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Month: August 2019

Lower Valley Energy CEO discusses current projects at UAMPS Conference

Lower Valley Energy CEO Jim Webb discussed a natural gas pipeline project the company is working on at the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) Member Conference Monday morning. He says Lower Valley Energy got into the natural gas business…

KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Bluebird” by Miranda Lambert

Kick It or Keep It returns to the country genre this week with a potential new song for The Spur. The track comes form an upcoming new album from Miranda Lambert, titled Wildcard.  The full album is set to be released…

Some evacuation orders lifted near Boulder Creek as part of Tannerite Fire

As of 10 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, the following evacuations have been lifted for the Tannerite Fire: – Boulder Lake (County Road 23-125) -Boulder Lake Country Estate – Boulder Lake Campground – Boulder Lake residents off of the Burnt…

Authorities discover car driven by missing person

According to the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) the vehicle reported to be driven by missing person Aubree Corona has been located in Fremont County. “[August 18] 2019 investigators from Sublette and Fremont County have responded to the Leeds Creek…

Brian Muir: Interested buyers for coal fired power plants

Kemmerer City Administrator, Brian Muir, says he has learned there are interested buyers for coal fired power plants once Rocky Mountain Power announces retirement dates. “Which is good news for us to hear,” Muir said. He took part in a…

Wyoming State Treasurer’s office improves accounting system and is looking into where to invest money in construction

Wyoming State Treasurer Curt Meir says the office has overhauled aspects of the accounting system continuing the work of those before him. For the last three years the office had no way of tracking where to get money and where…

Lincoln County School District No. 2 has new bus routes, need drivers

The beginning of the upcoming school year is about one week away now and the Lincoln County School District No. 2 will have some new bus routes families will want to be aware of. LCSD2 transportation director Ryan Lyman says…

WYDOT asking Snake River recreationalists to be aware during construction project

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has begun work on the Jackson South II (Snake River South Section) project just north of Hoback Junction. The project is the second half of a broader corridor improvement project between the Hoback Junction and…

Address verification needed for Wyoming livestock brand records

The Wyoming Livestock Board Brand Recording Unit recently completed address verification on all livestock brand records. “There are approximately 1,241 addresses that are no longer deliverable,” said Renae Krakow, executive assistant of the Wyoming Livestock Board. “We are reaching out…

WWCC class schedule is now available; deadline is August 29

The Fall 2019 schedule of WWCC classes is now available. The cream colored brochures may be picked up at various businesses and other locations along Highway 89 and in each community. “Of course, you pick one up at the office…