Nicky Ouellet
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Nicky has reported and edited for public radio stations in Montana and produced episodes for NPR's The Indicator podcast and Apple News In Conversation. Her award-winning series, SubSurface, dug into the economic, environmental and social impacts of a potential invasion of freshwater mussels in Montana's waterbodies. She traded New Hampshire's relatively short but rugged White Mountains for the Rockies over a decade ago. The skiing here is much better.
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The vaccinated adult had “extensive exposure" to the virus while abroad and developed a mild case that didn’t require hospitalization, per the health department. -
Multiple news outlets are reporting the single-term U.S. Senator and four-term U.S. Representative from the Equality State announced her departure after the Senate adjourned for the holidays. -
That’s a .1% rise over August, but down from September 2024’s 3.5% rate, and much lower than the U.S.’s September 2025 rate of 4.4%. -
The health department says all five were close contacts and spread it to each other. The initial exposure happened out of state. -
The Winchester Hills and Bison Crossing subdivisions were evacuated due to a large grass fire. The order was lifted a few hours later, but Terry Ranch Road remained closed overnight. -
The annual count by chapters of the Audubon Society help track invasive species, trends in where different species are spending time and offer a day of citizen science. -
Charles Hoskinson said he created the contracting and concrete companies in support of the research-focused Hoskinson Health and Wellness Clinic and it no longer made sense to keep them online. -
Open Spaces show rundown for December 12, 2025 -
Services will be limited. But guided tours are available, and some areas are maintained for cross country skiing and snowshoe hikes. -
People continue to be confused about the land use plan adopted last year for millions of acres in southwest Wyoming. Adding to that confusion is another impending change, which the BLM held a public meeting about in Rock Springs recently. -
The U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and Wyoming Forestry Division offer lost-cost tags for folks wanting to harvest their own yuletide boughs. -
Open Spaces show rundown for November 21, 2025.
