senior citizens

Primary voting appeared to go off without any hiccups Tuesday, Aug. 20, in the Fremont County town, where community members fall on both sides — and the middle — of the political spectrum.

A nonprofit in Northwest Wyoming wants senior citizens to build strength through weight lifting with the goal of improving balance and reducing falls.

Wyomingites have felt the pinch of higher home values since the pandemic. Median home prices in the state spiked from $96,000 in 2000 to $350,000 in 2023. In response to this mounting crisis, lawmakers pushed for broad property tax reform during this year's Legislative budget session.

Through community-building activities and an abundance of flexibility, Warm Valley Lodge aims to create a community that respects autonomy and independence – all in the hope of supporting Wyoming’s rapidly growing population of older residents.

The funds are going to support various projects in Laramie, Cheyenne, Dubois, Thayne, and Sheridan.

Pickleball, often described as a cross between tennis and ping pong, is a smash in the Mountain West. New courts and playing clubs – and some controversies – are popping up throughout the region.

Governor Mark Gordon answered questions from the organization's members regarding property taxes, state and federal land, senior services and inflation.

In Wyoming, average property taxes rose more than 16 percent in just the past year. A legislative committee moved forward several options last week to try and put money back into people’s pockets.

The state's senior population is rising and is expected to reach 20 percent of the total population by 2030 if trends continue. Since 2010, the growth of minority populations, namely those who are of two or more races and Hispanic and Latinx, have almost exclusively been responsible for Wyoming's population growth.

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