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The layoffs at Hoskinson Contracting and Hoskinson Concrete are due to the completion of the Hoskinson Health & Wellness Clinic in Gillette, according to the companies.
The concrete business will close permanently. Wyoming Workforce Services is assisting laid off workers.
The concrete business will close permanently. Wyoming Workforce Services is assisting laid off workers.
Construction companies lay off 123 workers in Gillette - WyoFile
The layoffs include employees at Hoskinson Contracting and Hoskinson Concrete. The concrete company will close permanently.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The layoffs at Hoskinson Contracting and Hoskinson Concrete are due to the completion of the Hoskinson Health & Wellness Clinic in Gillette, according to the companies.
The concrete business will close permanently. Wyoming Workforce Services is assisting laid off workers.
The concrete business will close permanently. Wyoming Workforce Services is assisting laid off workers.
OPINION: Steve Pearce, Trump's nominee to run the BLM, has worked to privatize and undermine our public lands, writes Aaron Weiss.
Opinion | This Trump nominee wants to liquidate public lands
Steve Pearce, Trump’s nominee to run the BLM, has worked to privatize and undermine our public lands, writes Aaron Weiss.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
OPINION: Steve Pearce, Trump's nominee to run the BLM, has worked to privatize and undermine our public lands, writes Aaron Weiss.
A sinking river and a rising development opportunity sit side by side in Sinks Canyon State Park. On the heels of another development controversy in the beloved park, however, State Parks is proceeding with care as it gathers public input on a potential visitor center renovation.
In Sinks Canyon State Park, makeover opportunity rises - WyoFile
Wyoming looks to pursue a grant for $5M renovation in one of its most popular parks. In the wake of recent via ferrata snafu, state is seeking as much public input as possible.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A sinking river and a rising development opportunity sit side by side in Sinks Canyon State Park. On the heels of another development controversy in the beloved park, however, State Parks is proceeding with care as it gathers public input on a potential visitor center renovation.
Though the court's decision is a relief to some counties that worried about having to potentially pay back millions, lawmakers have since expanded the tax exemption in question, meaning local governments will receive less revenue going forward.
Wyoming Supreme Court denies $3M tax exemption claim by oil and gas company - WyoFile
A new state law expands the exemption, however, allowing the industry a larger tax break on electricity purchased to move petrol via pipelines.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Though the court's decision is a relief to some counties that worried about having to potentially pay back millions, lawmakers have since expanded the tax exemption in question, meaning local governments will receive less revenue going forward.
The substance of a revision ordered by the Trump administration remains under wraps, though changes will be confined to "special management areas." It's widely expected that the updated plans will deemphasize conservation.
BLM’s heated Rock Springs plan took 12 years to finish. Now the feds must redo it in one. - WyoFile
The substance of a revision ordered by the Trump administration remains under wraps, though changes will be confined to “special management areas.”
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December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The substance of a revision ordered by the Trump administration remains under wraps, though changes will be confined to "special management areas." It's widely expected that the updated plans will deemphasize conservation.
Gillette’s so-called hate crimes ordinance is being removed from its city code. Park County is questioning how much to chip in for a shooting complex already drawing on state tax funds.
Laramie County is making it easier to add storage spaces, such as shipping containers, on private property.
Laramie County is making it easier to add storage spaces, such as shipping containers, on private property.
Local Lookout: Hate crimes repeal | Shooting complex subsidy | Development deregulation - WyoFile
Gillette’s so-called hate crimes ordinance is being removed from its city code. Park County is questioning how much to chip in for a shooting complex already drawing on state tax funds. Laramie County...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Gillette’s so-called hate crimes ordinance is being removed from its city code. Park County is questioning how much to chip in for a shooting complex already drawing on state tax funds.
Laramie County is making it easier to add storage spaces, such as shipping containers, on private property.
Laramie County is making it easier to add storage spaces, such as shipping containers, on private property.
OPINION: Our disagreements, regardless of how trivial or necessary, are becoming ever more bitter.
Opinion | The home I would come home to
Our disagreements, regardless of how trivial or necessary, are becoming ever more bitter, writes columnist David Romtvedt.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
OPINION: Our disagreements, regardless of how trivial or necessary, are becoming ever more bitter.
Recent snowfall and plunging temperatures gave Wyoming ski resorts the weather they've been hoping for after a dry and mild November.
Two resorts will open to skiers by Friday, and managers elsewhere hope Mother Nature brings more winter.
Two resorts will open to skiers by Friday, and managers elsewhere hope Mother Nature brings more winter.
December snow helps Wyoming ski areas begin to open - WyoFile
Lifts will be turning at Jackson Thursday and Targhee Friday. A warm and dry November has delayed the season's start.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Recent snowfall and plunging temperatures gave Wyoming ski resorts the weather they've been hoping for after a dry and mild November.
Two resorts will open to skiers by Friday, and managers elsewhere hope Mother Nature brings more winter.
Two resorts will open to skiers by Friday, and managers elsewhere hope Mother Nature brings more winter.
Following the Nov. 14 death of Rep. John Eklund, R-Cheyenne, the Laramie County Republican Party was tasked with nominating three candidates to succeed him. Party officials need to fill his vacancy before the 2026 budget session kicks off in February.
Three candidates selected to fill Eklund's legislative seat - WyoFile
Following the death of Rep. John Eklund, Wyoming politicians move quickly to fill the vacancy before the 2026 budget session.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Following the Nov. 14 death of Rep. John Eklund, R-Cheyenne, the Laramie County Republican Party was tasked with nominating three candidates to succeed him. Party officials need to fill his vacancy before the 2026 budget session kicks off in February.
BREAKING: Authorities suspect Andi Summerville embezzled $31,000 from the Wyoming Association of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers while serving as the group's executive director.
She was a prominent voice on mental health issues in Wyoming before her firing earlier this year.
She was a prominent voice on mental health issues in Wyoming before her firing earlier this year.
Former Laramie mayor charged with stealing from Wyoming mental health group - WyoFile
Authorities suspect Andi Summerville embezzled $31,000 from the Wyoming Association of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers. She says she’s innocent.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
BREAKING: Authorities suspect Andi Summerville embezzled $31,000 from the Wyoming Association of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers while serving as the group's executive director.
She was a prominent voice on mental health issues in Wyoming before her firing earlier this year.
She was a prominent voice on mental health issues in Wyoming before her firing earlier this year.
Although evidence of a new infusion of bloodlines is lacking, both transplant animals are alive, and breeding is anticipated to occur soon if it hasn't already.
"She should have bred this year, so it’ll be interesting to see if she has cubs this spring," a Wyoming biologist said.
"She should have bred this year, so it’ll be interesting to see if she has cubs this spring," a Wyoming biologist said.
What happened to the grizzlies Wyoming trucked in from Montana to boost genetic diversity? - WyoFile
Although evidence of a new infusion of bloodlines is lacking, both transplant animals are alive, and breeding is anticipated to occur soon if it hasn’t already.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Although evidence of a new infusion of bloodlines is lacking, both transplant animals are alive, and breeding is anticipated to occur soon if it hasn't already.
"She should have bred this year, so it’ll be interesting to see if she has cubs this spring," a Wyoming biologist said.
"She should have bred this year, so it’ll be interesting to see if she has cubs this spring," a Wyoming biologist said.
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An all-hands-on-deck effort, tens of millions in funding and a breakthrough herbicide are helping but not halting a destructive force slowly enveloping the best sagebrush left on Earth.
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An all-hands-on-deck effort, tens of millions in funding and a breakthrough herbicide are helping but not halting a destructive force slowly enveloping the best sagebrush left on Earth.
Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/inside-wyomi...
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An all-hands-on-deck effort, tens of millions in funding and a breakthrough herbicide are helping but not halting a destructive force slowly enveloping the best sagebrush left on Earth.
Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/inside-wyomi...
Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/inside-wyomi...
December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
An all-hands-on-deck effort, tens of millions in funding and a breakthrough herbicide are helping but not halting a destructive force slowly enveloping the best sagebrush left on Earth.
Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/inside-wyomi...
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OPINION: The one-time Senate hopeful is on a social media blitz. But it's unclear what office he's actually gunning for, writes columnist Rod Miller.
Opinion | What’s the deal with Reid Rasner?
The one-time Senate hopeful is on social media blitz. But it’s unclear what office he’s actually gunning for, writes columnist Rod Miller.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
OPINION: The one-time Senate hopeful is on a social media blitz. But it's unclear what office he's actually gunning for, writes columnist Rod Miller.
The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program resumed this week after a 45-day pause due to the government shutdown. The delay is partly to blame for some households facing service shutoffs, one social service worker says.
Feds resume low-income heating help in Wyoming days after temps plunge - WyoFile
Some households face service shutoffs, in part, due to a delay in the program caused by the federal government shutdown.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program resumed this week after a 45-day pause due to the government shutdown. The delay is partly to blame for some households facing service shutoffs, one social service worker says.
This week marks the beginning of the Wyoming Legislature's budget hearings. During the four-week process, the Joint Appropriations Committee meets in Cheyenne to hear agency requests and to draft a budget bill ahead of the 2026 session.
How will lawmakers spend Wyoming's tax dollars? The budgeting process is underway. - WyoFile
This week marks the beginning of the Legislature's work on the state’s next two-year budget.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This week marks the beginning of the Wyoming Legislature's budget hearings. During the four-week process, the Joint Appropriations Committee meets in Cheyenne to hear agency requests and to draft a budget bill ahead of the 2026 session.
Kemmerer wants to lure a housing manufacturer to town ahead of construction workers expected to flock to town for jobs tied to a new nuclear power plant.
Laramie officials also see housing as a pressing need. Casper’s brewery boom faces some health-conscious headwinds.
Laramie officials also see housing as a pressing need. Casper’s brewery boom faces some health-conscious headwinds.
Local Lookout: Kemmerer braces for workforce spike | Laramie talks taxes, housing shortage | Casper brewery taps out - WyoFile
Kemmerer wants to lure a housing manufacturer to town ahead of construction workers expected to flock to town for jobs tied to a new nuclear power plant. Laramie officials also see housing as a pressi...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Kemmerer wants to lure a housing manufacturer to town ahead of construction workers expected to flock to town for jobs tied to a new nuclear power plant.
Laramie officials also see housing as a pressing need. Casper’s brewery boom faces some health-conscious headwinds.
Laramie officials also see housing as a pressing need. Casper’s brewery boom faces some health-conscious headwinds.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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OPINION: It's not a win that a legislative panel aiming to abolish all property taxes in Wyoming settled for only canceling residential property taxes, opines columnist Kerry Drake.
Replacing lost revenue with a higher, regressive sales tax, he writes, is fundamentally unsound.
Replacing lost revenue with a higher, regressive sales tax, he writes, is fundamentally unsound.
Opinion | ‘Tax swap’ bills punish poor, enrich wealthy homeowners
Replacing residential property taxes with a higher, more volatile and regressive state sales tax is a terrible idea, opines columnist Kerry Drake.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
OPINION: It's not a win that a legislative panel aiming to abolish all property taxes in Wyoming settled for only canceling residential property taxes, opines columnist Kerry Drake.
Replacing lost revenue with a higher, regressive sales tax, he writes, is fundamentally unsound.
Replacing lost revenue with a higher, regressive sales tax, he writes, is fundamentally unsound.
Ranchers and researchers tout the futuristic technology's benefit to working lands and wildlife.
Proponents say virtual fences reduce the need for physical obstacles and make it easy for ranchers to modify their fenced areas as their needs change.
Proponents say virtual fences reduce the need for physical obstacles and make it easy for ranchers to modify their fenced areas as their needs change.
Virtual fences keep cows in and barbed wire out on Wyoming ranches - WyoFile
Ranchers and researchers tout futuristic technology's benefit to working lands and wildlife.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Ranchers and researchers tout the futuristic technology's benefit to working lands and wildlife.
Proponents say virtual fences reduce the need for physical obstacles and make it easy for ranchers to modify their fenced areas as their needs change.
Proponents say virtual fences reduce the need for physical obstacles and make it easy for ranchers to modify their fenced areas as their needs change.
Fremont County is an unlikely place for an orchestra, but a dynamic cellist has kept one alive and growing for 40 years. Rebecca Murdock conducts the symphony, secures world-class guest musicians and organizes rehearsals and performances on what has mostly been a shoestring budget.
Maestro Murdock orchestrates classical music culture in central Wyoming - WyoFile
Fremont County is an unlikely place for an orchestra, but a dynamic cellist has kept one alive and growing there for 40 years.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Fremont County is an unlikely place for an orchestra, but a dynamic cellist has kept one alive and growing for 40 years. Rebecca Murdock conducts the symphony, secures world-class guest musicians and organizes rehearsals and performances on what has mostly been a shoestring budget.
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