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…
Star Valley/Jackson pay tribute to Rylee McCollum and family
Before kickoff of the Jackson @ Star Valley football game on Friday, both teams and communities came together to pay tribute to U.S. Marine Rylee McCollum and his family. McCollum and 12 other U.S. Service members will killed during…
Wyoming’s crypto sector’s fate up to federal regulators
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile.com After years of laying groundwork, the future of Wyoming’s cryptocurrency banking industry now lies in the hands of federal regulators, officials with Wyoming U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ office told lawmakers Tuesday. In a presentation to the…
(Video) – Senator Barrasso: Biden Is Gifting Russia A New Geopolitical Weapon
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor this week on the Biden administration’s unwillingness to act and fully sanction Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Active COVID cases back over 4,000; Lincoln County with 193
The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming climbed back over 4,000 on Wednesday as 475 new active cases were recorded. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its regular coronavirus update, said it received reports Wednesday of 421 new laboratory-confirmed…
National Guard deployed to help hospitals with surge
By Hannah Black Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Amid a surge in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across the state, Gov. Mark Gordon announced Tuesday that he had activated members of the Wyoming National Guard to assist…