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Out West Roundup: Motion-activated cameras capture animals being wild, weird

Jan 26, 2018

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Wyoming Motion-activated cameras capture animals being wild, weird CHEYENNE – How does a bighorn sheep say “cheese?” Some charismatic critters caught by motion-detecting wildlife cameras seem to know how to strike a pose. But it’s not just show business. As these devices get ever smaller, cheaper and more reliable, scientists across the United States are…
Out West Roundup: New Mexico Legislature overhauls sexual harassment policy

Jan 19, 2018

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New Mexico New Mexico Legislature overhauls sexual harassment policy SANTA FE – The New Mexico Legislature overhauled its policies against sexual harassment and misconduct this week, setting new standards for what constitutes harassment and adding outside oversight for investigations of lawmakers. The policy changes, approved by a panel of leading lawmakers on the eve of…
Out West Roundup: Idaho lands nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve designation

Jan 12, 2018

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Idaho Idaho lands nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve BOISE – A giant chunk of central Idaho with a dazzling night sky has become the nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve. The International Dark-Sky Association designated the 1,400-square-mile Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve. The sparsely populated area’s night skies are so pristine that interstellar dust…
Out West Roundup: They’re big, white and majestic. And you might be able to spot one in Kansas

Jan 5, 2018

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Kansas They’re big, white and majestic. And you might be able to spot one in Kansas It’s somewhat rare to see a snowy owl in Kansas. But you may have a better chance this year than most to catch a glimpse of one. They are popping up at various locations around the state. Snowy owls…
Lakes Powell and Mead have a little to cheer about to start 2018

Jan 2, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

There’s a little good news at the beginning of 2018 regarding water usage along the Colorado River. Lakes Powell and Mead both ended 2017 at higher levels than at the end of 2016. Water.data.com reported Jan. 1 that Lake Powell, at 490 feet, is at the highest it’s been since 2012, and about 22 feet…
Out West Roundup: Former Hopi chairman challenges eligibility of successor

Dec 29, 2017

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Arizona Former Hopi chairman challenges eligibility of successor FLAGSTAFF – The new chairman of a small northern Arizona tribe entered the race despite a provision in the Hopi constitution that prohibits anyone with a felony conviction within 10 years of declaring candidacy from doing so. Hopi Chairman Tim Nuvangyaoma openly talked about his struggles with…
Out West Roundup: Counties across Wyoming big economic winners from eclipse tourism

Dec 22, 2017

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Wyoming Counties across Wyoming big economic winners from eclipse tourism CHEYENNE – Cheyenne and Laramie County were among the biggest winners in Wyoming from tourism activity associated with the Great American Eclipse in August. And while the overall number of out-of-state visitors fell short of higher-end estimates, the Wyoming Office of Tourism is touting the…
Out West Roundup: Utah Republicans rally for Romney after Bannon remark on his Mormon faith

Dec 15, 2017

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Utah Utah Republicans rally for Romney after Bannon remark on his Mormon faith Mitt Romney’s allies lashed out at former White House strategist Steve Bannon last week after he said at an Alabama rally that Romney and his family “hid behind” their Mormon religion to avoid military service. Sen. Orrin Hatch and other prominent Utah…
Out West Roundup: Utah ski resorts giddy over Olympic bid, worried by DUI law

Nov 24, 2017

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Utah Utah ski resorts giddy over Olympic bid, worried by DUI law SALT LAKE CITY – Utah ski officials kick off the new season energized by the growing possibility of another Winter Olympics bid and buoyed by two straight seasons of record visitation. But there’s also some concern that publicity surrounding the state’s strict new…
Out West Roundup: Utah town headed toward keeping booze prohibition

Nov 17, 2017

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Utah Utah town headed toward keeping booze prohibition SALT LAKE CITY – One of Utah’s last “dry” communities is on track to maintain its eight-decade prohibition on alcohol sales after voters rejected a measure to allow sales that proponents said would boost tourism and opponents said would threaten the small city’s way of life. Following…