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Park County approves gravel pit for shooting complex access
Powell Tribune
Park County Public Works is opening a new gravel pit to help build a road to the planned Wyoming State Shooting Complex south of Cody. In 2024, county commissioners agreed to provide up to $750,000 worth of in-kind support for the shooting complex by turning an existing two-track into a gravel road. Getting gravel from nearby will reduce costs, the Powell Tribune reports. Read the full story.
Johnson County school cellphone policy benefits students
Buffalo Bulletin
Johnson County School District No. 1 is seeing benefits from instituting a more uniform cellphone policy. Now that students’ phones are being kept at home or in lockers, middle schoolers are back to being kids in the school lunchroom, one principal tells the Buffalo Bulletin. Across the country, many states, districts and schools are creating or tightening student cellphone policies. Read the full story.
NCSD1 clarifies stance on high school ‘Club America’ chapters
Oil City News
Amid rumors and accusations regarding Turning Point USA chapters opening up in Natrona County School District 1 high schools, the district has released a statement, clarifying its stance on these clubs and any clubs students choose to initiate. The post notes that the district has had, and continues to have, two active clubs, Oil City News reports. Read the full story.
Ranchester pursues street camping prohibition
The Sheridan Press
The Ranchester Town Council is crafting a new ordinance to prohibit camping on public properties after discovering that the town couldn’t remove someone from sleeping on the streets without an ordinance, the Sheridan Press reports. The ordinance offers three exceptions — camping within designated areas, for emergencies and during special events. Read the full story.
Police arrest Cheyenne man after fatal road rage encounter at King Soopers
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
A Cheyenne man is facing one count of second-degree murder and four counts of aggravated assault in relation to a Sept. 20 road rage incident that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old. The Laramie County coroner has yet to release the name of the man who was killed, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports. Read the full story.