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The Bureau of Land Management completed extensive cleanups of four illegal dumpsites in Big Horn and Washakie counties over the past several months. Approximately 125,000 pounds of garbage, including hazardous materials, were removed from more than 40 acres of public lands. The dumpsites included the Fifteenmile OHV area shooting site west of Worland, an area west of Basin, a site near Highway 31 east of Manderson, and an area near Nieber Road south of Worland. The waste removed included... Full story
Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The 68th Wyoming Legislature will convene for a 40-day general session starting Tuesday, and more than 600 bills sponsored by committees and individual lawmakers are expected to be filed for consideration. The topics of greatest concern to Wyoming residents – and therefore most likely covered by the state’s media — include education funding and school policy, property tax relief measures, affordable housing, election policies and gaming legislation and the state’s supplemental budget. Gov. Mark Gordon an... Full story
Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A citizen-led initiative to slash property taxes for qualified Wyoming homeowners by 50% was certified Friday by Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray to appear on the 2026 general election ballot. The “People’s Initiative to Limit Property Tax in Wyoming through a Homeowner’s Property Exemption,” spearheaded by former gubernatorial candidate Brent Bien, would exempt half of the assessed value of an owner’s primary property from property taxation, as long as the property owner has lived in Wyoming for... Full story
GILLETTE - Among the many floats in the Tournament of Roses Parade - which wended its way down a sunny street in Pasadena, California, on New Year's Day - was the work of Gillette florist Kathy Jones of Spring Creek Designs. Having left early Christmas morning, before the first light crossed the Gillette skyline, Jones was one of many artists working on the Pasadena Humane and Hill's Pet Nutrition float, an entry in Pasadena's 136th Tournament of Roses Parade, scheduled to start at 9 a.m.... Full story
Buffalo Bulletin, Nov. 20 Bleak future without affordable housing Wyoming faces a crisis that threatens its communities and economy: a severe shortage of affordable housing. Across the state, from urban hubs like Cheyenne and Casper to rural counties like Johnson County, the rising cost of housing is displacing the very workers who sustain essential services. Teachers, nurses, administrators, service workers, and first responders are being priced out, leaving Wyoming’s future hanging in the balance. Tourism, a $55 million industry in Johnson C... Full story
JACKSON - Wyoming's sole representative in the U.S. House, Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman, singled out Teton County's sheriff in a Sunday newsletter with allegations that his office is "foiling" Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Teton County Sheriff Matt Carr told the Jackson Hole Daily on Monday that Hageman's newsletter to constituents incited a swarm of "real nasty" emails and phone calls over the weekend. But he said Hageman never reached out to his office about her concerns. "It's just... Full story
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Average gas prices drop more than 7 cents in past week in Wyoming CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 7.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.95 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 20.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, and stand 19.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the lowest price in the state Sunday was $2.59, while the highest was $3.59, a differ... Full story
CASPER — The University of Wyoming expects little to no change in the number of undergraduates on campus over the next five years — but not for a lack of trying. In fact, according to Vice Provost of Enrollment Management Kyle Moore, it is because of intense enrollment efforts that the school will be able to hold steady. During UW’s monthly Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Moore said the pool of graduating high school students is expected to decrease between 7 and 10%. “Our ability to recruit is going to be challenged in a way we have no... Full story
Wyoming's top five elected officials violated the state constitution when they approved gravel mine exploration adjacent to residents, plaintiffs say. Wyoming's top five elected officials violated the state constitution when they approved without notice a set of gravel mine exploration leases on state lands adjacent to residents at the base of Casper Mountain, opponents of the development allege in a lawsuit filed Friday in Natrona County District Court. Plaintiffs, including the Casper... Full story
Gov. Gordon, some legislators and U.S. Rep. Hageman have sided with Utah, diverging from Wyoming’s previous position. Wyoming’s governor, some legislators and its U.S. representative support Utah’s suit to claim federal lands, marking a turning point in the state’s position on federal holdings, a court filing indicates. U.S. Department of Justice attorneys pointed to arguments made by a former Wyoming attorney general in a recent filing to deter the U.S. Supreme Court from taking up Utah’s case. The Beehive State is seeking 18.5 million a... Full story
A federal judge on Monday sentenced a western Wyoming man to more than three years in prison for striking a police officer with a flagpole while participating in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Douglas Harrington, a 69-year-old Navy veteran, was also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution, federal court records show. U.S. Chief Judge James E. Boasberg convicted Harrington of assaulting an officer and civil disorder, along with five misdemeanors, following a July bench trial in... Full story
The following editorial was originally published in the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on Nov. 16 and is reprinted with permission through the Wyoming News Exchange. On Election Day, Wyoming voters gave state lawmakers the power to adjust residential property tax by separating it into its own classification. Voters also gave them the authority to make a change that could end up penalizing renters while helping homeowners. The question is what legislators will do now that Constitutional Amendment A has passed. The Nov. 5 ballot measure read, “The a... Full story
CHEYENNE — Approximately $13 million in public education funding was lost after a 4% property tax increase cap went into effect earlier this year, according to the Wyoming Department of Revenue. The Wyoming Legislature successfully passed four bills during the 2024 budget session that provide targeted property tax relief to property owners. House Bill 4 expanded Gov. Mark Gordon’s property tax relief program, and HB 45 provided the 4% cap. Both of these bills went into effect immediately. The two other bills go into effect at the beginning of t... Full story
While Freedom Caucus argues for completing the deal after inauguration, advocates hope to get it done sooner. JACKSON - In mid-September, Arne Johanson paused while removing barbed-wire fence from the eastern edge of the Kelly parcel - one of the few impediments to wildlife movement on the pristine state trust land. One of the other barriers, though invisible and unseen to the pronghorn, mule deer, elk and bighorn sheep that move through or reside on the parcel's 640 acres, is politics. That bec... Full story
Draft bill to be discussed Friday afternoon in Legislature’s Transportation Committee. JACKSON — Driver’s licenses and identification cards issued to legal immigrants in Wyoming could require a “Not a United States citizen” label if the Wyoming Legislature backs an upcoming bill draft. The Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Interim Committee will spend part of its last meeting before the 2025 general session considering a “Noncitizen driver’s license and ID card-revisions” bill. A request for the draft was made at the committe... Full story
Lingle rounds up 12,000 pounds of spuds TORRINGTON (WNE) — The Food Bank of Wyoming recently added nearly 12,000 pounds of potatoes to its stockpile. The donation came from the University of Wyoming’s James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center near Lingle during its fourth annual potato harvest. “The potato harvest, made possible through a partnership between SAREC, the Food Bank of Wyoming, and UW Extension’s Cent$ible Nutrition Program, is part of ongoing efforts to address food security in Wyoming,” according... Full story
POWELL - Community members crowded into the Park County School District 1 Board of Trustees meeting room Tuesday evening to speak their minds about transgender bathroom use in Powell schools. After some students voiced concerns to their parents about a transgender female (a biological male) in a girls' restroom at Powell High School, the topic hit the public sphere during an October school board forum, where a submitted comment said some girls had not been using the school's facilities or had... Full story
Upland game bird seasons experience changes SHERIDAN (WNE) — Upland game bird hunters in the Sheridan Region will see several changes for the 2024 season. The chukar and gray partridge seasons were shortened by approximately one month and will run Sept. 15 through Jan. 31. Turkey hunters are alerted that beginning with the fall 2024 turkey season, there are no longer multiple turkey hunt areas, but one hunt area encompassing the entire state. The entire state has a general season of Oct. 1 through Dec. 31. In addition to a general license, h... Full story
BUFFALO — After a year of record moisture in 2023, northeast Wyoming was ready to burn. And burn it did. Rain and snow fell early last year, resulting in grass growth. Without heavy snowpack this past winter to knock the blades down, vegetation cured and dried heading into summer. Come August, all the range needed was an ignition source and some wind to create a landscape level fire. With his 24 years of fire experience in the region, Craig Short said both the number of fires and the acres burned here are “unprecedented.” “We’ve never see... Full story
CHEYENNE — An election error in Weston County worried some members of the public, who called on elected officials to halt the process of certifying Wyoming’s election results for statewide offices until after there had been a hand recount of votes in all 23 counties. However, members of the State Canvassing Board still unanimously voted to certify the state’s election results on Wednesday. The Canvassing Board is made up of four of the state’s top five elected officials: Chairman Secretary of State Chuck Gray, Gov. Mark Gordon, State Treasurer... Full story
JACKSON - For well over a year, Teton County residents and water-quality watchdogs fought state officials and environmental regulators, arguing that a septic system for a glamping resort near Teton Village would likely fail, sending human sewage into Fish Creek. This October, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality confirmed that those fears had come true. DEQ Director Todd Parfitt issued Tammah Jackson Hole, formerly known as Basecamp, an Oct. 29 notice of violation for its system. The... Full story
SHERIDAN - Sheridan County School District 1 Business Manager Jeremy Smith's entire life has been geared towards "service above self," so it made sense to him to become a volunteer firefighter. Smith has been the business manager for SCSD1 for 22 years while also serving 20 years as a volunteer firefighter for the Dayton Fire and Rescue team, and has been one of many fighting the Elk Fire while holding down a fulltime job. Smith got back from hunting mid-morning Sept. 29 and was paged to go to... Full story
Multi-million dollar ranches in the line of advancing fire. Crews feel confident in their ability to defend structures. GROS VENTRE - As the Pack Trail Fire moved down Burnt Ridge, torching pine trees in its path, Chris Fizer pointed to 10 feet of bare ground firefighters had cleared between a fence and the sagebrush hillside north of the Elk Track Ranch. If the fire got close enough, firefighters planned to climb the hill and set the sagebrush and grasses ablaze with drip torches to rob the... Full story
CHEYENNE (October 17, 2024) – BrucePac is recalling approximately 12 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were distributed in Wyoming and throughout the nation to distributors and retail establishments including restaurants, schools, and institutions. The scope of the recall is rapidly growing and may include more products than what is currently listed in Wyoming. At this time, we urge consumers to check for the following details. Affected product bra... Full story
WORLAND, Wyo. – Effective immediately, the Bureau of Land Management has lifted fire restrictions on all public lands administered by the Cody, Lander and Worland field offices within Big Horn, Carbon, Fremont, Hot Springs, Park, Sweetwater and Washakie counties, and a small portion of Natrona County that falls within the Lander Field Office area. Fire danger has decreased across the BLM Wind River/Bighorn Basin District due to cooler temperatures and increased precipitation, allowing fire restrictions to be safely lifted. “It's still dry out... Full story