Jackson Hole High School Speech Team placed first overall in varsity events among 3A schools at the Natrona County High School “Mustang Classic,” adding to an already impressive season record. Speech Coach Mark Hauser says the Casper Meet proved to be the largest and most challenging of the year, with … Continue Reading
Blayne “Bud” Streeper from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, won the 2011 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race with an overall time of 19 hours, 38 minutes, 27 seconds. Streeper also won the IPSSSDR in 2004 and 2010. Aaron Burmeister from … Continue Reading
A bill designed to limit payday loans failed to make it out of the House Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee late last week.
Cheyenne’s Rep. Dan Zwonitzer said … Continue Reading
The Wyoming House of Representatives this morning passed the “Transfer of State Lands” bill authorizing completion of the sale of state land inside Grand Teton National Park to the federal government with a vote of 46 to 11. Legislative authorization was … Continue Reading
Reports from the Wyoming Department of Employment show unemployment rate in Teton County is 8.7% as jobs dropped by -3.5% . Total payroll decreased by … Continue Reading
The legislation needed to consummate the $107-million dollar sale of lands in Grand Teton National Park to the federal government is experiencing a certain amount of opposition in the House as it struggles through its final readings on the floor. Representative Mark Semlek of Crook County told members of the House … Continue Reading
Wyoming’s US Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso have recently co-sponsored legislation to put states, rather than the federal government in charge of managing wolf populations that pose a threat to livestock and wildlife. The American Big Game and Livestock Protection Act … Continue Reading
Bitter cold temperatures have greeted racers along the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race through western Wyoming, but mushers are quick to tell you the dogs running in the race do best in the colder weather. In fact, the chief veterinarian for the race, … Continue Reading
A group of conservation groups have filed an injunction in a federal court in Montana seeking to block the lethal removal of bison in and around Yellowstone National Park, and the use of the capture facilities at Stephens Creek to hold the bison in confinement for extended durations. That motion was filed today in the Montana Division of the US District Court … Continue Reading
