Allyson Fertig Selected as One of Two Mountain West Nominees for NCAA Woman of the Year
Fertig will represent the league along with San Jose State’s Lucia Lopez Ortega Former Wyoming Cowgirl basketball and track & field student-athlete Allyson Fertig was selected as one of the two nominees to represent the Mountain West Conference for the…
Governor Gordon Authorizes Wyoming National Guard Support for ICE
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has approved the activation of Wyoming National Guard personnel to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in order to enable ICE agents to focus more directly on law enforcement operations. Up to…
Barrasso co-sponsors bipartisan bill requiring more transparency from the IRS
JACKSON (WNE) — Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., recently co-sponsored the “Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act,” which he said will give additional protection to taxpayers by requiring more transparency from the Internal Revenue Service. Current law requires the IRS to…
Wyoming Insight reports increase in natural gas, drop in oil rigs
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Natural gas prices increased, and the oil rig count dropped to the lowest level since 2021, according to Wyoming Insight, an energy index and business indicators report for the state. The July 2025 natural gas price…
Discussions reemerge to give local authority over new gambling facility locations
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Legislature’s Select Committee on Gaming discussed a potential bill Thursday that, among other things, would give more authority to cities and counties over whether to allow…
Independent Notes: Bringing the Wyoming timber industry back. Acknowledging a Wyoming youth.
With the Governor signing the Executive Order (EO) calling for better forest health and a reduction in wildfire risks in Wyoming, he was essentially calling on better forest management through our state. This is something that can be achieved through…
John Michael Gyllenborg Named to John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List
Wyoming tight end John Michael Gyllenborg was named to the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List on Friday. Given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end, it marks the second-straight season that Gyllenborg has been named to the preseason…
Federal judge: Fish and Wildlife Service broke law in petition denial
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL —- Montana District Federal Judge Donald Molloy has ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law last year when it denied a petition to protect gray wolves…
Federal energy assistance funding uncertainty worries Wyoming advocates
• Rising electric rates spiked interest in rooftop solar and other home energy efficiencies — even with the state’s strong fossil fuel culture. But federal cuts may put some of those options out of reach. By Dustin Bleizeffer,…
SNAP-Ed program snapped away by federal cuts
• Cent$ible Nutrition programming to change to quadrants not counties By Kat McMahon Northern Wyoming News Via- Wyoming News Exchange WORLAND — For more than 30 years, Wyoming’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education provided free nutrition-based education for…