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Fires in northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana see increase containment and little change in size
UPDATE: August 27 at 1:31 p.m. The Southwest Area Incident Management Team provided an update on the fires burning in northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana. Team 5 reported that while acreage has remained stable, containment levels have increased. Fire crews are now focused on extinguishing hotspots and holding fire lines.
Study Ranks Wyoming 10th Most Dangerous State For Motorists
A study by Forbes Advisor says Wyoming is the 10th riskiest state to drive in. The same study found that Wyoming had the second-highest highest number of people per capita killed in fatal crashes. Study Findings For Wyoming. Here is what the survey said about the dangers of driving in...
Superintendent of Public Instruction’s RMP Statement Called ‘Not Accurate’
ROCK SPRINGS – Amongst the growing number of people making statements on the Bureau of Land Management’s recently-released proposed Rock Springs Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement, at least one is being called inaccurate by the BLM. Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder issued a public...
Wyoming Ranchers Find Hope Amidst Ashes
Across the United States, 2024 has been a year of tremendous trials for the agriculture community, particularly due to large-scale wildfires. The week of August 19, an over-abundance of dry fuels – leftover from an above-average precipitation year in 2023 – exploded into highly volatile, quick-moving fires in northern Wyoming and southern Montana that burned nearly 350,000 acres in a matter of days between the House Draw, Remington, Constitution, and Flat Rock fires. While livestock losses are uncertain at this point, some ranchers, like Megan and Ian Welles, are now faced with nearly total losses of pastures and fence lines; however, they have also seen firsthand the extreme kindness and gracious giving of fellow ranchers and first responders who have been there to help.
Maverik Completes Colorado Rebrands, Donates $1 Million to Feeding America
Maverik on Friday marked the first anniversary of acquiring the Kum & Go convenience-store chain by celebrating the completion of its Colorado store rebrands and donating $1 million to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. Maverik CEO and “chief adventure guide” Crystal Maggelet (pictured far left) was...
Progress made by crews working multiple Wyoming wildfires
CASPER, Wyo. — Crews are continuing to make progress on four wildfires currently burning in northern Wyoming. According to an incident management team update released early Tuesday, firefighters are focusing their efforts on extinguishing hotspots and holding fire lines. Containment has increased on the Flat Rock Fire west of...
Sheridan And Johnson County Unemployment Numbers Decrease From June To July 2024
While Wyoming’s unemployment rate held steady from June to July 2024, the rate in North-Central Wyoming decreased, thanks to an increase in the number of seasonal jobs. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services says the statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Wyoming stayed at 2.9% in July. It was...
Montana Ranchers Burned Out: Where’s the Big Talk Now?
Where are our guys? Has anyone heard from Tester or Raines yet on help for the ranchers who have been burned out by the fires? There are 56 huge fires now burning in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. Most of ours are related to the fierce lightning that moved through last Wednesday. I saw some of the most gut-wrenching photos this morning of a family's cows that couldn't get out of the way in time. It broke my heart to see this cruelty that Mother Nature delivered to them. I love all my animals, much like most ranchers, and I don't know if I could handle it either. Cows and their calves lying there next to each other where they died an awful death. I wish there was more we could do.
UW seeks input on allowing concealed carry on campus
The University of Wyoming is seeking feedback from the members of the campus community and the public in general regarding a potential change to its conceal carry policy, following a directive from Gov. Mark Gordon. During the 2024 Wyoming legislative budget session earlier this year, House Bill 125, “Repeal Gun...
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