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Bridger Valley Chamber of Commerce to begin monthly luncheon again; announce other activities for the month

Charlotte Black, Director of the Bridger Valley Chamber of Commerce, announced the group will begin the monthly luncheons again Wednesday and also other activities for October. The lunches were forced to take a hiatus in March due to the COVID-19…

Kemmerer City says it received helpful advice for downtown renovations

Kemmerer City Administrator, Brian Muir, says the Downtown Redevelopment group recently met with the community and received some helpful advice on how to spruce up downtown. He says everyone’s response was helpful as over 200 surveys were given to the…

South Lincoln Hospital District expanding health services in the area

South Lincoln Hospital District has worked hard to offer new health services in the area and has recently opened or plan to open even more including specialty services. CEO of the medical center, Carl Sundberg, says part of their mission…

Kemmerer City asking for public input as it works to improve downtown

Kemmerer City is asking for the public’s input as it meets with Downtown Redevelopment Services September Tuesday to Thursday to finalize projects to improve downtown. Director for the Kemmerer Diamondville Community Area (KDCA) Chamber of Commerce, Ellan Potter, says Wednesday…

Fall River Propane celebrating 20 years and offers low price on propane

Sponsored by Fall River Propane Fall River Propane is continuing it celebration of 20 years in business and is offering a special price on propane of $0.87 per gallon for a minimum order of 200 gallons. Marketing/Sales Manager for Fall…

Local movie theaters slowly opening; ask for public’s help to continue to stay open

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit many small businesses in the state, but movie theaters have essentially been closed since the shutdowns began and are now asking for the public’s help as reopening begins. Owner of Skyview Lanes, Kris Simkins, says…

South Lincoln Hospital District meets fundraising goal to expand women’s health services after its golf tournament

South Lincoln Hospital District’s marketing coordinator, Cathy Sundberg, says its recent golf tournament met the fundraising goal set of $20,000 in an effort to expand women’s health services. Sundberg says it raised four times the amount it has in previous…

Kemmerer City Administrator hoping to find buyer who will keep JCPenney name alive in community

Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir says he is hoping to help find a potential buyer who will seek to keep the JCPenney name alive in the community where the retail store was founded and its first store built. The retail…

Gifts of Grace release overview on human trafficking cases in Wyoming from 2017-2020

Gifts of Grace founder Tyler Schwab put together an overview of human trafficking cases in Wyoming from 2017-2020 to remind the public how sexual abuse happens even in your own communities. With so much discussion on social media of human…

Wyoming Game and Fish hopes to eventually manage grizzly bear population

Wyoming Game and Fish says it hopes to be able to eventually manage the grizzly bear population saying they are recovered and the federal government no longer needs to maintain them. The department confirmed a grizzly sighting near Kemmerer last…