By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — When Gov. John Allen Campbell signed an act granting women’s suffrage in 1869, Wyoming became the first state in the country to give women the right to…

Yellowstone visitation soars in September

JACKSON (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park hosted 838,458 recreational visits in September, a 48% increase from a year earlier and a 21% increase over September 2019. “We compare 2023 visitation to 2019 visitation since 2019 was pre-COVID and the subsequent…

UW Difference Makers Campaign Nearing Completion

Laramie, Wyo. (Oct. 20, 2023) — A significant investment by Casper’s Double 4 Foundation and Dave and Melanie True continues the significant momentum of the Difference Makers Campaign, University of Wyoming Athletics’ drive to raise millions in private support to…

Independent Notes: Property tax relief — proposals include caps, refunds and a fifty percent reduction.

At the close of the last Legislative session in March of 2023 we found that some 18 property tax relief bills (maybe more, but not introduced) had been lost along the way. I had watched as a few of my…

Wyoming’s D.C. Delegation: Standing with Israel

  Rep. Harriet Hageman Standing With Israel: Considering that this was the deadliest terrorist attack on Israel in the nation’s history, we now must rally behind one of our closest and most faithful allies, take actions to prevent future terrorism,…

$25K/year lottery ticket sold in Evanston remains unclaimed

WyoLotto is looking for the winner of a Lucky for Life ticket. The winner is set to receive $25,000 a year for life, according to WyoLotto officials. The winning ticket was purchased on September 30 in Evanston at the Border…