Western Wyoming’s big buck country sees slowest hunt in 30 years
• Game and Fish biologists checking hunter-killed mule deer at historic Greys River check station observed a 74% decline in harvested animals compared to 2022. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com ALPINE — Gary Fralick’s calm demeanor shifted to a hustle…
State seeks updated historic landmark designation for Capitol
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — When Gov. John Allen Campbell signed an act granting women’s suffrage in 1869, Wyoming became the first state in the country to give women the right to…
Yellowstone visitation soars in September
JACKSON (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park hosted 838,458 recreational visits in September, a 48% increase from a year earlier and a 21% increase over September 2019. “We compare 2023 visitation to 2019 visitation since 2019 was pre-COVID and the subsequent…
UW Difference Makers Campaign Nearing Completion
Laramie, Wyo. (Oct. 20, 2023) — A significant investment by Casper’s Double 4 Foundation and Dave and Melanie True continues the significant momentum of the Difference Makers Campaign, University of Wyoming Athletics’ drive to raise millions in private support to…
Independent Notes: Property tax relief — proposals include caps, refunds and a fifty percent reduction.
At the close of the last Legislative session in March of 2023 we found that some 18 property tax relief bills (maybe more, but not introduced) had been lost along the way. I had watched as a few of my…
Wyoming’s D.C. Delegation: Standing with Israel
Rep. Harriet Hageman Standing With Israel: Considering that this was the deadliest terrorist attack on Israel in the nation’s history, we now must rally behind one of our closest and most faithful allies, take actions to prevent future terrorism,…
$25K/year lottery ticket sold in Evanston remains unclaimed
WyoLotto is looking for the winner of a Lucky for Life ticket. The winner is set to receive $25,000 a year for life, according to WyoLotto officials. The winning ticket was purchased on September 30 in Evanston at the Border…
Local community shows support for property tax ballot initiative
Roughly 100 people showed up to the Thayne Community Center Monday evening to sign and show support for a ballot initiative aimed to reduce property taxes by 50%. The initiative, titled People’s Initiative to Limit Property Tax through Homeowner’s Exemption,…
Mule Deer Monitoring Project provides valuable information on winter mortality and movement
CHEYENNE – A five-year, groundbreaking project by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to study mule deer in the Cowboy State is underway. This project, which started in late 2022, takes a deeper data dive by researching six areas considered critical…
Marijuana advocates aim to get initiatives on the 2024 ballot after signature confusion
• What’s next? By Maya Shimizu Harris and Sofia Saric Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Marijuana advocates are taking stock of their options to get two initiatives onto the 2024 ballot after a misunderstanding led them to…