Rawlins wins $500K for brownfield revitalization
Cleaning up hazards at abandoned and otherwise “unloved” properties will help lift entire community, town official says By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Rawlins will receive a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment grant to develop cleanup and revitalization plans for some 20 properties…
Montpelier resident breaks state tiger trout record
Kody King of Montpelier, Idaho is the new record holder for largest Tiger Trout caught in Idaho. The Idaho Fish and Game said King was fishing his home waters of Montpelier Reservoir when he landed the 29-inch monster trout. The…
Wyoming Stable Token Commission to Meet in Laramie June 6
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Stable Token Commission will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 beginning at 2:30 pm at the University of Wyoming’s Coe Library in Laramie, Room COE506. Remote access to the meeting will also be…
Rep. Harriet Hageman to speak at Western Conservative Summit
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., will speak at the 2023 Western Conservative Summit hosted by the Centennial Institute public policy think tank at Colorado Christian University. The 14th annual Summit is June 9-10 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Hageman…
Hageman, Barrasso, Lummis demand cuts ahead of debt ceiling deadline
• Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative and both senators are among congressional Republicans who say they’ll only support a bill to pay the country’s debts if it’s tied to future spending cuts. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com Wyoming’s congressional delegation isn’t…
President Biden Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff Until Noon May 29 For Memorial Day
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – At the direction of the President of the United States, Governor Mark Gordon has ordered the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags be lowered to half-staff on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023, at 12:01 am and returned to…
Man drives for miles on wrong side of interstate
GILLETTE (WNE) — A 22-year-old man was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol at about 5:20 a.m. Wednesday after multiple people reported him driving for miles on the wrong side of the interstate. He was called in…
Three killed in Wednesday night accident in Star Valley
Three people, including a mother and daughter, lost their lives in a traffic accident that occurred on Highway 238 between Afton and Auburn Wednesday evening, May 24. The Wyoming Highway Patrol told SVI News that the accident occurred at roughly…
Hageman votes to overturn heavy-duty truck rule
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman voted Tuesday to prevent more costly and punitive regulations on the production of heavy-duty vehicles. S.J. Res. 11 would rescind the Biden administration’s heavy-duty truck rule. Hageman stated in a news release: “The…
Fatal accident Wednesday night remains under investigation
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a fatal vehicle accident occurred on Wednesday night on Highway 238 in Star Valley. The accident occurred at roughly 9:40 p.m. The incident, which includes multiple fatalities, remains under investigation by the…