CHEYENNE, Wyoming, July 29 -- The Wyoming Judicial Branch issued the following news on July 27, 2023: Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate M. Fox, who acts as Chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission, announced today a vacancy for a Circuit Court Judge in the Fourth Judicial District, Sheridan and Johnson Counties. The judicial vacancy will occur as a result of the retirement of Circuit Court Judge Shelley A. Cundiff effective January 1, 2024. The position will be filled on January 2,  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: An assistant professor with the Division of Communication Disorders in the University of Wyoming's College of Health Sciences is a recipient of this year's American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Advancing Academic-Research Careers (AARC) Award. Amy Peterson, whose research focuses on intervention for adolescent students with language-related learning disabilities and implementation of evidenc  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming scientist has been honored by The Wildlife Society (TWS) for exceptional service to the wildlife profession. Kevin Monteith, a professor and Wyoming Excellence Chair in UW's Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources and the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, has been named a TWS Fellow. He joins a select group that includes just two other UW facult  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, July 27 -- The Wyoming Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded almost $6.8 million in contracts for four Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its July 20 regular business meeting. A $2.7 million bid was awarded to Sheridan-based Advanced Electrical Contracting Inc. for a project involving electrical work, traffic control, sidewalk, curb and gutter and other work in various loca  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 25 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: Beginning today (Monday), the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database (WYNDD) at the University of Wyoming will replace two of its most popular online data access tools with a new online tool. The WYNDD Data Explorer will combine and streamline the functionality of the two former tools. "This new web application allows users to view and download spatial data related to Wyoming species and habi  more