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Wyoming Chairbound Hunters Bring Back JOY
There is a listing on Facebook for a Prairie Dog Hunt in Wheatland, Wyoming. This listing is for "CHAIR BOUND HUNTERS." So what's that all about? I went to their website to look it up. We have decided to specify that our hunters very simply be...

Wyoming Is Home To Some Truly Wild Conspiracy Theories
If you live in Wyoming you might have heard a lot of conspiracy theories from people who live in the state. Sure, some people in Wyoming believe some pretty out-there things. But those are conspiracy theories from in Wyoming, mostly about what is...
Wyoming Historical Society divorces, fights with fundraising partner

Wyoming County teen charged with domestic assault following family dispute
WYOMING COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – An 18-year-old man from Glen Fork is facing a domestic assault charge after a family dispute escalated into a violent outburst, authorities say. According to a criminal complaint, deputies responded to a residence...

Wyoming County mine third in under two months to issue layoff notice
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification was filed with WorkForce West Virginia on Tuesday for a “mass layoff” at Itmann Mining Company LP. And, this is the third WARN notice for a coal company within the past two...

UPDATE: Missing Juveniles Found Safe, Cheyenne Police Say
UPDATE: Police say the juveniles have been found safe. ORIGINAL STORY: The Cheyenne Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding two runaways. According to a department Facebook post, 16-year-old Karli Bratton and 12-year-old...

Wyoming Debrief June 6, 2025

Proposed healthcare cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill could hit Wyoming’s healthcare industry hard
Wyomingites in the healthcare sector are concerned the U.S. House’s version of the One Big Beautiful Bill will further break down the already fragile healthcare system in a rural and low-population state like Wyoming. Proposed Medicaid cuts and...

Wyoming East’s season comes to an end in the state semis to Wheeling Central Catholic
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVVA) - After making the state tournament for the first time since 2012, the Wyoming East Warriors landed the No. 4 seed in the Class AA tournament. They had a tall task ahead, though, in the state semifinals Thursday against...

22 Items You Can't Bring Inside the Ford Wyoming Center
As we are now in the summer months, there will be more and more events at the Ford Wyoming Center, which means, before the fun can begin, you'll have to make it through security. None of us like being searched, I know. It almost feels like an...

Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Grants Generate Over $36 Million in Economic Activity Statewide
A new report released this month by the Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute and the Center for Business and Economic Analysis at the University of Wyoming reveals the impressive economic impact of the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Grant Program. The...

A look at Wyoming’s world of trona 1,600 feet underground
A giant rectangular cage lowered miner Kale Pitt and his hard hat from the desert of southwest Wyoming into the underground world of trona mining. “Tiny light at the very bottom is where we're headed, a little over 1,600 feet [deep],” said Pitt....

Girls tennis Peak Performer: Cheyenne Mountain’s Rose Katen winning the game within the game
Rose Katen’s first practice at Cheyenne Mountain is one she’ll never forget. And unfortunately, that’s due to a worrisome moment. No worries, this story has a happy ending. After all, the Red-Tailed Hawks’ No. 2 singles player earned Peak...

National EMS Memorial "Moving Honors" Procession makes a stop in Cheyenne
Cheyenne, Wyo. - The Moving Honors procession made its stop in Cheyenne, marking the one of many stops along a 6,500-mile journey that started in California, and will end in Virginia. Global Medical Response is the legacy sponsor for The National...

Former Wyoming Seminary assistant girls wrestling coach charged with sexual assault
A former Wyoming Seminary assistant girls’ wrestling coach was arraigned Friday on sexual assault charges for massaging a 15-year-old female wrestler’s buttocks. Nina Pham, 25, of Kingston, acknowledged massaging the girl when questioned by school...

Ernest Hemingway Worked on ‘A Farewell to Arms’ at This $29 Million Wyoming Ranch
If you like your cowboy fantasies with a dash of literary zest, a 300-acre ranch in Big Horn, Wyoming, is waiting for you. Spear Ranch dates back to the 1880s, when it was the home of the pioneer Willis Spear, who owned a cattle company along with...

Hundreds of coal seams are on fire in northeast Wyoming. Counties want them mapped
Northeast Wyoming is known for its rich coal deposits, which is a problem when wildfires spark and ignite the coal seams. When wind hits those seams, they can light up surrounding grasses and cause more wildfires. Cory Cheguis is a fire warden...
State biologists warned of wildlife conflicts at proposed shooting complex site. Wyoming approved the location anyway.
Wyoming Eyes Higher Predator Quotas
by Sophie Tsairis Wyoming’s top predators could be facing more pressure this fall. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is proposing to raise hunting quotas for both gray wolves and mountain lions, a move that would put more tags in hunters’...

Wyoming Valley Conference coaches announce boys volleyball All-Star teams
Holy Redeemer’s Joshua Rocha topped the voting for offensive players while Crestwood’s Luke Joseph and Jeff Stec were named first-team for defensive players and coach of they year, respectively, on the WVC’s boys volleyball All-Star teams. Rocha...