Wild horses back in court amid swelling populations, planned roundups
• Mustang advocates have mounted a legal fight aiming to reverse a Bureau of Land Management decision calling for zero horses in portions of the checkerboard. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com ROCK SPRINGS — Jim Magagna summed up one difficulty of…
Legislators, doctors want rules on prior authorization
By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — For the first time, Wyoming lawmakers are looking to put in place rules that guide how health insurance companies can approve and deny medical care. However, the second interim…
Wyoming leaders battle Biden for gun rights
By Sarah Elmquist Squires Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — Last week, U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis fired back against a Biden administration Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule governing pistol braces. The senators joined…
Human remains from 1982 cold case identified
CASPER (WNE) — Human remains discovered near Granger in 1982 have been identified, according to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office. Jack Clawson of Sedalia, Missouri went missing in 1981 while traveling through Wyoming on his way home from a trip…
State seeks to kill 50% more lions in hard-hit deer range
• Unplanned quota hike is a direct response to mule deer winterkill in the Wyoming Range. A lion hunter blasts the proposal. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com The Wyoming Game and Fish Department proposes to boost its mountain lion hunting…
State’s proposed sage grouse protections anger local ranchers
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Jimmy Mankin’s worried about the future. The Mankin Ranch, located about 20 miles south of Gillette west of Highway 50, was established in 1939. He has cattle and…
Graveside services for John Dennis
Graveside services for John Dennis will be held Saturday, July 1, at 11 am at the Afton, Wyoming Cemetery.
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Religiously” by Bailey Zimmerman
Kick It or Keep It alternates back to The Spur this week with a new song from Bailey Zimmerman. “Religiously” is the first track on Zimmerman’s latest album, titled Religiously. The Album., released on May 12, 2023. Vote to either kick…
Swift Creek Canyon Open
Swift Creek Canyon has been opened after the Town of Afton cleared a mudslide that had blocked the trail to the intermittent spring and exposed the town’s water line. Afton Mayor Jeff Jensen said crews were able to clear enough…
Tornado touches down on top of Gillette coal mine
At least eight people were injured Friday night, June 23 in Gillette when a tornado touched down at the North Antelope Rochelle Mine near Gillette. According to the Gillette News Record, all workers at the coal mine have been accounted…