Lincoln County
GOP picks 3 for superintendent of public instruction
By Victoria Eavis
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — The Wyoming Republican State Central Committee selected three candidates Saturday to fill the state superintendent spot left vacant by Jillian Balow’s resignation earlier...
Bridger-Teton considers phasing out two elk feedgrounds
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com
The Bridger-Teton National Forest will consider phasing out the Dell Creek and Forest Park winter elk feedgrounds as it studies Wyoming’s request to continue feeding 900 or more elk at the two sites....
Search continues for woman missing since 2017
By Joy Ufford
Pinedale Roundup
Via Wyoming News Exchange
PINEDALE — Four months ago, a convoy of investigators mounted a search over a trapper’s remote property near LaBarge looking for clues to the disappearance of his former girlfriend, reported...
Rep. Sommers: Game and Fish won’t let 400 Dell Creek elk starve
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com
A Sublette County legislator is confident Game and Fish Department personnel “will work their butt[s] off” to ensure some 400 elk that depend on the Dell Creek Feedground don’t starve this...
Census shows Wyo population up 2.3%
By Morgan Hughes
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — America’s least populated state is growing, though much slower than most of the nation.
The U.S. Census Bureau released population data from the 2020 census count Thursday, revealing that...
Water bills spend millions on dangerous, aging infrastructure
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com
Lawmakers appropriated $24.3 million for water development, earmarking significant funding to rebuild the old and suspect LaPrele Dam above Douglas and repair a domestic water line to Midwest and...
La Barge businessman removed from G&F Commission
By Mike Koshmrl
Jackson Hole News&Guide
Via Wyoming News Exchange
JACKSON — An outspoken La Barge resident not shy about contradicting his counterparts on the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission was removed this week from his position on the...
Mask orders approved; majority of Wyoming counties to enact rules
By Morgan Hughes
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER – Local mask mandates have been approved in 12 Wyoming counties, with requests from Washakie and Converse counties still being reviewed.
Nine counties had...
Wyoming jobless rate falls to 6.6%; energy-dependent counties still lagging
By Morgan Hughes
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER – Wyoming job-seekers are in better shape than they were five months ago, according to new data from the state’s Department of Workforce Services. ...
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