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Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) infection has been found in Wyoming livestock in Goshen County. As a result, the Wyoming State Fair and the Wyoming Livestock Board are requiring a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection within 14 days prior to going to the state fair on all livestock originating from any county in Wyoming or other states where VSV has been found. The following statement must appear on the certificate: “The animals represented on this certificate are not from a premises under quarantine for VSV and they are not showing any c... Full story
Archery season is just around the corner with most areas for antelope opening on Aug. 15 and most areas for deer and elk open to archers on Sept. 1. A few areas have different openers so bowhunters should check regulations for seasons in the area they want to hunt. The following are questions often asked by archers. Do I need an archery license in addition to my big game license? Yes…usually. Archers hunting in the archery preseason need an archery permit in most areas. The exception is for holders of Type 9 archery only licenses. Persons h...
A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services in Wyoming cities throughout August. Vicki Richards is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans' benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims, or VA healthcare. Richards can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare. Her office is located at the Joint Forces Readiness Center, 5800 Central Ave., in Cheyenne, and she will also...
The Panhandle Senior Ladies Golf Association held their latest outing at Rolling Green Golf Club in Morrill. First place and two birdies went to the team of Mary Nielsen, Dee Vogel, Myrna Carroll and Donna Meier. Coming in second was the team of Gina Briggs, Sylvia Debus, Norma Perkins and Rose Jacoby. Sandy Huckfeldt, Jill Wozniak, Judie Brighton and Pat Rogers took third, while the team of Sheri Dobrinski, Londa Maron, Beth Korell and Jan Bashaw took fourth. The team of Vickie Nemnich, Claudia Benda, Joy Eberhardt and Chris Lapaseotes got...
The 103rd Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo is accepting local entries from Wyoming cowboys and cowgirls to participate in the 2015 PRCA Rodeo. Rodeo performances are scheduled for Aug. 13-14 at the State Fairgrounds. Contestants must be entered by July 24, at 2 p.m. All Wyoming residents 18 years and older are eligible to compete in the State Fair Rodeo. Seven traditional rodeo events are offered- bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, tie down roping, team roping, steer wrestling, steer roping and girls barrel racing. Contestants must complete...
There is plenty of summer left to enjoy Wyoming’s boating opportunities. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reminds watercraft users of how to comply with the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) laws and regulations. Here are some of the key points to remember: Law requires anyone transporting a watercraft to stop at all open check stations regardless of residency or previous inspection. Boat inspections are also available at Game and Fish Regional Offices during normal business hours. Any watercraft transported into Wyoming from March 1 t...
Presidential Major Disaster Declaration has made Wyoming County eligible for disaster assistance. Farmers and ranchers may qualify for Emergency Loans based on losses caused by severe storms and flooding that occurred May 24, 2015 through June 6, 2015. Albany and Platte counties in Wyoming are declared Primary disaster areas. Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie and Niobrara counties are contiguous to the primary designated counties and are therefore also eligible for assistance. To qualify for production loss loans, applicants must have suffered...
The Secretary of State’s office has certified the application for a ballot initiative, The Peggy A. Kelley Wyoming Cannabis Act of 2016, to legalize medical marijuana in the state. The first step of a ballot initiative of any nature requires certification from the office of Secretary of State for compliance with the application process. "The Secretary of State must remain neutral on the merits of the issue presented by the applicant," stated Secretary of State Ed Murray. “Our office reviewed the application and proposed bill submitted by the co...
Eleven year-old Grace Steenbergen of Pine Bluffs represented Wyoming at the annual American Gelbvieh (Gelp-fee) Junior Association's (AGJA) national show, held June 28 thru July 3, at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ohio. The Heart of it All Classic national show hosted more than 250 cattle entries and 400 youth between the ages of five and 21 years old. The AGJA is the junior division of the American Gelbvieh Association. Steenbergen's heifer, JCGR Bar GT Layla 162B, won reserve...
High West Energy has announced the recipients of its 2015 college scholarships. High West Energy’s scholarship award program was created to encourage and assist in the educational pursuits of the co-op’s members and their families. “These scholarships are one of many ways we strive to demonstrate to the members and local communities that we are always looking out for them,” said Brian Heithoff, CEO/general manager of High West Energy. For students to be considered, their parents or legal guardians must be current members of the coopera...
The Panhandle Senior Ladies Golf Association held their latest outing at Skyview Golf Course in Alliance. The next outing is July 20 in Morrill, and participants must call 308-247-2817 by July 15 to register for play. New members are welcome any time during the season, and must be 50 years of age or older. Coming in first and having two birdies was the team of Sally Plover, Ellen Ramig, Daria Fade and Margaret Lienemann. Second place and one birdie went to the team of Terry Korell, Terry Espinoza, Bev Lee and Jerry Mathistad . The team of...
Cheyenne Frontier Days will drive nearly 550 head of Corriente steers from the pasture north of Cheyenne along I-25, and through the city streets into Frontier Park Sunday, July 12. The drive begins at approximately 7:15 a.m. at the intersection of I-25 and Horse Creek Road, north of the city. It then moves along I-25 on the Eastern frontage road to Hynds Blvd, turns south to Central Avenue to Kennedy Road, and then moves from Kennedy Road to Carey Avenue and into Frontier Park. Approximate arrival times at the following areas are as follows:...
Delta Club met at the home of Joy Barnes on Thursday, June 25. Our attendance question was introductions, and how did you get to the Albin area. Present were members Joy Barnes, Judy Anderson, Vernita Anderson, Martha Cannon, Mary Jo Larson, Jerrene Randall, Pat Palm and Dorothy Seymour. Guests were Marcel Harrell, Kathy Olson and Evy Rabou. We visited about up coming Albin day. We will be hosting Bingo again this year. The float will, of course, be awesome. Members and guests had a really yummy dessert and strawberry lemonade. They then went...
Hunters who missed the application periods to get into the drawings for elk, deer and antelope licenses still have an opportunity to hunt this fall by picking up licenses that were undersubscribed in the initial drawings. Leftover full-price licenses will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Following the June drawing there are 1,818 elk, 1,178 deer and 4,420 antelope licenses remaining. Leftover reduced price licenses will be sold beginning July 15, and include 10,220 cow/calf elk licenses, 4,876 doe/fawn deer licenses, and 5,063...
Resident and non-resident moose and bighorn sheep hunters, and non- resident elk, deer and antelope hunters, are reminded that the preference point only application period is now underway. Applications for preference points will be accepted through Sept. 30. Preference points are available for qualifying big game hunters who did not apply for a moose or bighorn sheep license this year, and non-resident elk, deer and antelope hunters who did not apply for a license this year, or who did not draw their first choice license and did not mark the...
The Wyoming Highway Patrol is reminding everyone of a new law that took effect on July 1st. The new three-foot safety zone when passing bicyclists has become enforceable and states: "The driver of a motor vehicle overtaking and passing a bicycle, which is operating lawfully, proceeding in the same direction shall, when space allows, maintain at least a three (3) foot separation between the right side of the driver's motor vehicle, including all mirrors and other projections from the motor vehicle, and the bicycle." This new statute is safety or...
Dairy farmers can now enroll in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Margin Protection Program for coverage in 2016. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides financial assistance to participating dairy operations when the margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs – falls below the coverage level selected by the farmer. "More than half of our nation's dairy producers enrolled in the 2015 program, which exceeded our expectations for the first year of the program," said Harden. "We are confid...
Beginning July 2, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will be accepting applications for early season sandhill crane permits and limited quota fall turkey licenses. Applications must be received at the Game and Fish Cheyenne office by July 31 for both the sandhill crane permits and fall turkey licenses. The sandhill crane application is unlike other applications in that residents and nonresidents can apply for crane permits together as a party. The maximum party size is two but waterfowl licensing regulations apply. Drawings for resident and n...
The 65th annual Egbert-Hillsdale-Carpenter-Burns alumni banquet was held Saturday, June 13, with approximately 113 people attending. Dwight Morse, Burns Class of 1975, traveled the farthest from North Carolina. Alumni representing 70-plus years this year were Don Morse, Carpenter 1939; Neva Talbot Moats, Hillsdale 1938; Ben Bastian, Burns 1942; A. Sydney Martin, Burns 1945; and Helen LaFollette Bledsoe, Egbert 1944. They were introduced by the emcee for the evening, Gary Palmer, Burns 1959, and...
The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) is proud to announce that 51 outstanding Wyoming cowboys and cowgirls have been chosen to become 2015 Honorees. Formed for exclusively historical, cultural, literary and educational purposes, WCHF's chief goal is “To preserve, promote, perpetuate, publish and document Wyoming’s rich working cowboy and ranching history through researching, profiling and honoring individuals who broke the first trails and introduced that culture to this state. WCHF plans to collect, display and preserve the stories, pho...
The 2015 drawings for resident elk as well as for resident and non-resident deer and antelope licenses are now in the books. Hunters can check their results on the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s website or by calling 307-777-4600. Refund warrants for those unsuccessful in the drawings will be mailed in the next several weeks followed by the licenses mailings for those who were successful in the drawings. As is usually the case, a number of areas have licenses remaining. A listing of the areas with licenses remaining for each species is foun...
Hunters who are looking for the opportunity to hunt in the best areas in Wyoming are reminded that less than ten days remain to apply for the Super Tag and Super Tag Trifecta raffles. The deadline to apply is July 1. This is the second year the Super Tag and Super Tag Trifecta raffles have been held. Winners of the inaugural 2014 raffles bagged trophy class animals including several that made record books. Both residents and non-residents are eligible to apply. Tickets are sold by species. One winner will be drawn for each of the nine species....
Reata Beck, a 10th grade student at Burns Junior/Senior High School, has earned a position on the Wyoming state National High School rodeo team, and will be traveling with fellow teammates to Rock Springs, July 12 thru 18, to compete at the 67th annual National High School Finals Rodeo in goat tying, reined cowhorse and trap shooting. The rodeo will feature more than 1,500 contestants from 42 states, five Canadian provinces, and Australia. In addition to competing for more than $200,000 in...
Governor Matt Mead directed the Attorney General to appeal a federal district judge’s decision to dismiss the state’s lawsuit against the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over wild horse management in Wyoming. The state’s appeal was filed and will be heard in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. The State of Wyoming sued in December 2014 to require the DOI and BLM to properly manage wild horse populations under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. “The situation has not changed – the BLM has still...
