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Natrona County health and food inspections (8/26/24–9/1/24)
CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper-Natrona County Health Department inspects restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, mobile food units, commissaries, and food vending operations. Every facility has an unannounced inspection at least twice a year. According to the department, “There are three types of violations: priority, priority foundation and core.”
Wyoming High School Football Week 1 Schedule: Sept. 5-7, 2024
The first full slate of high school football games in Wyoming is here. It is Week 1 of the 2024 season, and all but one team will debut or play a second game this season. There are games on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Six games feature ranked teams going head-to-head. That includes a pair of No. 1 versus No. 2 showdowns in 2A and 6-man. New football rankings will be released on Wednesday, so that could change the number of ranked matchups.
Labor Committee votes to adjourn early, frustrating some members
CHEYENNE — To the dismay of some lawmakers, the Wyoming Legislature’s Labor, Health and Social Services Committee adjourned two hours after it began on the second day of its two-day meeting in Cheyenne on Friday. “It wasn’t worth our time to spend taxpayer money to go through and...
'Yellowstone' Creator Taylor Sheridan Buys $4.95 Million Wyoming Ranch
Recently, TMZ reports that Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan makes a massive investment. He purchases a 179-acre ranch for $4.95 million. On his expansive ranch, he has two trout streams and has potential for waterfowl hunting. Moreover, the land is mostly barren and plain. Therefore, the land is essentially his playground to design to his liking.
Improving grizzly bear genetic diversity a work in progress
POWELL — As news of translocations of two grizzly bears broke, few realized the amount of hard work — on the phone, on paper and in the wilderness — it takes to make such a feat happen. It is touted as a step to increase genetic diversity in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s population of its most charismatic creature. But if you think all they had to do was load a couple of bears in a truck and drive six to eight hours to release them...
Celebrate National Public Lands Day with Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, Trails and Outdoor Recreation
Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, Trails and Outdoor Recreation will host 16 National Public Lands Day events from trail improvement projects, nature walks, park cleanups and more on September 28. Day use and entrance fees will be waived at all Wyoming State Parks and Historic Sites on the 28th in...
2024 Wyoming State Convention of the Benevolent, Patriotic Order of Does will be held in Riverton
(Riverton, WY)—The Benevolent, Patriotic Order of Does, Drove #48, Riverton, Wyoming, is hosting the 2024 Wyoming State Convention, which will take place from September 5 through 8. Shelia Tangney, Supreme President, will attend. She is the third Doe from Wyoming to fill this position. Her theme as Supreme President...
I’ll meet you halfway – Glenrock and Jackson play at Wolverine Field
A cancellation by Teton, Idaho in a Zero Week game for the Jackson Broncs had the team scrambling for an opponent. The Broncs didn’t send their varsity unit but brought a talented group of freshman and sophomores to play Glenrock. The Broncs won the contest 42-6 over the Class...
The Hispanic Festival kicks off next week
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - You can’t get any more Latino than roasted chilés, Cumbias, great food and drinks. You guessed it, the Hispanic Festival kicks off its 14th year with an event-filled week and a fiesta!!. “I’m just excited. I hope people come. I mean, we’re...
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