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2020 Census prep begins in Wyoming – What it means to you
Gov. Mark Gordon signed a proclamation June 25 that sets in motion the states preparations for the 2020 U.S. Census including a soon-to-be-live website and committees strategizing participation in hard-to-reach communities.
July 03, 2019
Wyoming’s minimal exposure in movies could soon dissipate
As the last of the funding is drained from the Wyoming Office of Tourisms Film Incentives Program, the state could see even less time on the silver screen. Filming in Wyoming can be a hard sell for out-of-state companies such as Netflix and Thunder Road Films, which produced Wind River in 2017.
June 29, 2019
To vet Wyoming vanity plates, WYDOT consults Urban Dictionary
The average English-speaking American adult has a 42,000 -word vocabulary. But the state employees who vet submissions for vanity Wyoming license plates have been exposed to thousands more.
June 26, 2019
More than 100 ride to raise money for cancer patients
The ninth annual PEAKS to Conga bicycle ride got underway shortly after 7 a.m. on Saturday when 100-plus bicycles hit Highway 14/16/20 east of Cody on a 66-mile journey to the tiny town of Shell as part of a fundraiser to assist cancer patients in the Bighorn Basin.
June 25, 2019
Moats: Legislative attitude to government openness disheartening
Wyoming citizens are abusing government agencies. That is according to some legislators and other government officials discussing attempts by those who pay the bills the taxpayers to obtain public records. The discussion took place at the recent meeting of the Joint Judiciary Committee in Gillette.
June 17, 2019
Companies look for alternative uses for coal
Once upon a time, coal helped to usher in a new technological age. So much concentrated energy in such a convenient package helped power the steam engines that drove the Industrial Revolution, transforming the way we live and work. Now, with coals future anything but certain, innovators are looking for new uses for the mineral that could fuel a new carbon-based high-tech manufacturing industry.
June 13, 2019
Wyoming residents look to themselves to boost business, populations
Residents in many Wyoming cities and towns are pitching in to invigorate their communities in the face of declining populations.
June 09, 2019
Analysis: Who Uses the Wyoming State Plane the Most?
The states two twin-engine passenger jets nicknamed Wyomings Air Force spend most of their time ferrying state officials around Wyoming, but about 10 percent of the flights leave the state, according to state records.
June 07, 2019
Controversial hiring freeze for Cheyenne scrapped
A controversial proposal to enact a temporary hiring freeze in the citys $56 million budget for Fiscal Year 2020 was eliminated upon third and final reading before the Cheyenne City Councils Committee of the Whole on Wednesday evening.
June 06, 2019
Wyoming helium production helps keep world supply afloat
Helium may be the second-lightest element, but its weighing heavily on a lot of minds these days as the world struggles with its third global shortage in just 14 years.
May 30, 2019
VA to implement Mission Act, cutting wait times, enhancing healthcare programs
By Ike Fredregill, Cowboy State Daily A congressional act going into effect June 6 could make it easier for Wyoming veterans to access the health care providers of their choice. The Mission Act will replace the Choice Act of 2014, which was adopted as the congressional response to extreme wait times experienced by veterans seeking medical…
May 29, 2019
Wyoming’s highest cost schools score lowest on ACT
Poverty, a widely diverse student population and cultural differences all contribute to the low college preparedness exam scores posted by Fremont County schools, according to educators.
May 27, 2019
Legislator to proceed with effort to ban ‘sanctuary cities.’
A Casper legislator said he intends to continue his efforts to ban sanctuary cities in the state as momentum behind the issue continues to build amid the crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border.
May 25, 2019
Statewide moisture outlook positive, wildfire outlook is average to below average
Ample spring precipitation statewide is helping southeast Wyoming bounce back after a dry year in 2018, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hydrologist said.
May 20, 2019
WYDOT increases safety message funding as highway fatalities skyrocket
The Wyoming Department of Transportation spends millions to inform the public about safe driving practices, but the death toll continues to rise on Wyomings highways.
May 17, 2019
Wyoming’s jets cost state $1 million in 2018
With 99 municipalities spread far and wide across Wyomings approximately 98,000 square miles, transportation can be time consuming for state employees and elected officials.
May 15, 2019
Wyoming’s Tomorrow rises from ashes to focus state’s higher education initiatives
Despite dying twice in the Legislatures general session earlier this year, a task force designed to look into ways to make two years of higher education as close to free as possible is moving forward.
May 11, 2019
Cheyenne VA services remain intact a year after administrative downgrade
Services at the Cheyenne Veterans Affairs Medical Center remain largely intact a year after the Department of Veteran Affairs downgraded an administrative ranking for the facility, a VA spokesperson said.
May 08, 2019
Wyoming measles-free, but officials urge preventive action
Local healthcare officials are echoing federal calls for parents to keep their children current on vaccinations and to trust the experts when they warn how serious and how contagious the disease can be.
May 07, 2019
Lab meat is a hit, Impossible Whopper sells out
Initial reviews of the Impossible Whopper made with the faux hamburger known as the Impossible Burger have been so positive that Burger King has announced the sandwich will be made available at 7,000 of its locations.
May 07, 2019
National Science Foundation funds first Wind River Start-up Challenge
Were not setting out to change unemployment right away. But as we start to change the culture of dependency, things are going to start to change in the community. I think entrepreneurship will have positive affect on the community as a whole.
April 28, 2019