Afton Food Pantry to increase local produce, dairy, and meat access with new Wyoming grant
The Afton Food Pantry has received the Food Works Group Wyoming Forward Grant, providing the necessary funds for purchasing locally sourced staple items including produce, dairy, and protein from April 1, 2026 through November 30, 2026. Sierra Mitchell, Afton…
Afton Food Pantry & Shumway Farms awarded grants
• Wyoming Forward Contract Grant Program Awards 24 Wyoming Farms, Aggregators, and Food Security Service Organizations CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) and Food Works Group are pleased to announce that 24 Wyoming organizations have been awarded…
Energy Assistance Day is reminder to apply for LIEAP
CHEYENNE (WNE) — As temperatures begin to drop in Wyoming, now is the time for residents to apply for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program before the April 30 deadline. LIEAP, administered by the Wyoming Department of Family Services…
LIEAP applications paused due to federal government shutdown
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Due to the federal government shutdown, the Wyoming Department of Family Services’ Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program is pausing the approval of new applications for the 2025-26 heating season. The program has been paused because…
SVI Radio Interview: Kelsi Remmell, local Foster Care needs
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Men allege human trafficking
• The two say they were sent to Triangle Cross Ranch for forced, unpaid labor By Sofia Saric Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Two men allege they were human trafficked to Triangle Cross Ranch in Powell —…
Housing program eligibility grows
• Property owners can earn more and still qualify for help By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — More Wyoming homeowners than ever now qualify for a federally funded program for people struggling to pay housing…
Committee backs bill requiring banks to report suspected exploitation
By Hannah Black Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A Wyoming legislative committee will support a bill aimed at protecting vulnerable adults from financial exploitation – something stakeholders testified is a big issue. The Legislature’s Joint Judiciary…
State to halt aid applications
By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —In an attempt to stretch its remaining federal dollars, the Department of Family Services will stop accepting new applications for Wyoming’s pandemic rental relief program on Nov. 10. The Emergency…
Texas man’s sex-abuse trial set for Sept. 19
PINEDALE (WNE) – The Texas man charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor in 2014 – when he was 30 and the minor was 8 – pleaded not guilty in 9th District Court on April 28….