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Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder said the new Biden administrative initiative, known as Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, is a welfare program mis-marketed as a program for kids.

“The western tanager’s vibrant colors are sure to inspire eye-catching artwork,” said Chris Martin, Game and Fish visual communications supervisor and coordinator of this year’s content. “The timing of this year's art show event aligns with the bird's migration back to Wyoming. It will be a great time to highlight this visually remarkable bird and draw attention to its spring arrival in Wyoming.” Click into the article to read more about the adult and youth contests.

Free and open to adults and students, Pronghorn Reads encourages all Wyomingites to read one book each month. Prizes will be awarded during the year, and anyone who completes all 12 months of reading will be entered into a drawing for a grand prize. Click into the article to read more.

At 1 p.m. on Jan. 22, AARP Wyoming will be joined by Kemmerer Fire Chief and Sen. Fred Baldwin, Fremont County Commissioner Larry Allen and Jennifer Davis, the health-care policy adviser to Gov. Mark Gordon. This group will lay out why Wyomingites are seeing ambulance services struggle in the state and what can be done about it.

An updated Consensus Revenue Estimating Group (CREG) report informed members of the Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee they had $37.3 million in discretionary funds to spend this year.

“Most of us take sensible actions over the winter to look after ourselves, but we also need to think about how to keep our pets safe,” said veterinary surgeon Rebecca MacMillan. “The chilly weather can be enjoyed safely with our furry companions as long as you take a few simple precautions.”

Alzheimer’s by the numbers
• More than 6.7 million people in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia in 2023 – 55 million people around the world.
• About 1 in 9 people, or 11.3 percent, in the U.S. age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s dementia.
• More than 10,000 Wyomingites are living with dementia.
• Approximately two-thirds of those living with Alzheimer’s are women.
• Black Americans are twice as likely as whites to develop Alzheimer’s while Latinx folks are 50 percent more likely than whites.

The collaboration brings an array of classes aimed at promoting lifelong learning, empowerment and social engagement among Wyoming’s older adults, especially during the challenging winter months. Some offerings are live sessions; others are recorded and available at any time. “Wyoming residents can access thousands of interactive classes taught by older adults to their peers on GetSetUp,” Clark said. “These classes can be a simple way to connect with others from the comfort and safety of one’s home.”

The affidavit notes that while she was at the hospital, Sullivan saw Moore’s coat sitting near an examination room and made a spontaneous utterance that she had stabbed him.

The Energy Information Administration’s Short Term Energy Outlook Report says that combined generation from wind and solar will overtake generation from coal by more than 90 billion kilowatt hours in 2024.

Cole counts wapiti as they move onto the refuge each winter. Typically, at the end of December there are some 4,500 elk munching irrigated grasses on the southern half of the 24,700-acre refuge. But as of Wednesday, Cole was counting only about 3,200 elk in that area.

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Bodhi Day, Noche Buena, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, Diwali, or other holidays during this time of year, the Pinedale Roundup wishes you a happy and healthy season full of time-honored traditions and celebrations.

“UW Ag leadership has put together a thoughtful program with inputs from across the state,” says UW Trustee Macey Moore. “Students who graduate with this degree will find themselves prepared with the ability to navigate a diversity of roles in agriculture for their entire careers.”

In total, 18 parcels covering 21,494.95 acres sold for $3.405,179.

Game and Fish is currently taking comments through Dec. 4 on that proposed rule and two more proposed for black bear baiting and fur dealer licenses, according to John Lund of the Pinedale Regional Office.

Public meetings will be held in Rock Springs on Nov. 17 and Green River and Farson on Nov. 18. Organizers will provide an overview of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the RMP process and how to submit comments to the BLM. This will be followed by an interactive public workshop for the public to share their perspectives with a task force to be appointed by the governor.

The completed form must be received in the office of Chief Justice Fox no later than 5 p.m., on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Please do not submit letters of recommendation, as the commission will not consider them, but will instead only review documents specifically required by the expression of interest. Gov. Mark Gordon will appoint the Wyoming Supreme Court Justice from a list of three names submitted to him by the Judicial Nominating Commission. Serving on the Judicial Nominating Commission are Chief Justice Fox (chairman), three lawyers elected by the Wyoming State Bar: Katherine Strike of Lander, Devon O’Connell of Laramie and Mandy Good of Cheyenne; and three non-lawyers appointed by the governor: Paul Scherbel of Afton, Dan Kirkbride of Chugwater, and Lisa Anderson of Shell.

Gov. Mark Gordon appreciates that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has extended the current comment period on the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for an additional 60 days, ending on Jan. 17, 2024. Even more so, he welcomes the news – following lengthy and frank discussions – that the BLM is committing to roll up its sleeves to work with Wyoming people.

The comment period now closes on Jan. 17, 2024.

Gordon’s initiative is “Decarbonizing the West,” to examine decarbonization strategies including carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies; direct air capture and natural sequestration “to position western states at the forefront of innovation and reduce the effects of carbon emissions on the environment,” according to WGA.

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