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The Fremont County School Board is considering two policies about topics like pronouns and names for transgender students and staff this week. The new policies, “Student Transgender Considerations” and “Staff Transgender Considerations,” will go before the board for a first reading at a meeting on the evening of July 16.
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After a Sublette County man allegedly tortured a wolf, a state-appointed working group was formed to examine Wyoming’s predator policies. They met for the first time and began to craft language in hopes of preventing similar incidents.
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Wyomingites could see new voter restrictions come out of the upcoming legislative session. A bill filed by state lawmakers could make it so voters have to live in the state for at least 30 days to register.
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The Riverton Rescue Mission is one step closer to seeing if building a shelter for unhoused members in the community might be possible. The group set out to raise $25,000 to fund a study to better understand if building a shelter would be feasible – and now that goal has turned into a reality.
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Fremont County for Ceasefire Now (FCCN) was created shortly after Oct. 7. It wants to make sure conversations about the Israel-Hamas conflict don’t fade away in the area. The group is made up of community members from the county and the Wind River Reservation.
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Back in December, a Riverton man’s death prompted conversations about resources for the unhoused population in Fremont County. Wyoming Public Radio’s Taylar Stagner found that that tragedy galvanized the community to come together and talk about how to fix the problem. Stagner attended the summit for Our Unhoused Neighbors in mid-March.
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In Riverton, Native Americans make up less than 11 percent of the population but account for more than 77 percent of all arrests.
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Patrick Goggles with the Northern Arapaho housing authority said 20 units is a good start but the tribe needs at least 300 more units to address current housing needs.
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This week, a group in Riverton collected warm clothes and blankets after a man who was homeless died earlier this month. The drive highlights the lack of resources for individuals who are homeless during winter.
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On October 11th, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will be presenting a proposed plan to mitigate probable flood events. Nothing is finalized yet and the city still has to approve the project.