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Smart Router, Powered by Lava Network, Maximizes Reliability for the Wyoming State-sponsored Stablecoin
Fireblocks will use Smart Router, an enterprise-grade RPC orchestration engine, to power the FRNT stablecoin with mission-critical uptime and seamless multi-chain performance. TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lava Network, the...

Wyoming Transportation Commission to meet September 17th and 18th
CHEYENNE, Wyo – The Wyoming Transportation Commission will meet Wednesday, September 17th for department reports and an education session beginning at 11:45 a.m. and Thursday, September 18th for its regular business meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m....

Utility work may cause short delays on I-80 west of Cheyenne
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Drivers on Interstate 80 west of Cheyenne can expect minor delays next week due to utility work. Contractors with Black Hills Energy will be working on a power line crossing project on I-80 near mile marker 354.17. Work is...

Wyoming Air National Guard hosts largest STEAM experience in Wyoming: Join Discovery Day 2025
Video: https://youtu.be/1D5fImmFKUk Wyoming National Guard CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing will host Discovery Day, the largest science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics experience in Wyoming, on...

Wyoming’s Black Butte Mine Expansion Approved, Extending Operations Through 2039
WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior has approved a mining plan change for the Black Butte Mine in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The change allows the Black Butte Coal Company to recover about 9.2 million tons of federal coal in two new...

Wyoming Business Council Boards Meet in Sheridan Sept. 9 & 10, 2025
The WBC board and staff will host a public work session, and the Wyoming Main Street Advisory Board will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 9. SHERIDAN, WYO. – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) will hold its quarterly Board of Directors meeting in Sheridan,...

Wyoming 120 highway project paving begins next week south of Meeteetse
Paving of an $8.24 million highway improvement project is scheduled to start Monday, Sept. 8, on Wyoming 120 between Meeteetse and the Gooseberry Rest Area. The project begins at milepost 38.086 (just north of the Gooseberry Rest Area) and extends...

Wyoming Department of Health Reminds Residents to Be Cautious About West Nile Virus Due to High Levels of Ongoing Activity
September 5, 2025 The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is reminding residents to be cautious about mosquito bites due to ongoing West Nile Virus (WNV) activity. As of September 4, 2025, 11 people have been reported with WNV, including six with...

Wyoming Department of Health Reminds Residents to Be Cautious About West Nile Virus Due to High Levels of Ongoing Activity
September 5, 2025 The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is reminding residents to be cautious about mosquito bites due to ongoing West Nile Virus (WNV) activity. As of September 4, 2025, 11 people have been reported with WNV, including six with...

Wyoming Department of Health Seeks Public Input on Rural Health Transformation Program
September 4, 2025 On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. Part of that law creates the Rural Health Transformation Program. This new program offers Wyoming a significant opportunity to strengthen...

Wyoming Department of Health Seeks Public Input on Rural Health Transformation Program
September 4, 2025 On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. Part of that law creates the Rural Health Transformation Program. This new program offers Wyoming a significant opportunity to strengthen...

Wyoming Horse Racing Selects Quick Custom Intelligence Enterprise Platform
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI) and Wyoming Horse Racing are thrilled to announce their strategic partnership that is set to transform the gaming and hospitality landscape in the Wyoming market. This...

Utility work may cause short delays on I-25 south of Cheyenne
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Drivers on Interstate 25 between Cheyenne and Colorado can expect minor delays next week due to utility work. Contractors with Black Hills Energy will be working on a power line crossing project on I-25 near mile marker 1.64. Work...

Software staff training requires temporary closures at WYDOT Driver Services locations in southeast Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation is announcing a scheduled temporary closure of the Driver Services locations in southeast Wyoming to train employees on the agency’s new MAX and oneWYO software systems. The closure days...

Renatus Exteriors Helps Cheyenne Homeowners Navigate Insurance Claims After August Hailstorms
Renatus Exteriors, a trusted local roofing contractor, is stepping in to guide residents through the process, ensuring they receive the coverage they deserve. CHEYANNE, WY, UNITED STATES, September 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Following the...

Pennant Announces Home Health Acquisition in Wyoming
EAGLE, Idaho, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), the parent company of the Pennant group of affiliated home health, hospice, home care and senior living companies, announced today that effective September 1,...

Wyoming’s Traditional and Alternative Schools See Upward Trends In Performance Ratings
Cheyenne – State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder and the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) have released results for the 2024-25 School Performance Ratings. School performance levels are derived from a variety of indicators, including student...

Wyoming Aeronautics Commission to meet September 2-4
JACKSON, Wyo – The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will meet September 2-4, 2025, in Jackson to attend the Jackson Hole Air Improvement Resources’ Airline Rendezvous and to conduct a business meeting. The Commission will attend Airline Rendezvous...

Environmental Crimes Bulletin - August 2025
View All Environmental Crimes Bulletins In This Issue: Cases by District/Circuit Trials United States v. Leshon E. Johnson No. 6:25-CR-00012 (Easten District of Oklahoma) ECS Senior Litigation Counsel Todd Gleason ECS Trial Attorney Sarah Brown...

A legacy of litter cleanup: one family's decades-long dedication to ‘their’ Wyoming highway
BUFFALO, WY – The adopt-a-highway sign is a symbol of pride in Wyoming, and for the Edwards family, they couldn’t agree more. It is also an opportunity to give back to a community that reaches beyond the city limits. For over thirty-four years,...