There’s been an especially steep drop in fertility rates in western states, including Wyoming, which has also seen a big jump in the cost of housing.

This fall, artists Georgia and Dave Rowswell went on a 10-day road trip and set up shop at four state parks around Wyoming. The two visited Curt Gowdy, Guernsey, Glendo and Seminoe State Parks, making art outside and sharing their work with other visitors.

Workers navigate potential triple-digit price hikes and diminishing options.

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Many of the coal seams that underlie much of northeast Wyoming’s ranchland caught fire after wildfires moved through the area last summer. They present several risks for landowners and the fire department.

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Towns like Pine Haven rely on a network of volunteer firefighters with limited resources to battle sometimes-deadly blazes. In Crook County, property tax cuts have slashed an account meant for new fire engines and equipment.

Multiple actions taken at the state and federal levels are hurting the already fragile financial system of these health care providers, including what has been at the heart of the federal government shutdown. However, all in the industry are eyeing a new bucket of federal money that they hope will help hospitals emerge from these dire financial straits.

As TerraPower constructs a training facility for its forthcoming nuclear power plant, Kemmerer’s administrator says getting the city ready is a point of stress. Partly because of budget cuts and impending coal mine job losses.

With slashed property taxes, weed and pest managers seek stability for programs like trained dogs.