Towns face chicken-and-egg dilemma with nuclear project needs
• The pathway to federal funds is uncertain for Kemmerer and Diamondville despite major infrastructure needs to host a nuclear power plant project. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com KEMMERER—When a 16-inch diameter ductile-iron municipal water pipeline failed this spring, a…
Man drives for miles on wrong side of interstate
GILLETTE (WNE) — A 22-year-old man was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol at about 5:20 a.m. Wednesday after multiple people reported him driving for miles on the wrong side of the interstate. He was called in…
From decline to boom, a Wyoming community struggles to transition
• Some Kemmerer and Diamondville residents worry the communities are unprepared to take advantage of major energy construction projects. Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile.com KEMMERER—When Jamie Miller stepped away from her 15-year career in health care, she moved back to her hometown in…
Hageman votes to overturn heavy-duty truck rule
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman voted Tuesday to prevent more costly and punitive regulations on the production of heavy-duty vehicles. S.J. Res. 11 would rescind the Biden administration’s heavy-duty truck rule. Hageman stated in a news release: “The…
Housing program eligibility grows
• Property owners can earn more and still qualify for help By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — More Wyoming homeowners than ever now qualify for a federally funded program for people struggling to pay housing…
Education leaders: We had no input on WDE strategic plan
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — While State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder said the state’s new plan for education reform was based upon “voices of thousands of education stakeholders across the state”…
UW, state team with Wyoming brewer
• Craft beer cans will feature Pistol Pete, classic bucking horse By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Beer, beer, get your beer, University of Wyoming fans. UW Athletics and the state of Wyoming announced Friday…
Civil suit alleges Ammon Bundy hid assets in Wyoming
• Attorneys in an Idaho lawsuit say high-profile anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is exploiting Wyoming’s controversial privacy laws. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com Ammon Bundy is using Wyoming’s controversial corporate privacy laws to hide his assets in a series of…
Fatal winter puts ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ on shaky ground
• A year that started off especially deadly for the Sublette Herd of Antilocapra americana threatens to drastically reduce numbers of animals using an ancient, celebrated migration. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A collared pronghorn took her last breath on…
Prosecutors agree to release man detained after Yellowstone death
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Michael Wayne McCollum will be released from a Montana jail where he was held on Yellowstone National Park’s behalf — even though federal prosecutors initially labeled him a…