Author: Caleb Nelson
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Last year, Trump endorsed Republican Harriet Hageman to challenge Rep. Liz Cheney for Wyoming’s U.S. House seat. Trump supported Hageman after Cheney’s public criticism and vote of impeachment following the Capitol riot in January 2021. Cheney’s defiance of Trump cost her the number-three House GOP leadership spot. “I strongly endorse Republican House of Representatives Candidate…
Wyoming native, and a retired Marine Corps Colonel, Brent Bien is looking to challenge Mark Gordon in the Governor’s race this November. He held a meet-and-greet at the Irma Hotel on Friday, April 29th, 2022. The casual event was conversational but tinged with an underlying atmosphere of seriousness. “We have to remember that God, and…
Hunting is big business in Cody, Wyoming. Gunwerks, a renowned rifle manufacturer in town, works hard to make every hunt successful. They offer a wide range of products and services such as ready-to-ship rifle systems and advanced ballistics training. One of the company’s first patents was a ballistic turret designed to make long-range shots easier.…
Amanda Munn, the new Executive Director of the Park County Animal Shelter (PCAS), along with Operations Manager Nichole Good, explains the breadth of her responsibilities with ease, “Ultimately, what I plan to do in this role is act as the liaison between the shelter, the operations in the shelter, our board members, right, and then…
Wyoming’s suicide rate is double the national average and more than triple the lowest rate of any other U.S. State or territory. According to SAVE.org, Wyoming ranked number 1 per capita in suicide deaths in the United States (31.3 per every 100,000 people) in 2020. Additionally, Wyoming has led the nation in suicide since 2018…
Representative Rachel Rodriguez-Williams announced her decision to run for re-election on Speak Your Piece with Mac Watson yesterday (4/27/22). “I think there’s a whole lot more to fight for,” Rodriguez-Williams says regarding her bid for another term. As member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, Rachel Rodriguez-Williams serves District 50. She assumed her office on…
This Friday, April 29th, 2022, area law enforcement officers will hold the Law Enforcement Torch Run to support Special Olympics Wyoming. The run is scheduled to begin at 8:15 a.m. near Walgreens (1585 Sheridan Ave). Local law enforcement will carry the “Flame of Hope” over to the Opening Ceremonies at the Cody High School track.…
This summer Cody is a scheduled destination for one of Harley-Davidson’s 2022 Global H.O.G.® Rallies, “Kick’n It in Cody!”, part of the Harley Owners Group, set to take place on June 23rd-25th. City Mayor Matt Hall shared news about the event with Mac Watson on KODI, Speak Your Piece (April 25th, 2022). Despite high gas…
As part of the Endangered Species Act, grizzly bear populations in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are monitored by biologists from the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST). IGBST will conduct its pre-baiting and trapping operations inside of Grand Teton National Park from May 1 to July 15th this year. Established in 1973, the IGBST monitors…
President Biden is reversing efforts to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) made by the Trump administration and it has some within the agricultural community worried. Ken Hamilton, Executive Vice President of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation, disagrees with the Biden administration’s decision to undo the 2020 reforms saying, “We don’t believe that was…