Utah state-funded BYU study finds elk move when hunting season starts
By Todd Hollingshead news.byu.edu Animals in the wild are often smarter than we give them credit for. This time it’s the elk. Research from BYU wildlife sciences professors finds that when hunting season starts, elk in Utah move off of…
90-year-old woman ticketed again, this time for hitting son with cattle prod
GILLETTE (WNE) – A 90-year-old woman was ticketed for unlawful contact after hitting her son with a cattle prod Friday. Deputies had ticketed the same woman on Wednesday for destruction of property after putting honey on her son’s door to…
Dockstader running for Wyoming Secretary of State
Wyoming Senate President Dan Dockstader (R-Grover) has filed as a candidate to run for Wyoming Secretary of State. Dockstader filed shortly after the current Secretary, Ed Buchanan, announced that he had decided not to seek re-election. So far Dockstader is…
Palisades Ranger District teams up with volunteers to complete the Bear Creek Trail Improvement Project
Swan Valley, Idaho, May 17, 2022: Over the weekend, volunteers form local groups teamed up with the Forest Service to install a bridge on a section of single-track trail that crosses Bear Creek, west of Palisades Reservoir, on the Palisades Ranger…
Lummis apologizes following ‘two sexes’ comment at UW commencement
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., responded with an apology statement Monday after she was booed by students during her commencement speech Saturday at the University of Wyoming. As…
Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce to meet May 23-24
Cheyenne – The Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce will gather for their next meeting at 8 a.m. May 23-24 in Casper at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1150 North Poplar St. The public is invited to attend and participate in-person or online through…
Truck pulled from Montpelier Reservoir
A pickup truck was pulled from the Montpelier Reservoir on Wednesday, May 11. The Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they received a report of a truck that had gone in the reservoir, with witnesses saying the truck was being…
Wyoming is deadliest state to work; annual report found Wyoming led the nation in workplace fatalities
By Kate Ready Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – A 42-year-old Colorado man was working for BMZ Roofing, a Colorado Springs-based company, when he fell 60 feet from a roof April 27 while working on the Cody…
New principals for Osmond, Swift Creek approved by LCSD2 Board
The final round of “Musical Principals” was completed Wednesday night during the monthly scheduled board meeting for Lincoln County School District No. 2. Tyler Jack was approved as the new principal for Osmond Elementary, replacing Daniel Barnes who earlier accepted…
Mosquito Creek prescribed burn to begin soon
The Jackson Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest will be moving forward with prescribed burn operations in the Mosquito Creek North unit, part of the Teton to Snake Fuels Reduction Project. Implementation could begin as early as this week…