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CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon signed 20 bills into law on Tuesday, February 9 and has now acted on all legislation passed by the Wyoming Legislature during the eight-day virtual session. One those bills signed was HJ0001, a bill aimed at increasing treatment options for veterans with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and post-traumatic stress…
Worland wrestling took care of buisness in Cheyenne over the weekend. Anthony Martinez would pin every opponent he faced. He did the same last weekend. Lane McBee, who is currently ranked number one in the 190 pound weight class wrestled once over the weekend. He got the pin against number four 4A Cheyenne East. All…
The Warriors are considered by most to be the best Wyoming 3A basketball team in the State. With a loss to Rawlins last Saturday the Warriors were looking for adjustments and a win against Buffalo Friday night. The Worland defense held Buffalo to 61 points. Trouble was the Warriors only scored 56 of their own.…
After a loss to Lander which the Lady Warriors were only able to score 29 points. Worland was able to score 50 plus for two consecutive wins. The 52-50 Friday night win in Buffalo didn’t come easy. Defensively Denali Jones played as well as she had all season in the low post. Buffalo was trying…
Shoshone National Forest is looking to recruit Bighorn Basin veterans for a walk in the woods – and a few other things. The Clarks Fork, Greybull, and Wapiti Ranger Districts of the Shoshone National Forest are looking to fill several temporary recreation-related positions out of Cody for the summer 2021 field season. Some of those…
It’s a gubernatorial “turf and post” war over Weld County. Over the past few weeks, regional interest has increased over “Weld County Wyoming,” an initiative to have the residents of Weld County, Colorado vote on the possibility of seceding from Colorado and becoming the 24th county of Wyoming. The initiative’s Facebook has over five thousand…
With one of the world’s largest active supervolcanoes right next door, you can’t help but wonder – how long before Yellowstone decides to blow its top? The volcanic activity at Yellowstone National Park is what makes it the incredible sight it has been for hundreds of thousands of years. But that activity is driven by…
By ALAN FRAM, BRIAN SLODYSKO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans decided Wednesday to stand by two GOP lawmakers who have polarized the party, voting to retain Rep. Liz Cheney as their No. 3 leader and saying they’d fight a Democratic push to kick Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off her committees.…
The dangerous disease has been found in a hunt area northwest of Cody, an unfortunate but not unexpected development given its spread across the Bighorn Basin. The Wyoming Department of Game and Fish has confirmed that chronic wasting disease is present in yet another Bighorn Basin region – Hunt Area 109, northwest of Cody. Deer…
Wyoming was amongst a group of states that individually contributed over $2 billion worth of mined minerals to the U.S. economy in 2020. The U.S. Geological Survey has released its annual report: Mineral Commodities Summaries 2020. The over 200-page document summarizes and trends and figures for nonfuel minerals mined throughout the United States. Unlike the…