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Stevenson family sells four Wyoming/Nebraska newspapers to the Adelman family
Press Release | Cribb & Associates SIDNEY, Nebraska – The Stevenson family, owners of Sidney (Nebraska) Sun Telegraph, The Saratoga (Wyoming) Sun, Pine Bluffs (Wyoming) Post and Western Nebraska Observer in Kimball, Nebraska, have sold the...

WV advocates fear ruinous energy, environmental costs from Trump aims to prop up coal
The Lexington Coal Company operates the Twilight MTR Surface Mine located in both Boone and Raleigh counties, seen in this March 18, 2025 aerial photo. SEAN McCALLISTER | Gazette-Mail Trump administration leaders used sanitizing language to...

Road Watch:Macomb and Metro Detroit construction week of Oct. 4 and beyond
10 Mile Road 10 Mile Road between Ryan Road and Lorraine Avenue in Warren and Center Line. Eastbound 10 Mile Road between Mound Road and Lorraine Avenue is anticipated to be closed for approximately five days for paving operations, weather...

Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust Welcomes New Leader Christine Adams
The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust (Land Trust) introduces Christine Adams as the new Executive Director. As Executive Director, Adams will lead the organization’s efforts to conserve Wyoming’s working agricultural lands, open spaces and rural...

Older Wyomingites die by gun suicide at rates higher than the rest of the nation
Over 21,000 Wyomingites get WyoFile delivered straight to their inbox. Join your neighbors and stay informed with the stories shaping Wyoming. This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, you can call or...

Wyoming's Jayden Williams is Receiving a Heavy Dose of Tough Love
LARAMIE -- Jayden Williams will be the first to admit, he's leaving way too much meat on the bone. A perfect example of that came in the season opener at Akron. Twice the 302-pound defensive tackle was within striking distance of quarterback Ben...

Wyoming hospital with 21 days cash on hand to cut oncology, close primary care clinic
Powell (Wyo.) Valley Healthcare plans to end oncology services and close its internal medicine clinic in Cody within the next two to three months, the Buffalo Bulletin reported Sept. 30. Seven employees will be laid off as part of the oncology...
Energy Brief: Texas Gas Plant, EV Lane Rules, Coal Leasing
Texas Expands Natural Gas Development with New Loan Agreement Texas reached its third Texas Energy Fund loan agreement to boost natural gas development. NRG Energy, Inc. signed the agreement with the state to build a 721 MW natural gas power plant...

2025 Fall Homeland | Wyoming Hemp Company: Building the Future
Wyoming Hemp Company sits quietly off the beaten path just south of Hawk Springs, Wyoming. It would be easy to miss if it wasn’t for the sign marking its entrance. Right now it looks like an ordinary farm in an ordinary small town at the end of an...

BLM to review resource management plan in western Wyoming
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management is set to propose an amendment to the 2024 Rock Springs Resource Management Plan and prepare an associated environmental assessment to review special management designations and evaluate mineral...

Wyoming Board of Agriculture to meet Oct. 1
Wyoming Department of Agriculture CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Board of Agriculture will meet on Oct. 1 over Zoom teleconference. The meeting will begin at 9:30 am on Wednesday, Oct. 1 and during the meeting, the board will approve minutes from...

The State Loans and Investment Board meeting talks about the future of Wyoming investments
Cheyenne, WY.- One of Wyoming's biggest stumbling blocks that Wyoming lawmakers and officials have to grapple with is state growth versus holding steady. The State Loan and Investment Board held a meeting at the Capitol on Thursday to discuss...

Commercial Production Workers Ratify First Union Contract
After years of organizing, production workers on commercials have negotiated their first union contract. The Production Workers Guild (IATSE Local 111), which emerged from a sprawling grassroots campaign that culminated in a national union two...

Sierra Club report gives AR utilities poor grades on coal, clean energy
Coal-powered electricity has long had an impact on American energy systems and our environment. In its latest Dirty Truth report, the Sierra Club pulls back the curtain on the industry, grading U.S. utilities on their climate pledges and calling...

Wyoming to feel impacts of federal government shutdown
CHEYENNE – The first government shutdown since 2019 began at 10 p.m. local time Tuesday after members of Congress failed to come to an agreement on a short-term government funding bill. In the week leading up to the anticipated government...

The Sage Grouse Could Face More Development in Its Critical Habitat Under Trump
Wyoming’s Red Desert, a large ecosystem spread through much of the state’s central and southwestern lands, appeared undisturbed on a warm mid-September day, just the way sage grouse like it. “This landscape is extremely important for sage grouse,”...

Former Sweetwater Legislator Appointed to Wyoming Public Service Commission
CHEYENNE — Former House District 39 Representative Chris Boswell was appointed to the Wyoming Public Service Commission by Gov. Mark Gordon recently. Boswell’s appointment comes after the departure of Mary Throne, who served since 2019 and...

University Avenue construction begins, traffic to be impacted later this month
The reconstruction project of the University Avenue bridge is officially underway, though traffic will not be impacted until “significant work” to the west side of the bridge begins Oct. 27, according to a Utah Department of Transportation...

Bill Gates: ‘The Future of Energy Is Subatomic’
I’m lucky to learn firsthand about some of the world’s most cutting-edge technologies. I’ve seen artificial intelligence ace an AP biology test, long before AI became an everyday tool. I’ve seen genetically modified mosquitoes that stop malaria in...

Wyoming, Montana attorneys general accuse big tech companies of greenwashing
Attorneys general in Wyoming, Montana and 14 other conservative states are alleging big-name tech companies are misleading consumers about their support for green energy. In a letter to Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft dated Sept. 24, the...