Peabody gives up leases in Powder River Basin
By Heather Richards Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — One of Wyoming’s largest coal companies relinquished thousands of acres of federal leases in the Powder River Basin last year...
View ArticleGOP gov. candidates spend millions on campaigns
By Ramsey Scott Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — There’s nothing like some contentious primary races to be a boon for the local economy. Candidates have filed their spending...
View ArticleAirline program low on funds
By Matthew Green Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The Air Service Enhancement Program, or ASEP, is projected to run out of money by 2019, leaving airports in Wyoming airports at...
View ArticleWater availability may become issue with increased oil development
By Heather Richards Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A drive through eastern Laramie County is a dusty one on a windy, summer day. The high desert holds its water deep in its...
View ArticleG&F suspends grizzly hunting season after judge’s ruling
By Lew Freedman and Evan Bartel Cody Enterprise Via Wyoming News Exchange CODY — Game and Fish suspended its planned grizzly bear hunting season Friday afternoon in response to Thursday’s restraining...
View ArticleStanding WATCH
While the use of technology to spot and monitor fires across the United States is growing, fire towers are still used, including in the Black Hills National Forest and, in fact, benefit from...
View ArticleA day in the life…
The day in the life of a reporter is never the same, always rushed and never consistent, although it is often predictable. There are the biweekly board meetings, the deadlines and the interviews. And...
View ArticlePrepare for the fall fire season
A hazy film of smoke hovers distantly over the county as wildfires ravage much of the West from Colorado to California, mercifully skirting Newcastle and surrounding areas. While the nearly 12 inches...
View ArticleLady Dogies look good early
The quest is on for the Lady Dogies to put up qualifying times for the State Meet in October, and sophomore Hannah Gross lived up to expectation as she clinched her first two events for that...
View ArticleRunners drop time early
For the second week in a row, the Dogie and Lady Dogie cross country runners are showing they are right on track and hitting their stride for the season. The freshmen men’s team finished first, the JV...
View ArticleAnother tough loss for the Dogies
The Dogies’ home opener last weekend at Schoonmaker Field didn’t go exactly as head coach Matt Conzelman had hoped for, but facing off against the number four-ranked Wheatland Bulldogs in only their...
View ArticleLadies struggle against 4A opponents
The Lady Dogies knew they were in for a pretty daunting challenge as they set out for the Gillette Invitational last Friday morning. Not only were they facing a long day of pool play, having the first...
View ArticleMountain fire tops 32,000 acres
By Daniel Bendtsen Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The Britania Mountain Fire spreading in northeast Albany County was slowed over the weekend by favorable weather and an...
View ArticleMead chief of staff picked for Supreme Court vacancy
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Gov. Matt Mead on Tuesday tapped his Chief of Staff Kari Jo Gray to be the final Wyoming Supreme Court judge selected by his...
View ArticleWrinkle in Wyo water law is worth millions
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Lawmakers and water developers, citing well-founded concerns about an increasingly arid future, are considering multiple high-priced water development projects and...
View ArticleBLM proposes following state lead for sage grouse
By Leo Wolfson Cody Enterprise Via Wyoming News Exchange CODY — In a major victory for state’s rights and a striking blow to federally authorized environmental protections, the BLM is considering a...
View ArticleWrestlers jailed for bus incident
By Shane Sanderson Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A judge on Wednesday sentenced two former Riverton High School wrestlers to 20 days in jail for attacking younger students on a...
View ArticleExperts discuss Wyoming air service
By Chrissy Suttles Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – Regional aviation leaders met Wednesday in Jackson to discuss the state of air service in Wyoming. The Air Transportation...
View ArticleBrewery to open in Torrington
By Crystal R. Albers Torrington Telegram Via Wyoming News Exchange TORRINGTON – The smell of warm wheat filled the room as a man wearing blue suspenders moved a long, wooden paddle around a vat of...
View ArticleHistorians mark site of Sheridan County’s first cabin
By Carrie Haderlie The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Just two years after the Battle of the Little Bighorn, in a time before Sheridan County was even Sheridan County, a...
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