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UW’s Saddle Up program to return next year, with modifications

By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — After the Saddle Up student orientation program garnered a mixture of praise and complaints, University of Wyoming administrators are already considering how they can improve it for next…

State backs rare earth industry

By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – Wyoming leaders are continuing to invest in rare earth elements. The Wyoming Energy Authority announced this week that it awarded a $4.4 million grant to Rare Element Resources, one…

Lawmakers support permanent funding for suicide lifeline

By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – The 988 system for suicide prevention and mental health crises is one step closer to having a permanent funding source in Wyoming. Members of the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint…

Elimination of federal grazing would have far economic reach

By Carrie Haderlie The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — A new study by University of Wyoming researchers has found that for every dollar lost in the ranching industry, there is a $1.55 loss in secondary economic activity….

Watch Live: Afton Elementary Turkey Trot 2022

Afton Elementary School will host their annual Turkey Trot event Tuesday November 22nd at 1 PM. Watch live in the player below.

Bill would fund student mental health resources

By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Lawmakers hope to address a lack of mental health resources for students in the upcoming general session. Members of the Joint Education Committee voted 8-6 Tuesday to sponsor…

Wyoming and Boise State to Battle for Mountain Division Lead

• Cowboys 5-1 in MW Play and Broncos 6-0 Entering Saturday’s Game Buy Tickets Here Tim Harkins Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations, Public Relations and Broadcasting University of Wyoming Athletics Laramie, Wyo. (Nov. 15, 2022) — It will be…

GOP poll watchers: Wyo election ‘smooth,’ no funny business

By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Marti Halverson was posted up kitty-corner to the election judges’ table over the course of a long day Nov. 8 at the Star Valley Community Complex. The former state representative, who chairs an election integrity-focused Wyoming…

Cheyenne man dies on I-80 after colliding with commercial truck

CHEYENNE (WNE) — A medical condition is being investigated as a possible cause of a crash that killed a Cheyenne man this week, the Wyoming Highway Patrol said Wednesday. At 4:19 p.m. Monday, Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a…

Revenue Committee addresses property taxes

◆ Property Tax relief bills will be considered. The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee will meet Monday and Tuesday Nov. 21-22 at the State Capitol Extension in Cheyenne. Three property tax bills will be considered, 23LSO-0032, residential property taxation amendment;…