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Spurring scrutiny, Teton County landowners subdivide land for family
Jackson Hole News&Guide
Rex Christensen has seen a lot change in Alta, the tiny, barely-in-Wyoming community where he’s spent much of his life. Due to the high cost of real estate, Christensen is setting aside parts of his land for his descendants who may not otherwise be able to live in Alta. His family has taken advantage of a Wyoming law designed to help ranching families split up their property. Read the full story.
No charges filed in fatal shooting outside Cheyenne supermarket
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
No formal charges have been filed against the man who allegedly shot and killed a 19-year-old Saturday night in front of Cheyenne’s King Soopers supermarket. Officers contacted another adult male, who they say claimed to be the shooter, and he was temporarily detained at the scene but later released. Read the full story.
Park County tourism revenue outpaces 2024
Cody Enterprise
Park County visitation continues to outpace last year, despite national trends declining. Lodging tax revenue, which comes from overnight stays, is up 2% from this time last year, the Park County Travel Council reported this month. Read the full story.
Sweet forecast for sugar beets
Powell Tribune
Area growers, well into the harvest of the 2025 sugar beet crop, expect record yields similar to last year’s. Sampling done in July and early August in the Western Sugar Cooperative’s Lovell factory district teased at promising numbers. Last year, the Lovell factory district crop posted the highest sugar content in history. Read the full story.
Gillette mulls economics, logistics, history of nuclear industry
Gillette News Record
If a nuclear project comes into a community and the residents are against it, then the project will likely fail. That was one of the messages Rebecca Casper, mayor of Idaho Falls, Idaho, had for the public Thursday evening during an informational meeting on nuclear energy at the Gillette College Tech Center. Other experts also shared their perspectives. Read the full story.