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Wyoming Aeronautics Commission to meet September 2-4
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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August 29, 2025
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...
Wyoming’s Traditional and Alternative Schools See Upward Trends In Performance Ratings
Wyoming Department of Education
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August 28, 2025
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...
A legacy of litter cleanup: one family's decades-long dedication to ‘their’ Wyoming highway
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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August 27, 2025
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,...
Work to begin on I-25 and I-80 pedestrian bridges in Cheyenne
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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August 25, 2025
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with Wescom Inc. and the Wyoming Department of Transportation will begin work on the Interstate 25 and Interstate 80 pedestrian bridges in Cheyenne on Monday, weather permitting. Work will consist of new luminaires at both...
Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum Announces Temporary Closure for Major
Wyoming Military Department
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August 18, 2025
Maintenance Project CASPER, WY – The Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum (WVMM) is excited to announce the start of a major facilities maintenance and update project beginning September 2, 2025. This crucial undertaking will bring much-needed...
State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder and the University of Wyoming Malcolm Wallop Program Launch Military History Curriculum with the National Museum of Military Vehicles
Wyoming Department of Education
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August 22, 2025
State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder and the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) joined Dan Starks, founder of the National Museum of Military Vehicles (NMMV), to celebrate the launch of a vibrant series of curricula based around WWII, the...
Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti Delivers Remarks at the American Innovation Project Summit in Jackson, Wyoming
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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August 21, 2025
Thank you, Amanda, for that introduction, and thank you to the American Innovation Project for hosting this conference. Let me start with a quick note about the critical work my Division is responsible for every day: enforcing criminal laws and...
Wyoming Transportation Commission to meet August 20, 2025
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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August 15, 2025
The Wyoming Transportation Commission will meet Wednesday, August 20, for its regular business meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. via Zoom and in person at the WYDOT Casper Office, 900 Bryan Stock Trail, Casper. The purpose of the meeting is to...
Wyoming Transportation Commission Budget Subcommittee to meet August 20, 2025
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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August 15, 2025
The Wyoming Transportation Commission Budget Subcommittee will meet Wednesday, August 20, for a work session at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom and in person at the WYDOT Casper Offices, 900 Bryan Stock Trail, Casper. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss...
Wyoming Aeronautics Commission to meet August 19
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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August 13, 2025
The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will meet via videoconference for its regular business meeting on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. The purpose of the business meeting is to address and vote upon, when appropriate, the topics on the...
District-wide epoxy striping to begin throughout northeast Wyoming.
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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August 18, 2025
SHERIDAN, Wyo - The Wyoming Department of Transportation and its contractor, S&L Industrial, will begin epoxy striping in five northeast Wyoming counties the week of August 24. Epoxy striping is a durable line marking method that uses epoxy resin...
FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Wyoming’s Red Canyon Fire
FEMA
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August 18, 2025
DENVER – This afternoon, FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Red Canyon Fire burning in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, near Thermopolis. FEMA Region 8 Acting Administrator Katherine Fox approved the...
Wyoming Business Council Receives Record Public Input on Proposed BRC Rule Changes
Wyoming Business Council
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August 7, 2025
Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) is pleased to announce it received a record-setting 57 public comments on proposed rule changes to the Business Ready Community (BRC) grant and loan program. The extensive feedback addressed...
DEQ appoints new Air Quality Administrator
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
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August 29, 2025
CHEYENNE – Amber Potts has been selected as the new Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Air Quality Division (AQD) Administrator. The position became open in May when the previous AQD Administrator, Nancy Vehr, was appointed as the...
Wyoming Transportation Commission Budget Subcommittee to meet August 12, 2025
Wyoming Department of Transportation
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August 7, 2025
The Wyoming Transportation Commission Budget Subcommittee will meet Tuesday, August 12, for a work session at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. To join the meeting virtually, visit the...
Wyoming Army National Guard Medical Detachment welcomes new commander in time-honored ceremony
Wyoming Military Department
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August 6, 2025
Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCpR4Y Wyoming National Guard By Joseph Coslett Jr. CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Army National Guard’s Medical Detachment held a ceremonial change of command Aug. 1, 2025, marking a significant moment of transition...
Wyoming Department of Health Opens Access to New Adult Hearing Aid Program Applications
Wyoming Department of Health
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August 6, 2025
August 6, 2025 The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is excited to announce that applications for the new Wyoming Adult Hearing Aid Program are now available online. This state-funded initiative, established by Wyoming Statute § 35-25-601, et....
Wyoming Department of Health Opens Access to New Adult Hearing Aid Program Applications
Wyoming Department of Health
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August 6, 2025
August 6, 2025 The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is excited to announce that applications for the new Wyoming Adult Hearing Aid Program are now available online. This state-funded initiative, established by Wyoming Statute § 35-25-601, et....
Wyoming Purple Heart Day: From jungle firefights to modern bomb blasts
Wyoming Military Department
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August 6, 2025
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wyoguard/albums/72177720328103648/ Wyoming National Guard By Joseph Coslett Jr. CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and Wyoming Military Department observed Purple Heart Day with a proclamation...
Vimo® Partners with the State of Wyoming’s Department of Family Services to Launch ECARES Child Care Exchange
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 14, 2025
Mountain View, CA, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., August 14, 2025 — Vimo®, the leader in modernizing public health and human services systems, today announced a partnership with the State of Wyoming, Department of Family...