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What are the stakes for the 2024 elections in Wyoming?
JACKSON — While lawmakers representing Teton County in the Wyoming Legislature will go unchallenged in the upcoming election, battle lines have been drawn across the state. All 62 seats in the Legislature’s House are up for grabs, and 15 out of 31 state senators are facing reelection. Only 15 of those 77 total races are uncontested. Four of those races with incumbents facing no challenger are Democratic Reps. Mike Yin and Liz Storer, Republican Rep. Andrew Byron and Republican Sen. Dan Dockstader, all representing Teton...
Montana Ranchers Scammed over Hay during Drought
The drought of 2021 was hard on nearly all of state agriculture, which included a hay shortage. Now throw in a con man to further hurt family operations. Jory D. Parks of Logan, Kansas pulled a fraud on Facebook, advertising hay in large quantities for sale, and offering to deliver into Montana and Wyoming. He received advances from ranches desperate for hay for their livestock. You guessed it, Parks pocketed the funds for his personal and business use, without delivering the forage.
Wyoming hotels, WYDOT, hospitals affected by global Microsoft outage Friday
CASPER, Wyo. — A global IT outage is impacting Wyoming operations on Friday. According to a social media post on Friday morning, WYDOT said the outage has taken down Driver Services, including issuing of IDs and driver’s licenses. Its website is down, but its road info website is operational.
Wyo. Coaches Association North Boys Basketball Preview
The North boy's basketball team has a couple of players from 3A schools that will be a huge factor for them. Eli Patterson from Buffalo is a 4 time All-State Selection and Gunnar Erickson of Powell made All-State this year as the Panthers won the 3A State Championship. Both of these guys averaged 14 points a game this past season so they will be tough to stop.
America has a lifeline: WBI celebrates continued success of suicide lifeline
As part of Wyoming Behavioral Institute’s “Mental Health Matters” series on Oil City News, WBI Chief Executive Officer Mike Phillips has written a letter to the community, calling attention to the two-year anniversary of the national suicide lifeline 988. We can all help prevent suicide. This month...
Visitors to northeast Wyoming to outnumber residents next month
SUNDANCE — Northeast Wyoming’s residents will be far outnumbered by visitors this August as rally-goers from the east collide with an estimated 60,000 guests at Gillette’s Camplex. Both the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and the International Pathfinder Camporee will be taking place during the first week of August, and officials are warning that locals will feel an impact. Crook County Emergency Management Coordinator Ed Robinson has advised local residents to save...
2024 Wyoming Coaches Foundation All-Star Rosters Updated for Saturday
The 2024 “Wyoming Coaches Foundation North-South All-Star Games” are on Saturday, July 20, in Casper at T-Bird gym at Casper College. The volleyball match starts at 1 p.m., followed by the girls’ basketball game at approximately 3 p.m. and the boys’ basketball game at approximately 5 p.m.
Riverton Fire Department's New Ladder Truck to Debut in Fair Parade
The Riverton Volunteer Fire District has a new ladder truck. The ladders on each side of the truck are each about three feet long, if that. The new truck has room for one driver. That’s all. The new truck, as you may have guessed, is just a step above a toy truck. But it has an engine, lights and a bell.
Ready, aim, fun!: Fly and shoot paintballs at model airplanes this Saturday
IDAHO FALLS — Shooting paintballs, flying airplanes and more will whirl across the sky Saturday — all in an effort to support local veterans in need. The Desert Eagles Model Airplane Flying Club’s annual community open house runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the club’s flying field near exit 113 southwest of Idaho Falls. Families, adults, and kids can come learn how to fly a remote-controlled airplane under the guidance of an experienced instructor.
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