Blackjewel Closes to mines, nearly 600 out of work
By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Nearly 600 workers at Blackjewel LLC’s coal mines in Campbell County are suddenly out of work after the company abruptly closed its Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr…
Fossil Butte National Monument hosts art by students across the country starting July 1
A collaborative effort between Fossil Butte National Monument, the International Fiber Collaborative Inc., and schools throughout Wyoming, Montana, California, Texas, Kansas, and Utah has culminated in a special “Art in the Park” installation at the Fossil Butte visitor center. Over…
Christopher Henry Named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field First Team
AUSTIN, Texas (June 27, 2019) – University of Wyoming junior distance runner Christopher Henry has been named to the Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Google Cloud Academic All-America® on Thursday, garnering First-Team honors. Henry, a native of Laramie, Wyo.,…
Paralyzed Motorcyclist Returns to Complete Jump that left him Injured
By Ray K. Erku Rawlins Times Via Wyoming News Exchange RAWLINS – Out on a rugged dirt bike track that overlooks the desolate, bristly green highlands west of Rawlins, a group of nervous spectators surrounded David Trujillo and began to…
Volunteers on Horseback clear Hundreds of Miles of trails
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — With storms threatening Sunday, a half-dozen horsemen loaded their saddle bags and panniers with serious looking saws, lunches of canned sardines and jerky, and rain slickers. They climbed aboard…
Plan Calls for Scaling back of Elk Feeding on Refuge
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Save for a decade’s worth of mild winters, the National Elk Refuge has spread out hay or alfalfa to nourish gathering wapiti for the past 107 years….
NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, June 27, 2019
UW sexual assault reports decline CASPER (WNE) — There were 18 reports of sexual assault at the University of Wyoming in 2018, according to data from the school, a slight decrease from last year’s high of 21. “Sexual assault numbers…
Fun Run celebrates its 41st year on Independence Day 2019
Thursday, July 4, 2019 will see the 41st annual KVSI 101.7 Fun Run. “It is 8.6 miles from the radio station to our stopping point in Paris,” said Lisa Hillier of KVSI. “The majority of our participants are people who…
AARP Wyoming Seeks Nominations for Volunteer Award
CHEYENNE – AARP Wyoming seeks nominations for the 2019 Andrus Award, the State’s premiere community service award for those age 50 and over. To nominate someone for the Andrus Community Service Award, use the webform available at: https://www.aarp.org/forms/aarp-andrus-award-for-community-service/ <https://www.aarp.org/forms/aarp-andrus-award-for-community-service/> ….
Brian Summers and Nita Coyle win 2019 Mountain Man Triathlon
By Dahl Erickson, SVI Media With conditions at 8 a.m. in Alpine on Saturday June 22 flirting with temperatures near 40 degrees and water temperatures at roughly 51 degrees, it was a brisk beginning to the 2019 Mountain Man Triathlon….