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The Bureau of Reclamation will be lowering the water level in Alcova Reservoir as the 2022 irrigation season draws to a close. The annual drawdown of the reservoir will begin on Saturday, Oct. 1. During October, “the reservoir water surface elevation will be lowered by about 10 feet, at a rate of approximately four inches…
In a recent Wyoming Republican Secretary of State 2022 candidate forum hosted at the Boys and Girls Club in Casper, Sen. Tara Nethercott, R-Cheyenne, and Rep. Chuck Gray, R-Casper, sparred over questions of election integrity. The Secretary of State is elected to a four-year term and oversees the administration of matters that include the registration…
An armed and dangerous man is wanted in connection with a double homicide in Natrona County, and the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office has shut down a section of highway as they search for the suspect. On Tuesday evening, the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office informed the public they were looking for a man suspected of committing…
For those planning to hunt this fall, Wyoming Game and Fish would like to remind folks that now is a good time to sign up for hunter education classes. “If you’re a new hunter, the summer is a good time to take a hunter education course,” Janet Milek, Game and Fish Casper Region public information…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday by a Casper women’s health clinic and others seeks to block Wyoming’s new abortion ban just before it’s scheduled to take effect. The lawsuit claims the new law violates the state constitution with restrictions that will discourage potentially lifesaving pregnancy healthcare in Wyoming, forcing pregnant women to…
Effective July 28, every county in the Bighorn Basin – and several others in western and central Wyoming – will be under Stage One Fire Restrictions due to high fire danger. Due to dry conditions and high fire danger, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will begin July 28 on public lands administered by the Bureau of…
Zach Buchel, originally from the suburbs of Chicago, started out working in soup kitchens after college. He has been living in Cody, Wyoming for the past seven years. Buchel says he started FarmTableWest to connect good people with good food. On his decision to move back to Wyoming, Buckel says, “I’m not really a person…
With the complete closure of Yellowstone, the State of Wyoming encourages suddenly-stranded tourists to consider the many opportunities in Wyoming State Parks. After extensive damage and flooding in Yellowstone National Park, park officials evacuated the entire park to keep visitors safe. Many tourists suddenly found themselves stranded in northwest Wyoming with no contingencies. There is…
Touropia cites Cody’s charm, cost of living, and excellent schools as its rationale for naming Cody as the best place to make a living in Wyoming. The travel and tourism website Touropia published its list of the “12 Best Cities in Wyoming to Live and Visit” on April 19, 2022. Rather than focus on each…
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…