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Wyoming Conservation Corps protects resources and changes lives. It’s worth fighting for.
Over 21,000 Wyomingites get WyoFile delivered straight to their inbox. Join your neighbors and stay informed with the stories shaping Wyoming. It’s August 2015, and I am in the Red Desert on a job site with my Wyoming Conservation Corps crew. We...

Is Utah Turning Its Back On The Country Lifestyle?
I think I'm going to have to blame Salt Lake City for this. I'll be the first to admit this, but when I first started to visit Utah coming up from Southern California, I always considered the Beehive State to be a little bit backwards. And yes...

Which US cities have the LA immigration protests spread to?
Protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, which began on June 6 in Los Angeles, have spread beyond the California city, across the United States. This comes days before a military parade scheduled on Saturday in Washington,...

Cross-country Air Race Classic kicks off soon
June 12, 2025 By Jonathan Welsh The forty-eighth annual Air Race Classic, an event in which teams of women pilots compete in a multi-leg cross-country contest, will kick off from H L Sonny Callahan Airport in Fairhope, Alabama, on June 17. Racers...
Around Wyoming, Thursday, June 12
Sheridan has a new public park in honor of a fallen first responder. The Sheridan Press reports Krinkee Park is a simple area with benches and cherry trees. It was originally intended to be used to realign the road, but after Sargent Nevada...

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Talks Energy, Education, Innovation
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to meet Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon at an energy-related event hosted by the Common Sense Institute. I was very impressed with his deep knowledge on a wide range of issues, particularly energy and education. I...

Proposal to tax health insurance would make Wyoming's sky-high health care costs even more unaffordable
Wyoming, with its rugged landscapes and resilient spirit, has always celebrated community and a strong work ethic. Our close-knit towns and entrepreneurial drive define who we are. Yet, looming federal policies once again threaten to assault these...

Education Dept. concludes that sororities are for … WOMEN!
University of Wyoming Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority members filed a lawsuit after the organization allowed a man who “identifies as a woman” to join. (New York Post / video) Following years of science-defying agendas imposed by the Joe Biden...

Wyoming County Health Center unveiled by the state
EATON TWP. — State Department of Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen said improving access to care in rural areas is a priority for the Shapiro administration as she officially opened the new Wyoming County Health Center on Wednesday. The center was...

New provision in Senate budget bill could put Wyoming public lands up for sale
Over 21,000 Wyomingites get WyoFile delivered straight to their inbox. Join your neighbors and stay informed with the stories shaping Wyoming. Senate Republicans will consider mandating a sell-off of an estimated 2.5 million acres of public land,...

Wyoming High School Boys Track and Field All-State Awards 2025
The Wyoming Coaches Association unveiled the 2025 all-state recipients from the boys’ high school track and field season. These honors were not voted on. They go to the top two finishers in individual events at the state track meet or those who...

Education Savings Account program opens
Families with kids not enrolled in public school are now able to apply for the Education Savings Account program established this year by the Wyoming Legislature. The goal of the program is to “empower families by providing them with greater...

‘Trades Culture Bootcamp’ begins in Gunnison
Last week, Western Colorado University welcomed four trade school students from Northern New Mexico College for the inaugural Trades Culture Bootcamp (TCB). The seven-day course challenged students to construct a timber frame structure, and helped...

Montana-Wyoming All-Star series continues this week
BILLINGS — Montana and Wyoming teams will face off again on the basketball court this weekend in the Midland Roundtable Montana-Wyoming All-Star Basketball Series. Girls games are scheduled for 5 p.m. and boys games for 7 p.m. each on Friday, June...
UW Extension Welcomes New Educator Callie Surber
Laramie, Wyo. - June 10, 2025 - The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Callie Surber as an extension educator focused on weather and climate resilience. Surber's new position is designed to help agricultural producers throughout Wyoming make...

State BOE takes over Boone County Schools; state of emergency declared for Randolph County
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The West Virginia Board of Education will seize full control over Boone County Schools and place Randolph County Schools under a state of emergency. Board members voted Wednesday during their regular monthly meeting after the...

Girls’ Lacrosse Peak Performer of the Year: Love of the game made Cheyenne Mountain’s Abigail Turner one of Colorado’s best
Abigail Turner's lacrosse career began with an unforgettable moment on her seventh birthday. Turner and her family lived in Pueblo and were big supporters of CSU-Pueblo athletics. The lacrosse team invited Turner's family to a game. At halftime,...

Homeland Security seeks weapons, drones for LA immigration crackdown
WASHINGTON —The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon for help in transporting weapons from Fort Benning in Georgia and another site in Wyoming to Los Angeles, where its immigration crackdown has become increasingly militarized....

Cal Poly Humboldt women’s basketball adds size with 11 new recruits
The additions continue to roll in for the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s basketball team this offseason, with the ‘Jacks having added 11 players to the program since their season ended in early March. Humboldt went just 9-19 (five games back of a CCAA...

A Victory for Sororities: Education Department Rules Sororities Are for Women Only
It turns out, sororities are for women after all. The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights just affirmed what every sorority woman in America knew the first time she walked into her chapter—a sorority is for women. In a statement...