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Local Lookout: College plans more layoffs | Cheyenne crime falls | Pop shop bottlenecks traffic
Western Wyoming Community College is cutting nine more jobs after already eliminating or restructuring more than 60 positions. Cheyenne reports an ongoing crime drop. A popular, new soda shop has some neighbors fizzing mad.
Local Lookout: Missing elk | Asphalt plant proceeds | County pay lags
In the last two years, elk have all but disappeared from the wintry hills of the Gros Ventre. An asphalt plant pits property owners against a Park County decision. Natrona County study shows veteran employees’ salaries falling behind their peers.
Local Lookout: Newspaper nixes police blotter | County GOPs censure lawmakers | Bidding dispute pauses purchase
WPR talks with the Wyoming Tribune Eagle about how the newspaper is changing its crime coverage. The Sweetwater and Lincoln county GOP censure lawmakers, but for different reasons. A heavy equipment purchase sparks complaints of stifled competition.
Local Lookout: Sextortion affects Wyoming youth | Volunteers aid pronghorn | How to catch a deer poacher
As part of an in-depth series, The Sheridan Press reports on a rise in internet crimes against children in Wyoming. Volunteers remove obstacles for pronghorn migrating from winter range in the Big Horn Basin. Podcast reveals how wardens cracked a deer poaching case in Park County.
Local Lookout: Court OKs school closures | School funding in limbo | Caregivers share stories
A court decision clears the way for closing elementary schools in Cheyenne to save money. School districts in Albany and Campbell counties grapple with Wyoming’s new public school funding model. Caregivers reflect on aging, caregiving and grief at packed storytelling event.
Local Lookout: Wind damage widespread | Quilters craft comfort | Whooping cough cases rise
Cheyenne grapples with the widespread damage following Thursday’s severe wind storm. Jackson quilters craft comfort for those suffering from natural disasters, warfare and chronic poverty. Health officials warn of high rates of whooping cough, a particular risk to infants.
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