FMCSA renews medical certification waiver: Drivers should continue to carry wallet card

More than a decade ago, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) set out to streamline the process of verifying that drivers of commercial motor vehicles were physically able to operate safely. The Medical Examiner’s Certification...

2025 Election: What's on the ballot in Cheyenne County?

CHEYENNE COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — The 2025 Coordinated election is just two weeks away, and Cheyenne County voters will decide on two state ballot measures. Key Dates and Deadlines October 27 - Last day to apply to register to vote through the mail,...

Big Weather Pattern Change For SE Wyoming: Rain Or Snow?

The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service says a storm system may be headed our way early next week. But exactly what it will include and how strong it may be aren't yet known. The agency posted the following on it's website: Mild and...

Wyoming Loves Used Old Cars, Ranking Third In The Nation

According to a new LendingTree analysis of more than half a million used car loan inquiries, Wyoming ranks #3 in the nation for buying older used cars. Key findings for Wyoming: Wyoming shoppers look for used cars averaging 6.2 years old, tying...

Shutdown shuts out low-income Wyomingites from heating help

The LIEAP heating program helped over 8,000 households keep warm last winter, SNAP benefits are also in jeopardy. by Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com The federal government shutdown has forced state officials to pause a program that helps thousands of...

Wyoming senator introduces resolution to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A Wyoming senator, alongside another from Louisiana, has introduced a resolution to nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize next year. The nomination highlights Trump's work on Operation Warp Speed, an initiative...

Help Is Available For Wyomingites Who Are Struggling

If you live in Wyoming and your family needs help, you can dial three simple numbers to get the assistance you need. 2-1-1 Especially if you're receiving Government assistance, and because of the shutdown, your help has shut down too. Wyoming 211...

UW Family Medicine Residents Save Rodeo Cowboy’s Life

The University of Wyoming’s Family Medicine Residency Program in Cheyenne trains doctors for rural practice, including sports and rodeo medicine. That training proved lifesaving this summer at Cheyenne Frontier Days. While appearing on Sheridan...

West Michigan hospitals partner on new $45M health center in Zeeland

ZEELAND, MI — Holland Hospital and University of Michigan Health began construction on Wednesday, Oct. 22, of the new $45 million Westpark Specialty Center in Zeeland. Expected to open in 2027, the 63,000-square-foot health center at 8334 Westpark...

CWD detected in a new Wyoming hunt area

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has reported the confirmed presence of chronic wasting disease for the first time in Elk Hunt Area 61 in the Cody Region. According to Game and Fish, the presence was confirmed in a deceased cow elk found in...

Wyoming lawmakers scrutinize Health Department ahead of budget session

Dietrich plans events for remainder of 2025

The Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock will be the setting for plenty of holiday events, beginning with some Halloween-themed movies and an open mic night of haunted story telling. Also coming up are classes in pottery, jewelry making, cookie...

Wyoming might ask feds for permission to ban candy and soda from SNAP purchases

Wyoming lawmakers on the interim Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Committee voted to sponsor a draft bill on Oct. 17 that would ask the feds for permission to ban candy and soda from SNAP purchases, formerly called food stamps. The...

Town of Cheyenne Wells council meeting minutes – September 12, 2025

Town of Cheyenne Wells Regular Meeting Council Chambers September 15, 2025 6pm CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pro Tern Carleton Pelton called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag. Councilman Zach...

Around Wyoming, Wednesday, October 22

A drug court provider is helping people in the same spot where she once was. The Uinta County Herald reports Kelsee Ficker hit rock bottom after multiple years of using drugs. She was arrested several times, but the time in 2014, she found out she...

Wyoming lawmakers scrutinize Health Department ahead of budget session

Over 21,000 Wyomingites get WyoFile delivered straight to their inbox. Join your neighbors and stay informed with the stories shaping Wyoming. The Wyoming Legislature’s 2026 budget session is still four months away, but lawmakers are already...

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center is enhancing its experience by adding the latest in augmented imaging with Allia IGS7 from GE HeathCare

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Oct. 14, 2025 — Cheyenne Regional Medical Center has upgraded its interventional radiology imaging capabilities with GE HealthCare’s Allia IGS 7 in the medical imaging department’s new interventional radiology suite. “Cheyenne...

Idaho universities propose hundreds of new state-supported medical school seats

Lawmakers this year set a goal to subsidize tuition for 30 additional medical school students annually, an effort to ease state’s doctor shortage. But university leaders want to go well beyond that. On Monday, medical education administrators from...

AROUND WYOMING: Truck Crash, Lane Closures and Afton Food Drive!

Truck Crash The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a GMC pickup failed to stop at the intersection, crashing into another truck around 11 a.m. Monday. Both drivers were transported for medical evaluations and cited for not wearing seatbelts. Traffic was...

'We've lost enough people' — Tribal Health works to stem overdose deaths

LANDER — Eastern Shoshone Tribal Health Community Health Educator Jocelyn Dewey’s map of 2025 overdoses on the Wind River Reservation paints a concerning picture. “We’ve had 81 overdoses, 10 overdose deaths, and only 22 times during those...