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ICE inducts 25 Laramie County deputies to enforce immigration
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
After completing a 40-hour training, 25 Laramie County Sheriff’s Office deputies are certified to enforce federal immigration laws and assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE also has approved the Laramie County jail to hold immigration detainees awaiting deportation, with space for an estimated 100 people. Read the full story.

Johnson County, state give input on national forest roadless rescission
Buffalo Bulletin
As the U.S. Forest Service reconsiders its management of roadless areas, Johnson County offered its two cents in its role as a cooperating agency. The Bighorn National Forest has 689,770 acres that are part of the forest’s roadless inventory, which is 62% of the forest, Johnson County Commission Chairman Bill Novotny said in comments to the Forest Service. Read the full story.

BLM approves uranium exploration in Fremont County
County 10
The Bureau of Land Management is allowing Rush Uranium to proceed with exploration drilling at Copper Mountain in Fremont County. The decision record found no significant impact to the environment for the work. The company plans to drill up to 222 holes looking for uranium and construct associated infrastructure on public and private lands about 15 miles northeast of Shoshoni. Read the full story.

With Grand Teton open in shutdown, tourists seek toilet paper as staff preps for furloughs
Jackson Hole Daily
A line formed Wednesday morning outside the Craig Thomas Visitor and Discovery Center in Grand Teton National Park — but not for backcountry permits, or advice for leaf peeping in the frontcountry. Instead, tourists waited to use a single-stall restroom on the side of the building since the indoor bathrooms were closed. “There’s no toilet paper, y’all,” one visitor warned the crowd. Read the full story.

Feds to assist Park County in building outdoor rec economy
Powell Tribune
As the Powell Economic Partnership seeks to boost the local economy with outdoor recreation, it’s getting some help from the federal government. The Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies formally announced that the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities planning assistance program is coming to Park County. Read the full story.