Police from Wyoming and Luzerne counties complete Crisis Intervention training

Wyoming County District Attorney Joe Peters and Tunkhannock Twp. police officers Ben Seibert and Jared Simon Tunkhannock Twp. police and other law enforcement officers from Wyoming and Luzerne counties recently completed Crisis Intervention Team training, …

Wyoming County schools chief addresses funding

As with other school systems across West Virginia, Wyoming County is looking at a projected decrease in county tax revenue next year as well as a reduction in the State Aid Funding Formula. The West Virginia Department of Education’s Public School Support …

Good Samaritan, 18, dies tragically while helping an injured driver in Wyoming

An 18-year-old Good Samaritan tragically died after a car struck while he helping an injured driver in Wyoming.  Riggin Cole Schaffer, of Broadus, Montana, stopped to assist a driver who had been involved in a single-car accident on Highway 130 in Laramie, …

5 Wildlife-Filled Nature Preserves To Explore Across Wyoming

Brown bears are omnivorous animals, with the vast majority of their diet consisting of plant matter.getty With just under 600,000 residents recorded in 2024, Wyoming holds the distinction of being the least populous of all fifty U.S. states—but what it …

SBA Offers Relief to Wyoming Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by January Drought

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Wyoming who sustained economic losses caused by the drought …

Wyoming’s rule allowing wind turbine blade disposal at coal mines takes effect

Wyoming recently came up with a new way to get rid of old wind turbine blades. The state got the green light from the feds in January – or so everyone thought. Let’s rewind to mid-January during the Wyoming legislative session. “After three and a half …

In Sen. Al Simpson’s final visit to the Wyoming Capitol, mourners find their own ways to say goodbye

When Al Simpson walked into the Wyoming State Capitol on Jan. 12, 1965 as a newly elected Park County representative, he began a political run that carried him into the halls of national power and the immortality of the history books. On Thursday, he …

University of Michigan buys $5M Wyoming facility to expand cancer care

The University of Michigan will acquire a medical office building on the UM Health-West hospital campus in Wyoming to use for expanding cancer care.  The university’s Board of Regents on March 20 approved buying the 22,215-square-foot medical office at …

Wyoming to appeal ruling on education funding

Wyoming will appeal the February court decision that found the state unconstitutionally underfunded public schools, according to a Wednesday filing.  The notice of appeal filed in Laramie District Court asks the Wyoming Supreme Court to review the case …

Trump's election order mirrors Wyoming, requires proof of citizenship