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Local Lookout: Olympian pumps up youth | Ivermectin sparks debate | Fishing derbies cut bait
Wyoming farm boy turned Olympic gold medalist, Rulon Gardner touts resilience at Youth Empowerment Night in Casper. Medical professionals push back on Cheyenne Republican’s effort to make it easier to get ivermectin. Mild winter puts Wyoming fishing derbies on ice.
Local Lookout: Tribal health cuts | Hunting violations punished | Rock Springs teacher vacancies
The Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee cut $58 million in federal dollars earmarked for tribal health care. A years-long investigation results in jail time for a prolific, nonresident hunter. A school district’s high number of teacher vacancies raises alarms.
Local Lookout: Coal-seam fire mapping | Abortion ruling motivates marchers | Cheyenne celebrates MLK Jr.
A trio of northern Wyoming counties seeks a $1 million grant to find coal seam fires, in part, to prevent new fires. Wyoming’s Right to Life movement draws hundreds to Cheyenne. Hundreds also gather in Cheyenne for annual event honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Local Lookout: Electric rate hike | Lawmaker listening sessions | Community connectivity
Sheridan County residents face a 24.36% increase in electric rates from Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. Two Democratic state lawmakers hear residents’ top concerns. Laramie has a plan to improve how people move through the city.
Local Lookout: Teacher complaint dismissed | Railroad restoration | School board size debated
The Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board has dismissed a complaint against a teacher accused of neglect in a student suicide. Evanston railroad buffs are restoring a steam engine. The Johnson County school board is shrinking from nine to seven members.
Local Lookout: Tribal offices reopen | Proposed warrants panned | A fowl ordinance?
Tribal offices reopen following the upheaval of the Eastern Shoshone Business Council. Cheyenne’s efforts to improve safety inspections prompt worries about the potential for unreasonable searches and seizures. Casper mulls treating quail and other birds the same as urban chickens.
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