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Nominate Your Favorite Wyoming Veteran For Voyage of Valor To DC

CHEYENNE – AARP Wyoming is looking for nominations to send US Military Veterans aged 65 and over, living in Wyoming to Washington, DC to visit the nation’s capital, as well as see the monuments and memorials built in honor of…

Last day to apply for preference points is Oct. 31

Dreaming of notching a Wyoming hunting license? Apply now for preference points. Residents and nonresidents can build points for moose and bighorn sheep, and nonresidents also can acquire elk, deer and antelope points. All applications must be submitted online through…

Pokes in the Pros: Wilson helps lead Bengals to win over San Francisco

Bud Denega  Communications Coordinator (Soccer, Wrestling, Swim & Dive) University of Wyoming LARAMIE, Wyo. (10/31/23) – Logan Wilson had perhaps his best game as a National League Football player when Cincinnati desperately needed someone, anyone, to step up back in…

Cheyenne man gets life sentence for strangling girlfriend

By Samir Knox Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A Cheyenne man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for strangling his girlfriend to death was sentenced to life in prison Friday morning. Charles R. Karn, 19, was…

Number of non-religious people in Wyoming increases

• Thirty-seven percent of Wyomingites say they are ‘nones’ By Jordan Smith Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Across the country, the nones — those who express no religious or spiritual affiliation — are overtaking the nuns (so…

Wyoming boosts financial assistance for eligible homeowners

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program has expanded to include partial claims and increased the maximum payment from $17,000 to $35,000. These changes aim to help more Wyoming homeowners who struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic keep…

Critics make case against utility’s historic electric rate hike

• Rocky Mountain Power faces criticism for poor public outreach and putting profit over the well-being of Wyoming’s low-income residents.   By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com  CHEYENNE—Rocky Mountain Power officials took the stand here Wednesday to defend the company’s proposed $140.2…

Endangered Species Act protections for wolverines likely imminent

• State surveys don’t placate federal biologists who say the Lower 48 population is ‘less secure’ than previously thought.   By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com An analysis of wolverines in Wyoming and the rest of their Lower 48 range paints a…

Barrasso, Lummis vote to ban federal mask mandates

CHEYENNE (WNE) — This week, U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., praised the U.S. Senate for passing Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s amendment to the Senate minibus appropriations bill prohibiting the Department of Transportation from using any federal…

USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committee

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the appointment of 21 new members and nine returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). The purpose of the committee is to provide impartial scientific advice…