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Fremont County commissioners redo library board vote
Lander Journal
Fremont County commissioners are changing their tune about an illegal vote taken last month. The board decided Tuesday to remedy how they appointed two library board members in June. This time around, without the use of secret, ranked-choice ballots, the results were different, the Lander Journal reports. Read the full story.
Nonprofit shoulders cost of preventing vet homelessness due to government shutdown
Wyoming Public Radio
The Sheridan-headquartered nonprofit Volunteers of America Northern Rockies runs a program called Supportive Services for Veteran Families. Funded through an annual U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs grant, the program addresses homelessness by helping low-income vets with housing, food assistance, health care, transportation and utility bills. But the federal government shutdown is putting that mission at risk, Wyoming Public Radio reports. Read the full story.
Cheyenne considers MOU for share of Chugwater Energy impact funding
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne City Council Finance Committee members are considering whether to allow Mayor Patrick Collins to enter a memorandum of understanding with nearby counties and cities regarding how to divide up roughly $12 million in impact funds associated with the Chugwater Energy wind project. Impacted areas include Laramie, Platte and Goshen counties, Wheatland and Chugwater, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports. Read the full story.
Casper mayor speaks out against anti-LGBTQ social media comments
Oil City News
Casper Mayor Ray Pacheco is speaking out against negative social media comments following an Oil City News article about openings on the city’s LGBTQ Advisory Committee. Pacheco said the tone and “shared cruelty” of the words show why the committee is necessary, Oil City News reports. Read the full story.
Jackson contemplates permanent water restrictions as emergency ordinance ends
KHOL 89.1 Jackson Hole Community Radio
The town of Jackson is mulling five strategies for reducing water use. They range from educating consumers on how to decrease consumption, on the soft end of the spectrum, to passing an ordinance limiting lawn watering on the strict end. The town’s first-ever water restrictions went into place this past summer amid drought and increased demand, KHOL reports. Read the full story.