Wyoming Local News

New dispatcher and Riverton Youth Council will take oaths of office during the Riverton City Council meeting on Tuesday

New dispatcher and Riverton Youth Council will take oaths of office during the Riverton City Council meeting on Tuesday

(Riverton, WY) –  The Riverton City Council will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2, in the Council Chambers of Riverton City Hall, ...

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Bittersweet: Deschutes County Fairgrounds director steps down, gets position in Wyoming

Bittersweet: Deschutes County Fairgrounds director steps down, gets position in Wyoming

REDMOND, Ore. — Geoff Hinds, director of the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center, is stepping down after six years. He will now take ...

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According to a rancher, wind and solar have no greater impact on land than cell towers and oil rigs

According to a rancher, wind and solar have no greater impact on land than cell towers and oil rigs

CHUGWATER — As Paul Norfleet’s Ford Super Duty truck crunches down the gravel roads near his ranch, he points out all of the manmade landmarks ...

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Body of Missing Minnesota hiker recovered nearly a month after disappearing in Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains

Body of Missing Minnesota hiker recovered nearly a month after disappearing in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains

Wyoming search and rescue officials have recovered the body of a missing hiker who vanished in the Bighorn Mountains at the end of July, ...

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Wyola Woman Convicted in District Court

Wyola Woman Convicted in District Court

A 33-year-old Wyola woman was recently sentenced in Sheridan’s Fourth Judicial District Court for crimes committed in the county this spring. Ron Richter from ...

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Over Star Valley, a 78-year-old rancher scales a 130-foot flagpole to fly a huge American flag

Over Star Valley, a 78-year-old rancher scales a 130-foot flagpole to fly a huge American flag

A 130-foot-tall flagpole supports a 1,500-square-foot American flag atop a prominent hill in Star Valley. When the massive flag needs to be replaced, ranch ...

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An Idaho woman discovers her calling Two years after her lover died in a collision, she suffered serious injuries

An Idaho woman discovers her calling Two years after her lover died in a collision, she suffered serious injuries

IDAHO FALLS — It’s been just over two years since Hannah Britton, 26, was involved in a devastating car accident that changed her life ...

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Texas Recruits Police Officers With Cowboy Hats — It's the culture, not a benefit, in Wyoming

Texas Recruits Police Officers With Cowboy Hats — It’s the culture, not a benefit, in Wyoming

The Dallas Police Department (DPD) is making a big deal about recruiting new officers by adding cowboy hats to their uniforms. Hats off to ...

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Willow Creek Fire expands to over 4,000 acres as firefighters contain other regional fires

Willow Creek Fire expands to over 4,000 acres as firefighters contain other regional fires

The Willow Creek Fire near the Idaho-Wyoming border remains the dominant wildfire in the region, spanning 4,065 acres with 28 percent containment as of ...

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Wyoming's Wild West: Sheridan filmmaker creates documentary about Hole-in-the-Wall landmark

Wyoming’s Wild West: Sheridan filmmaker creates documentary about Hole-in-the-Wall landmark

SHERIDAN — A narrow valley 30 miles southwest of Kaycee contains well-kept secrets about the American West. Hole-in-the-Wall is a fertile grazing valley surrounded ...

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