Self deportation, county clerk election, bird watching, and more...

About this episode

The episode discusses self-deportation, a new county clerk election in Weston County, and the growing popularity of bird watching.

Today on the show, we hear from a woman who grew up in Wyoming but decided to self-deport. Weston County has a new clerk after two years of investigations into the former county clerk’s election mistakes. And we tag along on one of the hottest outdoor recreation pastimes of the moment: bird watching. Those stories and more.

People in this episode

Host: Wyoming Public Media

Guest: a woman

Topics covered

• self deportation
• county clerk election
• bird watching
• outdoor recreation
• Wyoming news

Keywords

• self deportation
• county clerk
• bird watching
• Wyoming
• outdoor recreation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weston County, Wyoming Public Media

Places: Wyoming

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