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Food pantries stretch resources to serve growing needs in Cheyenne
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
As the government shutdown persists, food pantries in Wyoming’s largest city are stretching already limited resources to meet an increasing population in need of assistance. Statewide, an estimated 6,000 federal employees are not working or receiving paychecks, and with nowhere else to turn, many are going to local food pantries to make ends meet, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports. Read the full story.
Riverton eyes stricter alcohol enforcement
The Ranger
If a liquor license holder in Riverton violates the law — be it staying open late or serving an underage customer — what happens? While the city does have an ordinance that empowers city leaders to impose escalating consequences for alcohol establishments, the city council is considering ways to increase accountability, The Ranger reports. On the table is a model currently used in Cody and Laramie, and under consideration in Lander. Read the full story.
Alcohol training ordinance in Rock Springs remains in limbo
Rocket Miner
Following public comment, the Rock Springs City Council tabled a proposed ordinance requiring servers to receive training to serve alcoholic drinks. One long-time business owner objected to the ordinance, saying that available research does not show that mandatory third-party training is better than other types of training, the Rocket Miner reports. Read the full story.
AI’s energy demand drives up electricity costs in Teton County
KHOL 89.1 Jackson Hole Community Radio
Homeowners, business owners and renters across Teton County might be noticing higher electricity bills, in part, due to the high-energy demand of data centers across the Northwest powering artificial intelligence. Lower Valley Energy’s 8% average price increase comes at the onset of winter, the highest energy use season of the year, KHOL 89.1 reports. Read the full story.
Chronic Wasting Disease shows up in one of Cody region’s gems
Powell Tribune
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is confirming elk with chronic wasting disease for the first time in Hunt Area 61 in the Cody Region. Surrounded by other CWD-positive hunt areas, Hunt Area 61 had long been considered one of the gems of Big Horn Basin and Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem elk lottery draws, the Powell Tribune reports. CWD is 100% fatal to infected deer, elk and moose. Read the full story.