Author: Mac Watson
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On Wednesday, the court system of Wyoming will decide for a second time whether or not to block the state’s newest ban on abortion. The concerns, this time around, are over individual rights and the ban’s constitutionality. A meeting has been scheduled for 1pm by Teton County County District Court Judge Melissa Owens. Judge Owens…
Ryan Brown, founder of Celebrities for a Cause, spoke about this year’s event which will have over 30 sports celebrities from June 28th thru July 1st raising money for Special Olympics. There are a number of events scheduled like a screening of the movie Vision Quest, a golf tournament, awards banquet, and free concert. There…
Today marks the 50th anniversary of National Ag Day. This is a day that celebrates the farmers and ranchers who work hard everyday to make sure that Americans have food on their tables, material for clothing and building and by-products used in a variety of ways. But what is “Ag” and how does it play…
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses abuse, sexual assault and violence against women. Corri Siggins and Juliet Fish from the Women Empowerment campaign is sponsoring a run/walk in memory of Berry Bryant. The “Run for Berry” will take place on April 29th, 2023 at Northwest College in Powell. The run is to bring awareness and prevent…
The suicide rate among Wyomingites dropped in 2022, a positive reversal of a trend that has seen the Cowboy State lead in deaths by suicide in the country. Fewer deaths, births, marriages and divorces were recorded among Wyoming residents in 2022 compared to the previous year according to official records from the Wyoming Department of…
Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation appoints Aura Sunada Newlin executive director She’s going to need new business cards as the term “interim” is being taken off her title. The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is announcing the appointment of Aura Sunada Newlin as its permanent executive director. She is a fourth-generation Wyomingite, fourth-generation Japanese American, graduate of…
A Wapiti man, who is suing the federal government over whether he has the right to build and possess his own M16 machine gun, had another setback in his lawsuit last week. Jake Stanley DeWilde brought his lawsuit against the federal government in January, suing Attorney General Merrick Garland, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco…
Saturday night was “all hands on deck, matey!” for the 49th annual Soroptimist International of Cody Wine Tasting party. With the theme being “Pirates of the Caribbean,” many wine-enthusiasts took advantage of the opportunity to dress up like pirates while tasting a variety of alcoholic beverages. Some even dressed up like Jack Sparrow (the main…
Wisa Uemura and Franco Imperial from the San Jose Taiko, along with Michael Gould, shakuhachi master, spoke about their appearance at Northwest College on Saturday night, March 18th at the Nelson Performing Arts Center. The program is called “Rhythm and Flow: A Community Performance of Taiko and Shakuhachi.” They discussed the drum and the Japanese…
A coast-to-coast trail is being built from Washington State to Washington D.C. and Wyoming is expected to be included in a nationwide patchwork of hiking a biking trails. The Great American Rail Trail will run across the country, stretching 3,700 miles, with a 500-mile continuous stretching across the Cowboy State. Rail trails are non-motorized paths…