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Cheyenne Frontier Days Names New Committee Chairs
Y95 Country - Southeast Wyoming
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August 18, 2025
Cheyenne Frontier Days has named it's new General Committee Chairs for 2026, according to a news release. Hans Ritschard Named General Chairman The CFD Board of Directors has named Hans Ritschard as the new General Chairman. According to the...
Wyoming Governor Issues Emergency Wildfire Declaration
Y95 Country - Southeast Wyoming
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August 18, 2025
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has issued an emergency Executive Order in response to the multiple fires burning in Wyoming. The order specifically mentions several fires, including the 95,000-acre Red Canyon Fire, the 3,500-acre Spring Creek Fire,...
Governor Gordon Issues Emergency Declaration in Response to Multiple Wildfires Burning in Wyoming
GoCo NOW - Wyoming
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August 18, 2025
Cheyenne, WY (RELEASE) August 18th, 2025 — Governor Mark Gordon has issued an Executive Order declaring an emergency in response to multiple fires currently burning in Wyoming. The declaration will help the state access additional federal...
Wyoming lawmakers weigh expanding public record laws
News Letter Journal - Wyoming
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JACKSON (WNE) - Residents from across the Equality State urged lawmakers on Thursday to require public records requests to be handled faster and to subject currently private government associations to public record laws. The Wyoming Legislature’s...
Wyoming judge dismisses attempt to remove Secretary Gray from office
Wyoming Public Media
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August 18, 2025
This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state. A Wyoming district court judge dismissed an attempt to remove Secretary of State Chuck Gray from office on Aug. 11....
Senate signals readiness to hit Russia with hard sanctions if peace deal fails
Fox News
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August 18, 2025
President Trump pushes for peace during a high-stakes meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders, just days after meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lawmakers are...
Wyoming teens educate youth about human trafficking on social media
News Letter Journal - Wyoming
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ROCK SPRINGS — Members of Uprising’s Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) from Sheridan recently made a stop in Sweetwater County to deliver a special message to teenagers. YEP has been providing people, especially the youth, with resources about sex...
Cheyenne Frontier Days names new committee chairs for 130th celebration
Wyoming News Now
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Cheyenne, Wyo. – The leadership of Cheyenne Frontier Days (CFD) has named new General Committee members for the 2026 celebration. The Board of Directors has selected Hans Ritschard to be the next General Chairman. Ritschard is a retired U.S. Air...
Cheyenne County welcomes water and cropping systems assistant extension educator
The Fence Post - Nebraska
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August 18, 2025
By Chabella Guzman, PREEC Communications No stranger to the southern Panhandle of Nebraska, Vinicius Zuppa joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center and Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 1 on...
Trump plans major shake-up of how Americans vote ahead of 2026 midterm elections
The Blaze
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August 18, 2025
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will "lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS, and also, while we're at it, Highly 'Inaccurate,' Very Expensive, and Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES." The president — whose...
ENR Mountain States & Southwest Announces 2025 Best Project Winners for Colorado/Wyoming and the Intermountain Area
Engineering News Record
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August 18, 2025
We are excited to announce the winners of ENR’s annual Mountain States Best Projects competition. For more than 25 years, the regional publication has honored the best in design and construction with two contests: one for projects in Colorado and...
Airman arrested after deadly off duty shooting in Cheyenne apartment
Your Wyoming Link
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Authorities are investigating a deadly off-duty shooting involving a 90th Missile Wing airman early Saturday morning. According to the Cheyenne Police Department, 20-year-old Airman Jadan Orr was arrested on a charge of voluntary manslaughter...
Colorado/Wyoming Firm of the Year: Strategic Diversity Gives PCL Its Edge
Engineering News Record
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August 18, 2025
A focused strategic diversification plan launched in 2022 has helped PCL Construction grow by 15% in Colorado and Wyoming over the past year, firm representatives say. The contractor reported revenue of $501 million in those two states in 2024, up...
Chattanooga attorney suspended from practice of law for six years
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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August 18, 2025
A Chattanooga attorney was suspended from the practice of law for six years, the Board of Professional Responsibility announced in a statement. Steven Michael Hodgen was suspended Friday with five years as an active suspension and the remainder on...
Behind the Numbers: One Last Look at Wyoming's 2024 Offense
Y95 Country - Southeast Wyoming
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August 18, 2025
LARAMIE -- Let's take a walk down memory lane. Do we really have to? True, there aren't many highlights to reminisce about from a mostly-forgettable 3-9 campaign, but the numbers below can help paint the picture as to why things went awry in Jay...
Rawlins Officials Discuss Non-Profit Agency Funding
KTGA Bigfoot 99 Radio - Wyoming
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August 18, 2025
Monday, AUGUST 18, 2025 | Photo – Rawlins City Hall – Bigfoot99 file photo Rawlins officials debated changes to the way the city funds nonprofit agencies. During the August 5th Rawlins City Council meeting, City Attorney Pinita Maberry-Nave...
Where is marijuana legal?
InForum - North Dakota
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August 18, 2025
Some states have legalized medicinal and decriminalized marijuana. DISA provides a list of these states, as well as more details and information regarding the legalization of marijuana from state to state. Minnesota: Fully legal North Dakota:...
Trump’s takeover of D.C. police force unleashes new legal and constitutional concerns
WyoFile - Wyoming
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August 18, 2025
Over 21,000 Wyomingites get WyoFile delivered straight to their inbox. Join your neighbors and stay informed with the stories shaping Wyoming. To justify his deployment of the National Guard to the streets of Washington, D.C., in conjunction with...
As Wyoming lawmakers rehash election reforms, two familiar camps remain divided
WyoFile - Wyoming
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August 18, 2025
Over 21,000 Wyomingites get WyoFile delivered straight to their inbox. Join your neighbors and stay informed with the stories shaping Wyoming. As they have before, lawmakers gathered Friday to debate a bevy of bills aimed at redesigning the...
Native Nations Reshape Rural Health Care Through Tribal Governance
Daily Yonder - Kentucky
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August 18, 2025
For decades, the Indian Health Service ran health care in Native American communities. Now, a growing number of tribes are reclaiming control of those systems, asserting their sovereignty in ways that are reshaping how care is delivered on rural...