Wyoming Guy REFUSES To Make New Year Resolutions

"RESOLUTIONS? I don't need no stinking resolutions!" grumbles Greg Vargas of Glenrock, Wyoming. Looking around his home we had the impression that maybe he needed to make a lot of resolutions but was just too lazy. "I'm fine the way …

80 MPH Winds, Heavy Mountain Snow In SE Wyoming Weekend Forecast

Southeast Wyoming is facing what forecasters are calling a ''prolonged wind event" this weekend, with gusts as high as 80 miles per hour possible. Snowfall of up to 15 inches is also possible at higher elevations in the area. That's …

Hard-Right Freedom Caucus Takes Power in Wyoming

As state legislatures around the country prepare to convene next month, Wyoming is wading into uncharted political waters: For the first time anywhere in the country, the hard-right Freedom Caucus has won control of a State House. After ousting a slew of …

Newton leads Wyoming against Nevada after 20-point game

Nevada Wolf Pack (8-4, 0-1 MWC) at Wyoming Cowboys (7-5, 0-1 MWC) Laramie, Wyoming; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolf Pack -6.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE: Wyoming plays Nevada after Kobe Newton scored 20 points in Wyoming's …

Wyoming rodeo cowboy Jack Finnerty dies at age 85

Finnerty was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1939. His father bought the M Bar Ranch in 1945 and Jack, at the age of 6, became a main cowhand. He said he became a cowboy because he was too young to build fence. Finnerty attended high school at Saint Mary…

Wyoming neighbors: Obituaries for December 27

Wyoming High School Boys Swimming Scoreboard: Dec. 27-28, 2024

It is an abbreviated third week of the Wyoming High School boys’ swimming and diving season. After a brief stop for the holiday, some teams take a break from competition, while others will continue their season. Laramie has two days of action with six …

Wyoming Freedom Caucus unveils ambitious ‘Five and Dime Plan’

Why our readers donate to WyoFile… “I am impressed at the quality and depth of every WyoFile story I have read and would like to support this journalism.” As the Wyoming Freedom Caucus prepares to assume control of the House in the Wyoming Legislature for …

Wyoming Sen. Barrasso issues warning after Democrats block Pilot Butte transfer

Two Democratic U.S. senators blocked a motion by Wyoming Republicans to pass a bill that would transfer ownership of a defunct power plant on the Wind River Reservation from the Bureau of Reclamation to a local non-Native-owned irrigation district. The …

Wyoming Economic Summary Report released for third quarter

CHEYENNE (WNE) — Employment in Wyoming increased in the third quarter of 2024, according to the latest edition of the Wyoming Economic Summary Report, a quarterly publication that highlights the state’s economic conditions. Overall, Wyoming recorded …