U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas recently introduced legislation that would require the Department of Energy to administer polygraph examinations to non-green card holding foreign nationals from countries of particular concern, including Russia and

The Sheridan City Council will be considering three resolutions at their regularly scheduled business meeting Monday night that would authorize Public Works Director Hanns Mercer to apply for ARPA funds through the State Loan and Investment Board. Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger says they will be applying for grants to help fund two upcoming projects. Mayor

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – In the park’s continuing efforts to expand visitor access, effective Aug. 3 through Oct. 31, 2022, visitors with a day-use ticket will be able to drive the road corridor from Tower Junction to Slough Creek to park and hike, fish and watch wildlife. This section of road in the northern portion of the park …

A group that oversees the management of predatory animals in Sheridan County says incidents involving a virus that can infect humans and mammals are happening more often than people may realize. The Sheridan County Predator Management District is working on spreading awareness of rabies which is eventually fatal once a person or animal gets it. …

The Bureau of Land Management has announced they will sponsor a wild horse and burro adoption during Cheyenne Frontier Days on the south side of S. Lions Park Drive in Lions Park. This year, the BLM reported they will offer approximately 15 halter- or saddle-started wild horses and burros for adoption. Approved bidders may participate …

WYO PLAY and The Hub on Smith are teaming up again to offer two new Creative Aging classes. Registration is open to participants who are aged 55 years and older for a Voice Class with Amanda Patterson of Aspen Grove Music Studio and a spontaneous Storytelling Class with local author and storyteller David Sage. Classes …

During the annual Wyoming Wool Growers Association conference this month, University of Wyoming Extension sheep specialist Whit Stewart announced the launch of the Wyoming Wool Initiative. The initiative leads innovative research and programming that promote and expand Wyoming’s sheep industry. Its mission is to support producers, both directly and

The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services says while national unemployment percentages have changed very little in the past few months, Wyoming’s percentages have been trending downward. The Department says in the first half of 2022, Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped each month. New numbers show that the statewide rate dropped

Conservation groups filed lawsuits against state environmental agencies in Colorado and Montana this week targeting coal mines in the two states. Two groups sued Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality on Monday (July 25th) over an approved expansion of the Rosebud Mine, which is a coal strip mine near Colstrip, about 25 miles north of Lame …

The Sheridan Memorial Hospital is attempting to make improvements to make sure patients don’t spread their condition to others within the building. The Hospital Board of Trustees voted to apply for an ARPA grant from the State Loan and investment Board to help fund a number of projects, including improving the inpath and crisis stabilization …