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This comes a month after Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) announced she was going to hold only virtual town halls. At the time, Hageman said her decision came from incidents at public town halls in Laramie and Wheatland.

The money would have gone to compensating tribal representatives for their work to better tell the story of Indigenous people in the area.

Since your life depends on them as part of the sport, ropes eventually need to be retired. But that doesn’t mean they have to go to a landfill.

The Fort Peck Tribe sent 11 bison to the Mosquito First Nation in Saskatchewan. It’s the first time bison have crossed the international border under the Yellowstone Bison Conservation Transfer Program.

This comes after a rare white bison calf, born in Yellowstone, made headlines for fulfilling a Lakota prophecy.

Johnson County Commissioners have signed an emergency declaration to allow for more resources to be brought in to assist with the House Draw Fire burning near Buffalo. The lightning-ignited blaze is now estimated at 165,000 acres and is 0 percent contained.

The original sandstone and limestone structure was constructed in 1909 of material quarried locally and served as one of several Carnegie libraries constructed in Wyoming. It comes as the museum was honored by the Institute of Museum and Library Science as the recipient of a 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that make exceptional contributions to their communities.

A white bison calf was recently born at a state park near Evanston. The calf has received a lot of national attention, as white bison are somewhat rare, but maybe not quite as rare as some might think.

Jessica Kavitz, a kindergarten teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School, was surprised with the award on Nov. 29. She is the first teacher in Johnson County School District #1 to receive this honor, which has been called the "Oscar of Teaching." Kavitz also received $25,000 and an all expenses paid trip to Milken Educator Awards Forum in Los Angeles in April 2023.

The Veterans Home of Wyoming near Buffalo houses the new facility, which can accommodate 36 veterans. It also includes a lock down unit in addition to providing residential care. It's opening fills a long-time void in veteran healthcare in the state.