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Fire Destroys Chugwater Business
A popular stop for travelers along Interstate 25 was destroyed by fire Sunday night (December 30th).
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Wyoming and National Park Service Finish Second Land Sale with Grand Teton
Governor Matt Mead applauded the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service for finalizing the purchase of an 86-acre parcel of state land. This is the second sale of state land inside Grand Teton National Park and is part of an agreement made in 2010. The
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Fugitive on Meth Charges Arrested In Evanston
A former Rock Springs man on the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office Most Wanted list was recently captured in Evanston, according to the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department.
Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell said Daniel Wayne Smart, Jr
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Sled Race Sponsor Donating Dog Food to 8 Wyo. Shelters
The sponsor of the Stage Stop Sled Dog Race will donate dog food to eight animal shelters along the race route.
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Wyo. Fights Website Offering Life-Experience Degrees
A Cheyenne-based website that offered degrees in medicine, law and other areas based on life experience is facing legal action from the state of Wyoming.
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Enzi On Jackson’s Resignation
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., issued the following statement after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson announced that she would resign from her position in January.
“Under this Administration, the EPA has had an anti-energy and therefore anti-Wyoming agenda
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Troopers Participating In Heightened DUI Enforcement New Year’s Eve
The Wyoming Highway Patrol will be placing extra Troopers on the State’s roadways during saturation patrols looking for impaired drivers on New Year’s Eve. These extra patrols are carried out by officers assigned solely to look for drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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USDA Wetlands Conservation Program Growing
A USDA Conservation Program for two decades now has provided several benefits both environmentally and economically. The Wetlands Reserve Program has grown dramatically over that time, according to acting Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Jason Weller
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School Superintendents in Wyoming are Well Paid
An analysis reveals that public school superintendents in Wyoming earn an average salary of about $130,000 a year - well above the amount paid to the Governor. The Associated Press review also shows Wyoming school chiefs make about $22,000 a year more than the average earned by Colorado superintendents.Nationally, public school superintendents were paid an average of about $156,000 in 2008-09.
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Colorado Man Dies in Rollover Near Baggs
The Wyoming Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle crash that occurred early this morning on Wyo 70 about 1 mile east of Baggs in Carbon County. The patrol says Joshua Hart of Rawlins, was driving westbound on Wyo 70 attempting to negotiate a right hand curve in the roadway. His vehicle crossed the center line and then went off the left shoulder of the highway. Hart then attempted to steer back onto the roadway causing the vehicle to go into a broadside slide whereupon it struck a concrete wall. The vehicle then rolled an undetermined number of times coming to rest in a ravine.
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Man dies after hitting head in Jackson soccer game
A man injured after hitting a concrete wall during an indoor soccer game in Jackson has died.
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Kelly Walsh Student in Police Custody After Bringing Gun to School
Casper Police responded to Kelly Walsh High School after school officials learned that a student had brought a gun to school.