(Photo Gallery) – Sierra Butler officially crowned Miss Rodeo Wyoming
For more on this story make sure you check out the October 6, 2021 edition of the Star Valley Independent. (SVI Photos by Janet Erickson).
Wyoming gas prices down 1.2 cents in past week
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming gas prices have fallen 1.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.44 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com‘s daily survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Gas prices in Wyoming are 6.9 cents per gallon lower…
LDS Church to build temple in Cody
POWELL (WNE) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced plans to build a temple in Cody. In a Sunday address, Church President Russell Nelson named Cody as one of 13 places across the globe where the…
Gold, copper mine could mean millions for state
By Hannah Black Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A plan for a potential gold and copper mine near Cheyenne is steadily progressing, with a company putting forth vast community outreach efforts in recent months for a…
Grouse Mountain Burn Planned on Blackrock District
The Blackrock Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest plans to begin ignitions on the Grouse Mountain Prescribed Fire as soon as Monday October 4th, 2021. The unit is up to 365-acres approximately 7-miles south of US Highway 26/287 in…
WCCC ranked one of top online community colleges
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — Western Wyoming Community College was ranked in the 30 best online community colleges by Online Schools Report for 2022. Online Schools Report ranks colleges based on a “school-wide” and “online program” score. The school-wide score is…
Committee rejects proposed energy tax structure
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Sen. Cale Case on Thursday proposed a new energy tax structure that would be shared across all electricity producers. But a motion to have a bill drafted for the…
Governor/Legislature look at special session on federal mandate
Governor Mark Gordon says he will combat the federal overreach of the Biden Administration and the proposed vaccination order by first working with the Wyoming Attorney General on legal action and second, developing a strategy focused on a limited special…
BLM to round up half of Wyoming’s wild horses
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The Bureau of Land Management will round up most wild horses in five herd management areas in southwestern Wyoming, beginning as soon as Oct. 7, the agency said Friday….
Another 41 deaths tied to coronavirus
The number of Wyoming deaths linked to coronavirus climbed to 996 on Tuesday as the Wyoming Department of Health released new information on 41 deaths. The department’s weekly update of deaths tied to coronavirus said the 41 all died in…