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Month: August 2026

Despite headwinds, University of Wyoming’s new president is bullish on the future

  • Shane Reeves arrives as state’s only four-year university faces challenges like a $15M budget shortfall. Still, the Rock Springs native and retired Army general is optimistic.   By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com A complex mix of challenges, including troubling…

Explosive found in barn loft south of Thayne

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Teton County Sheriff’s Office/Jackson Police Department Joint Regional Bomb Squad, successfully secured and removed six boxes of what is believed to be explosives found in a barn on Duffin Circle south of…

SVI Radio Interview: Sheriff Shane Johnson and Stephen Malik – Wildfire preparation

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Wyoming’s average gasoline prices rise by less than a penny per gallon

    CHEYENNE (WTE) – Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen 0.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.10 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 29 9…

What to watch Tuesday: Primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota showcase Democratic divide

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and TOM BEAUMONT Associated Press The latest battle over the Democratic ideological divide this year shifts to the upper Midwest on Tuesday as nominating contests for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. senator in Minnesota pit left-wing candidates…

Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for war reparations and other Mideast developments

By The Associated Press  U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday scoffed at Iran’s demand for reparations for devastation caused to the country by the U.S. and Israeli bombardment over the past five months — a demand he said Tehran’s negotiators…

USDA Seeks Applications for the Rural Decentralized Water System Grants Program

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced the agency is accepting applications for grant funding to improve water and wastewater infrastructure for communities across the nation. USDA is accepting applications through the Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program now through…