Yellowstone recruiting for 2023 Youth Conservation Corps program
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – How would you like to work, learn, play and grow in Yellowstone’s wonderland? Yellowstone National Park is currently recruiting for the 2023 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC), a residential work-based education program for students between the ages…
Game and Fish initiates emergency elk feeding due to increase of damage, co-mingling with livestock
The following is a news release from the Wyoming Game and Fish – CHEYENNE – Much of Wyoming is under a blanket of deeper-than-normal snow and experiencing severe, cold temperatures, causing elk to raid haystacks and livestock feedlines. Due to…
Fish and Game feeding deer and elk at additional locations
The following is a news release from Idaho Fish and Game. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game with input from the Southeast Region Winter Feeding Advisory Committee (WFAC) initiated winter-feeding actions on the east and west sides of Bear…
South Lincoln County Economic Development Corporation (SLCEDC) announces a New Committee Name
KEMMERER, Wyo. – The SLCEDC has announced a name change for their sub-committee tasked with directing and working with their Economic Development Liaison – Stephen P. Allen. The SLCEDCs’ purpose is to promote the economic development efforts of South Lincoln…
Tax season scams target vulnerable, play on emotion
By Shelby Kruse The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Fraud and scams are exceptionally common and criminally underreported according to Tom Lacock, associate state director for communications and state advocacy at AARP. Scammers ramp up their efforts…
UW researchers document continuing wage gap in Wyoming
CHEYENNE (WNE) — A new study by University of Wyoming economists Anne Alexander and Chian Jones Ritten shows Wyoming’s gender wage gap persists, to the detriment of the state’s families and economy. Their report, “The Wage Gap in Wyoming in…
(Video) – Lady Braves on the road against Rock Springs
The Lady Braves (10-7) will be going for the road varsity sweep as they face the Rock Springs Tigers (5-10) on Saturday afternoon with a 3:30 tip time. Join the SVI Crew at 3:10 for the First Bank of Wyoming…
Fatalities on Wyoming roads tally 16 for 2023
By Kate Ready Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A Feb. 4 crash brought the number of fatalities on Wyoming roadways so far this year to 16, the highest number in that time frame in recent years….
Government coal mandate hits free-market hurdle
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com A legislative effort to prop up the coal industry is hitting free-market headwinds. The 2020 measure mandated that utilities looking to close coal-fired power plants first try to retrofit the facilities with carbon capture technology. Black Hills Energy,…
Shriner’s Cutter Chariot Races raise funds for children with medical needs
◆ Shriner’s races are scheduled for February 11 and 12. Star Valley’s All American Cutter Chariot Race Association is hosting the annual Shriner’s Chariot races Saturday and Sunday, February 11 and 12 on the track west of Afton at 1489…