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  • Gordon refuses to sign new voter registration rules

    Apr 18, 2024

    by Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon has decided the new voter registration rules proposed by Secretary of State Chuck Gray exceed his statutory authority. Gordon sided with the Wyoming Legislature’s Management Council — made up of legislative leadership from both chambers — in its disapproval of the new rules, which would have required people to provide proof of residency, not just identity, when registering to vote. Gray has said on multiple occasions, including an op-ed submitt...

  • BLM sets sweeping overhaul of oil and gas rules

    Apr 18, 2024

    by Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — After years of analysis, political wrangling and a contentious public comment period, the federal Bureau of Land Management officialized a sweeping overhaul of its oil and gas leasing program on Friday. The changes, which will affect how extractive industries operate on federal land, mark the first major update to the federal onshore oil and gas leasing rules since 1988, the first adjustment to bond rates since 1960 and the first increase in royalty rates in more than 100 y...

  • News briefs from around Wyoming

    Apr 18, 2024

    From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Woman arrested for aggravated assault after allegedly hitting motorcycle with her car GILLETTE (WNE) — A 63-year-old woman was arrested for aggravated assault after allegedly chasing a motorcycle throughout town and intentionally hitting it with her car Sunday afternoon. She and a 53-year-old man have been in an ongoing dispute over the ownership of two motorcycles, said Police Deputy Chief Brent Wasson. Sunday afternoon, the woman sat outside the man’s room at the Arrowhead Motel and waited for him to lea...

  • Book sale

    Apr 18, 2024

    Lynn Betts browses for books during the Friends of the Library Book and Bake Sale at the HSC Armory Building last weekend....

  • FFA members attend state convention

    Apr 18, 2024

    Thermopols HS FFA Members of the Thermopolis FFA Chapter attended State Convention in Cheyenne last week and our local Hot Springs County High School chapter was named a Silver Emblem chapter. Chapters are ranked gold, silver or bronze, with gold being the highest ranking. Senior Tucker Lake was named Regional Star Ag Business person. Simon Ream, Chase Herring, Jayda Griffin, Tucker Lake, Porter McCumber, Kaitlin Barral and Kale Odell-Bloedel all earned their State FFA Degrees. Senior Kaitlin...