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Wyoming lawmakers consider steps to address student discipline

Wyoming lawmakers consider steps to address student discipline

CASPER — State lawmakers recently met in Casper to discuss upcoming education legislation. One of the main topics discussed during the two-day Joint Education ...

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Invasive Grass Threaten Mule Deer — But Strategic Action Can Turn the Tide, UW Research Suggestions

Invasive Grass Threaten Mule Deer — But Strategic Action Can Turn the Tide, UW Research Suggestions

If cheatgrass and other annual invasive grasses are allowed to spread unchecked, mule deer in northeast Wyoming will lose valuable habitat, according to a ...

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Secret meetings' and NDA with nuclear business spark transparency issues at Gillette council meeting

Secret meetings’ and NDA with nuclear business spark transparency issues at Gillette council meeting

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Tensions over the city’s nuclear energy exploration, as well as allegations of lack of transparency, dominated the public comment period at the ...

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Natrona County gas prices rise against the national trend; still Wyoming's cheapest

Natrona County gas prices rise against the national trend; still Wyoming’s cheapest

CASPER, Wyo. — This week, drivers in Natrona County saw gas prices rise more than double the national average’s decrease. The national average price ...

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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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