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Wyoming's low taxes could be coming to an end
CASPER — Wyoming is one of only seven U.S. states with no state income tax, and as a result residents here enjoy the second-lowest effective tax rate in the nation: The overall tax burden on an average Cowboy State household is around 7.5%, which is half of what’s paid at the other end of the spectrum in New York, where average resident shells out 15.9% of their earnings in taxes, according to the non-profit think tank the Tax Foundation. But just because Wyoming residents pay...
Wyoming expects long game in AIS fight
POWELL — During the hottest part of a nine-hour shift at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Frannie boat inspection station, Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Specialist Emily Youse, in her long-sleeve red shirt, was having a busy Sunday. Earlier that morning she found four zebra mussels on a boat, not exactly a rare occurrence anymore. “It’s not often, but we do get some every year. They’re all dead,” she said...
Gunnare reached 400th win as T-Bird Coach, ends season with 425
Dwight Gunnare, head coach of the Casper College Lady Thunderbirds basketball team, reached a career milestone on Nov. 24, 2023, with his 400th Casper College win. He ended the season with a total of 425 wins at Casper College. The milestone occurred during a home game against the North Idaho...
Spuds Sweep Series From Moo
Fremont, Nebraska- Sunday afternoon at Historic Moller Field, the weather conditions were pristine for baseball. However, The Fremont Moo could not get any fair weather plays to go their way against the ILB leading Casper Spuds, for the second straight game, in a 10-1 loss. Casper began the scoring in...
Multiple Wildfires in Natrona County Over the Weekend
Multiple wildfires were reported in Natrona County over the weekend. At 5:45 p.m. yesterday, the Natrona County Fire District, wrote that lightning was the cause. Fires were located at 33 Mile and Lone Bear Road, north of Homa Hills and north Six Mile Road. More information is expected to be...
Mostly sunny skies, scattered showers to greet Casper area as next week begins
CASPER, Wyo. — Despite mostly sunny conditions on the forecast for the coming days, the National Weather Service in Riverton also foresees a chance of scattered showers for Natrona County residents to contend with as the coming week gets underway. Monday will start with sunny skies, but the NWS...
Thunderstorms & Rain Expected Early on This Week in Wyoming
The much needed moisture that Wyoming has been desperately needing, is returning this week. The official US National Weather Service Riverton Wyoming Facebook page posted updated weather expectations with a graphic and. Cooler temperatures behind a cold front this morning. Scattered rain showers and a few isolated thunderstorms along and...
Wyoming Cities Say Supreme Court Ruling Gives Freedom To Deal With Homeless
A U.S. Supreme Court decision released Friday upholding an Oregon city’s law banning homeless people from sleeping and camping outdoors will give Wyoming cities the right to regulate the issue as they see fit. The decision is likely to reverberate throughout the West where homelessness has become prevalent in...
Social Media Giant Meta (Facebook) To Formally Announce Massive Wyoming Data Center
Social media giant Meta Platform Inc. needs Laramie County officials to come to an agreement on future power needs for the massive data enterprise center it plans to build in Wyoming. Since the largest solar power project in Wyoming was approved by a key state permitting agency last month, developers...
NWS: ‘Seek shelter now’ as severe thunderstorm warning issued for Cheyenne
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern Laramie County. This warning remains in effect until 8:45 p.m. Severe thunderstorms were reported at 8 p.m., extending from Whitaker to North Cheyenne, F.E. Warren Air Force Base and Silver Sage Estates....
Black bear spotted in Pavillion Saturday afternoon
(Pavillion, WY) – A small black bear was spotted today, June 29, in the area of Powerline Road and Tunnel Hill Road in Pavillion. Kenyon Spencer snapped this photo of the young one around 2:00 PM today, and later shared it with County 10. Spencer said there was “possibly...
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