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  • UW search committee hosts first 'listening session'

    Daniel Bendtsen, Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange|Sep 5, 2019

    LARAMIE — The search committee tasked with finding 12 candidates for the University of Wyoming’s presidency hosted its first of three “listening sessions” at the Wyoming Union on Monday afternoon. The overwhelming majority of search committee members attended the meeting, which was aimed at seeking feedback on what the university community wants from the next president. At the town hall, university employees said UW’s next president needs to establish “unity” between UW academia and the rest of the state. Given the significant turnover in t... Full story

  • Diocese: 3 new allegations found credible in sex abuse case

    Isabella Alves, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange|Sep 5, 2019

    CHEYENNE — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne announced Tuesday that three new allegations by Wyoming child abuse victims against retired Bishop Joseph Hart have been deemed credible and substantiated. In July and August 2018, the diocese announced it had conducted a canonical investigation and concluded that Hart abused three Wyoming boys. Since the original announcement, three more substantiated allegations came against Hart. This means a total of six victims have come forward to the church and were found to be credible. These three n... Full story

  • Committee approves bill to boost funding for weed, pest control

    Micheal Illiano, The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange|Sep 5, 2019

    SHERIDAN — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Agriculture Committee voted to sponsor a bill that aims to generate more funding for weed and pest management programs last week which could aid Sheridan County in its efforts to control the spread of invasive weeds. The proposed legislation would increase the fees the state charges to register pesticide products from $90 to $120 and increase the fees to renew those registrations from $75 to $105. Manufacturers that want to sell products labeled as pesticides are required to register their pro... Full story