Campbell County volunteers help with tornado cleanup
By Patrick Filbin Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Ray Killion and Lloyd Stewart have a lot more experience putting barbed wire fence together than Alan Johnson does. Killion...
View ArticleBalow defends high per-student spending
By Kylie Mohr Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exhange JACKSON — Numbers recently released in a U.S. Census Bureau report show that Wyoming spends more per pupil than its neighbors and most...
View ArticleState’s unemployment filing system upgraded
By Chrissy Suttles Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Managers and employees looking to file unemployment insurance claims in the state will see a number of system changes next...
View ArticleCheney backs immigration order, calls to fund wall
By Austin Huguelet Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Like a number of her Republican colleagues, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., applauded President Donald Trump’s decision...
View ArticleWYDOT Director: State needs to prepare for driverless cars
By Michael Illiano The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Wyoming Department of Transportation director Bill Panos testified before Congress last week about the need for transportation...
View ArticleGrizzly census makeover proposal sparks conservation worries
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com An effort to refine Yellowstone-area grizzly bear population estimates is disturbing conservationists who fear it could lead to increased hunting and other bear...
View ArticleGillette rejects water grant, cites conditions
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — The city of Gillette will leave more than $4 million of state money for the Gillette Regional Water Supply Project on the...
View ArticleLaramie businessman enters U.S. House race
By Kristine Galloway Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A Laramie businessman is hoping to oust a dynasty in the nation’s capital. Greg Hunter is running as a Democrat for...
View ArticleBLM issues analysis on large western Wyoming natural gas project
By Heather Richards Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A huge gas project in western Wyoming drew closer to federal approval Thursday with the release of a fi nal federal...
View ArticleGroups threaten lawsuit over public documents
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com They’ve paid thousands in fees and waited for months, but two transparency advocacy groups still don’t have the public records they requested. Now they’re threatening to...
View ArticleBust continues to affect Wyoming jobs
By Heather Richards Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s injuries from the recent fossil fuel downturn continue to affect the economy, according to a recent economic...
View ArticleNon-hunters apply for grizzly hunting licenses
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A number of Jackson Hole animal lovers are trying to rally like-minded folks to apply for grizzly bear hunting tags with no...
View ArticleCareful what you wish for
There are a number of residents celebrating the decision by a judge last week to allow Gillette lawyer Alex Berger’s name to be placed on the ballot for Weston County Attorney simply because they are...
View ArticleSeparation anxiety is the only issue Dems have
Dear Editor, The Democrats have become highly incensed with the immigration problem— which they have created. Perhaps they think they have finally found something they can focus on for the election....
View ArticleLet’s celebrate the 1st Amendment this 4th of July
I was disappointed to hear that Police Chief Jim Owens and City Engineer Mike Moore expressed concerns over downtown events to the Newcastle City Council after I left last week’s council meeting (“Fee...
View ArticleGiving Patrick Henry a chance to show his pride
Joshua Sellers Guest Columnist I am a seventh grader at Newcastle Middle School, and this spring I had the unique opportunity to visit Washington DC with some of my classmates. We were there for six...
View ArticleA Fourth of July that looks like a Baghdad bombing
By Bill Sniffin So help me, there truly is nothing like it. Anywhere! In cities and towns across Wyoming, people see July 4 as a time of fireworks and blowing things up. But one town tops all the rest...
View ArticleFirst State Bank – Part IV
The Modern Era Leonard Cash’s recounting of First State Bank’s history in Newcastle concludes with this week’s installment of the History on Main series. He continued with the timeline, by rounding out...
View ArticleNew Move Over law takes effect July 1 and covers more workers
DOT Public Affairs Wyoming Department of Transportation employees who work on the sides of the road will now be covered by the state’s new Move Over law. The new law goes into effect July 1 and...
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