Births fall in Wyoming hospitals as lawmakers study maternity care gaps

Over 21,000 Wyomingites get WyoFile delivered straight to their inbox. Join your neighbors and stay informed with the stories shaping Wyoming. Births continue to fall in many Wyoming hospitals as lawmakers seek remedies for widening gaps in maternity care …

Around Wyoming, Thursday, June 26

According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on June 23, 1919, Casper set a local record with the arrest of 21 drunks in one night. No word on if that record’s been broken since. On June 23, 1923, a man in Glendo was caught siphoning whiskey from a barrel …

Wyoming Senator Pushing to Pass Budget Package

JUNE 26, 2025 | Photo – Senator John Barrasso – Bigfoot99 file photo In Washington, D.C., U.S. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso has been leading the charge this week to push President Donald Trump’s budget package across the finish-line. Called the “One …

New Wyoming election laws going into effect in July

Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Regulating Wyoming’s elections was arguably one of the top priorities for the state Legislature in this year’s legislative session, with dozens of election-related bills filed for consideration. However, only a fraction …

Wyoming Debrief June 26, 2025

Chip sealing begins Thursday north of Riverton on U.S. 26/Wyoming 789

With paving complete north of Riverton, chip sealing is scheduled to begin Thursday morning on the $3.67 million pavement improvement project on U.S. 26/Wyoming 789. Chip sealing will occur between milepost 106.28 (Webbwood/WY789 intersection) and …

SBA offers drought disaster loans in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming to offset economic losses caused by drought beginning April 1. The declaration …

Lummis, Barrasso, Hageman Introduce Legislation to Accelerate Critical Wyoming Infrastructure Projects

U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso joined Representative Harriet Hageman this week to introduce the Small Projects Expedited Execution and Delivery Act, bipartisan legislation designed to streamline federal permitting processes and accelerate …

State Senators Lead First Major Meeting on Wyoming County Water Crisis

With lawsuits looming and contaminated water still flowing, lawmakers call for accountability and long-term solutions. WEST VIRGINIA (WOAY) – The Wyoming County water crisis was formally addressed in Charleston last week, following a meeting called by …

Wyoming County purchases new communications tower

Wyoming County will now have a new communications tower in the northwestern part of the county where services can sometimes be lacking. At a Wyoming County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning (June 24), the county agreed to the purchase of a …