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OPINION: How is it that the choices for the highest offices in Wyoming are the candidates who capture our attention simply through the power of their checkbook, asks guest columnist Susan Stubson. wyofile.com/plenty-of-ja...
Opinion | Plenty of jack
The race for Wyoming's lone seat in the U.S. House will test whether the wealthiest candidate with the largest campaign war chest wins, writes guest columnist Susan Stubson.
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Female mule deer are often considered a monolith, a single group full of individuals utterly indistinguishable from the others. They all do the same thing, the thought went. #womeninscience #america250 #migration #wildlife #wyomingnews
Female biologists in Wyoming responsible for groundbreaking research - WyoFile
A group of women helped illuminate the roles of female big game.
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Childcare is among the services feeling the squeeze of Wyoming’s recent tax policies. #childcare #propertytaxes #wyomingnews #childrenslearningcenter
Wyoming property tax cuts ripple down to childcare - WyoFile
To make up for a drop in tax revenues, Western Wyoming Community College charged students more for the subsidized childcare that’s long been considered an enrollment incentive.
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Rocky Mountain Power says “smell has been on and off since the ‘80s” and results from power plant scrubbers removing sulfur dioxide and other pollutants from exhaust. More from the Rocket Miner at wyofile.com/wyoming-deq-...
Wyoming DEQ investigates foul odor coming from Jim Bridger Power Plant - WyoFile
Rocky Mountain Power says ‘smell has been on and off since the ‘80s’ and results from power plant scrubbers removing sulfur dioxide and other pollutants from exhaust.
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Ann Schroll once ruled Alan Simpson out as date material because he didn’t know how to dance. But the couple moved past that, writes columnist Kerry Drake, and were married for 70 years. One of the reasons, their daughter says, is because they realized each other's gifts. wyofile.com/ann-and-al-s...
Opinion | Ann and Al Simpson were each other’s ‘greatest champions’
Their 70 years of marriage were defined by appreciating what each brought to the table, writes columnist Kerry Drake.
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Through beadwork, painting and jingle dress dance, the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho artist transforms personal healing and cultural reconnection into work that offers hope. #wyomingnews #indigenousart #windriverreservation #womeninart wyofile.com/on-wind-rive...
On Wind River Reservation, artist Sarah Ortegon finds healing via visual expression - WyoFile
Through beadwork, painting and jingle dress dance, the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho artist transforms personal healing and cultural reconnection into work that offers hope.
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Wyoming and its Colorado River headwater counterparts would avoid major mandated water-use cuts, but would still remain obligated to deliver extra water from Upper Basin storage reservoirs like Flaming Gorge. wyofile.com/colorado-riv... #coloradoriverplan #watercrisis #wyomingnews
Colorado River plan spares Wyoming from major cuts - WyoFile
Water managers would still heavily rely on Flaming Gorge as tool to prevent Lake Powell and Lake Mead from reaching critically low levels.
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Some called on the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes to use the “bad men” clause to oust the church from the Wind River Reservation. What is this clause, and does it apply to this situation? wyofile.com/could-tribes... #wyomingnews #windriverreservation
Could tribes use ‘bad men’ clause to oust Christian church? - WyoFile
Church vowed to fight tribal order to leave the Wind River Reservation over a sermon criticizing sacred Sundance ceremony.
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Although the sweltering heat wave has electric utilities in an all-hands-on-deck mode this summer, coal's role continues to shrink, including in Wyoming. wyofile.com/coals-share-... #wyomingnews #coal #energynews
Coal’s share of electricity-production in Wyoming at all time low despite peak demand - WyoFile
Coal accounts for 47% of the state’s power production this year, down from 94% in 2008.
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The mother of three and the steady half of one of the state’s most prominent political couples and tireless Wyoming boosters, Ann Simpson died Friday at the Cody Regional Health Spirit Hospice House. She was 94. wyofile.com/ann-simpson-...
Ann Simpson, beloved matriarch, senator’s wife and Wyoming arts champion, dies at age 94 - WyoFile
A ‘Greybull gal at heart,’ Ann and her husband, former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, had a powerful influence on and love for Wyoming through seven decades of marriage.
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U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis said Thursday she supports President Donald Trump’s troubled nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, despite a letter from 71 Wyoming attorneys opposing his confirmation. wyofile.com/against-advi... #wyomingnews #trumpnominee #attorneygeneral #toddblanche
Against advice of 71 Wyoming lawyers, Lummis, Barrasso back troubled Blanche - WyoFile
Attorneys’ group offers 187 pages of legal reasoning why Trump’s pick for attorney general is unqualified.
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Though it still awaits the attorney general’s approval, the tentative agreement signals an end to litigation and closure of the popular aquatic facility. wyofile.com/wyoming-will... #hotsprings #wyomingnews #wyomingstateparks
Wyoming will pay Star Plunge owner $1.8M to settle hot springs dispute - WyoFile
Under tentative agreement, state will reimburse longtime concessionaire Luehne for capital and business interests. It awaits the attorney general’s approval.
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Photo Friday: Fishing is productive this summer, including at Pathfinder Reservoir, one angler says. But it comes at the cost of historically dry and hot conditions that portend threats to fisheries. wyofile.com/fishing-is-o... #fishing #watercrisis #wyomingnews #wyomingfishing
Central Wyoming anglers, boaters and recreationists got the low water blues - WyoFile
Fishing “is on fire” at Pathfinder Reservoir, one angler reports. But that's partly due to the reservoir shrinking to just 18.7% capacity.
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OPINION: When every policy decision has downstream effects, practical, on-the-job knowledge must inform legislation, writes guest columnist Stacey Zeidler. wyofile.com/why-wyoming-... #wyomingnews #ruralhealthcare #wyomingpolitics #wyominghealthcare
Why Wyoming needs healthcare professionals in the Legislature - WyoFile
When every policy decision has downstream effects, practical, on-the-job knowledge must inform legislation, writes guest columnist Stacey Zeidler.
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Disease-resistant trees and climate-refugia mapping are driving ambitious plans to bring back the iconic, threatened alpine tree. With @mountainjournal.bsky.social wyofile.com/federal-proj...
Federal project aims to restore Greater Yellowstone’s whitebark pine forests - WyoFile
Disease-resistant trees and climate-refugia mapping are driving ambitious plans to bring back iconic, threatened alpine tree.
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After 20 years of helming the news outlet, Kurt Repanshek closed up shop at the end of June. Funding in the current media landscape no longer penciled out. wyofile.com/shuttered-na... #wyomingnews #nationalparktraveler #nationalparks
Shuttered National Park Traveler editor talks Trump pressures, media struggles - WyoFile
After 21 years of leading the news outlet, Kurt Repanshek sat down to talk about the value of parks and what’s at stake under the current administration.
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The lawsuit argues that the boundaries of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act have been expanded far beyond what Congress had intended. The case revolves around six particular sites. wyofile.com/wyoming-arch... #wyomignews #archaeology #indigenoushistory
Wyoming archaeologists take BLM to court over Native sites, human remains - WyoFile
The lawsuit argues that the boundaries of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act have been expanded far beyond what Congress had intended. The case revolves around six particular s...
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OPINION: Who gets to decide who or what is beautiful? Based on what criteria? Why do we care? wyofile.com/is-anyone-he...
Opinion | Is anyone here Greek?
Amid a new wave of culture clashing over casting for “The Odyssey,” columnist David Romtvedt wonders who gets to decide who or what is beautiful? Based on what criteria? Why do we care?
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It’s unlikely that many, if any, recreational anglers have listed the orangethroat darter as their favorite fish, or the brassy minnow or striped northern plains killifish. But maybe they should. wyofile.com/wyoming-nati... #wyomingnativefish #fishing #wyomingnews #wyomingwildlife
Bright colors and bold stripes: Meet the lesser known denizens of Wyoming’s prairie streams - WyoFile
Wyoming’s creeks still hold many of its native fish species, and they’re wilder than you think.
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On the surface, the Republican candidates running for Wyoming governor in 2026 appear to share many similar views. So WyoFile reviewed where they differ on several policy areas such as healthcare and data centers. wyofile.com/heres-where-... #wyomingovernorcandidates #wyomingnews
Here’s where the Republican candidates for Wyoming governor diverge on policy - WyoFile
The top Wyoming gubernatorial candidates in 2026 differ on healthcare, data centers, abortion and library book bans.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Fenn describes how smallpox shaped Wyoming and the West during the Revolutionary War era. The lecture, and a new film, explore what Wyoming looked like 250 years ago. wyofile.com/americans-fo... #smallpox #measles #wyominghistory #america250
Americans fought a common foe — smallpox — that forever changed the nation 250 years ago - WyoFile
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Fenn describes how smallpox shaped Wyoming and the West during the Revolutionary War era.
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Wyoming’s second largest city has gone from six to two obstetricians, a reminder that the state’s maternity care crisis continues. wyofile.com/it-isnt-sust... #wyomingnews #postpartumcare #maternitycare #ruralhealthcare
‘It isn’t sustainable.’ Casper OB-GYN weathers maternity care shortage - WyoFile
Wyoming’s second largest city has gone from six to two obstetricians, a reminder that the state’s maternity care crisis remains acute.
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Weston County Clerk Michael Tooman resigned Tuesday, three weeks before the primary election and less than two months since a district court judge appointed him to the position. His predecessor resigned in April while facing criminal charges. wyofile.com/another-west... #wyomingnews #elections
Another Weston County clerk resigns — this time 3 weeks before an election - WyoFile
The clerk’s office in Newcastle has been under significant strain since a 2024 ballot miscount led to multiple investigations and criminal charges.
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The Park County commissioners are taking a hard line with data centers, in large part after hearing overwhelming public sentiment in opposition and due to simply not knowing enough about potential issues. wyofile.com/park-county-...
Park County proposes prohibiting data centers in most areas - WyoFile
Commissioners agreed that data centers would only be permitted in certain zones, and that full prohibition may lead to litigation.
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Podcast: Soon, Wyoming voters will elect candidates for the state’s top five elected officials. Who are the people running to lead Wyoming? What exactly do the governor, secretary of state, superintendent of public instruction, treasurer and auditor do? wyofile.com/cheyenne-rou...
Cheyenne Roundup: Decision 2026 | Wyoming's next top leaders - WyoFile
Who are the candidates running to lead Wyoming? And what exactly do they do? This week, a look at the offices of governor, secretary of state, superintendent of public instruction, treasurer and audit...
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Columnist Kerry Drake writes that he almost never agrees with the leaders of the Wyoming Republican Party, but he was impressed that members voting on endorsing primary candidates made it a point to express why they think letting voters decide elections is a better way. wyofile.com/wyoming-gops...
Opinion | Wyoming GOP’s decision to endorse primary candidates faced healthy internal opposition
When confronted by party members opposed to picking winners and losers instead of letting voters decide, leaders ducked the issue, writes columnist Kerry Drake.
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Writing 250 years into the future, guest columnist writer Taylar Dawn Stagner reflects on Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho history since America's birth. wyofile.com/letter-to-a-... #america250 #wyominghistory #indigenoushistory #equalitystate #stateofequality
State of Equality | Letter to a future ancestor
Writing 250 years into the future, writer Dawn Stagner reflects on Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho history since America's birth.
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The feds backed the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office as a judge mulled whether to dismiss an ACLU lawsuit challenging the office’s federal immigration enforcement contracts. wyofile.com/feds-back-la... #ice #wyomingnews #immigration
Feds back Laramie County sheriff as court mulls request to dismiss ACLU immigration lawsuit - WyoFile
ACLU will likely refile lawsuit if case is dismissed on procedural grounds.
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"Painted brilliant white against dark brown wood, the town hall sign preserves an undeniable truth: 'Mrs. Wissler was truly a pioneer.'" wyofile.com/whats-the-re... #wyomingnews #wyominghistory #equalitystate #america250
State of Equality | What's the real story behind Wyoming's first woman mayor?
A distinct Dayton storefront reveals an important piece of history that columnist Jessica Brauer questions why she didn't know before.
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