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During a visit to Montana, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau announced a $185 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support wildland fire management nationwide in fiscal year 2023 and to assist land managers in planning for wildfire management activities in fiscal year 2024. The funding will support special pay supplements…

U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., joined Senator Tom Carper, D-Del., in introducing a bipartisan bill today to honor former Shoshoni Postmaster Dessie Bebout by naming the local post office after her. Bebout, a WWII veteran, passed away earlier this year at age 102. Bebout’s career with the U.S. Postal Service began…

After consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Wyoming Game and Fish captured and relocated two subadult male grizzly bears on June 28. The bears were captured and relocated as a preemptive move to reduce conflict potential where the bears had localized outside of suitable habitat in Park County near Heart Mountain. In…

On Monday, July 3, a major windstorm and rain event impacted the southern portion of Yellowstone National Park, primarily in the Lake Village area. No fatalities nor severe injuries have been reported. Additionally, there have been no substantial disruptions to visitor services. “Monday night’s storm event hit the Lake area very hard,” said Yellowstone Superintendent…

Governor Mark Gordon has signed an Executive Order creating the Wyoming Semiquincentennial Planning Task Force to make recommendations on the planning of events and activities to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States. The United States Semiquincentennial, or Quarter Millennial, will be celebrated…

In a landmark moment, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the precedent of Affirmative Action in a 6-3 decision on Thursday, June 29. This decision ended the initiative that sought to increase diversity in the nation’s colleges by providing more African American and Hispanic citizens a better chance of college acceptance. All three of Wyoming’s federal…

Annual public meetings are scheduled in July and August to address future highway and bridge improvement projects in northwest Wyoming. The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) process involves annual meetings with public officials and citizens who play key transportation partnership roles in Wyoming, said Wyoming Department of Transportation District Engineer Pete Hallsten, P.E., of Basin.…

Starting in August 2023, the Riley Arena and Community Events Center will have ice on the floor 11 months out of the year with a one-month break for maintenance. The Park County Arena Board approved the decision in a recent meeting. Sarah Christensen, the General Manager of the Riley Arena and Community Events Center, said…

The State of Wyoming and the State of Colorado have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U.) regarding direct air capture (D.A.C.) activity and development. The bipartisan inter-state agreement will focus on the D.A.C. industry’s potential to complement existing and emerging industries and increase jobs and economic development in both states while reducing carbon dioxide in…

While Wyoming thrives on its rural heritage, it can be a liability as much as an asset when it comes to communication and information. Thanks to another influx of federal money, the Equality State will be more connected than ever. On June 26, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (N.T.I.A.) announced the allocation of over…


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