Blackjewel seeks funding to reopen Campbell Co. Mines
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel continues to seek additional funding to reopen its two shuttered coal mines in Campbell County, company lawyers said during a weekend bankruptcy hearing. The company…
Proposal for new ICE detention center resurfaces
By Sheila McGuire Uinta County Herald Via Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — A proposal to construct an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Evanston may again be moving forward following a long period of inactivity since first being…
NEWS BRIEFS for Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Two die in accident near Cody CODY (WNE) — Two Cody residents died Saturday when they crashed their Harley Davidson motorcycle head-on into an SUV about 20 miles north of Cody on the Belfry Highway. Tim Zeller, 57, and Stacey…
Barrasso Visits Wyoming Troops in Kuwait, Gulf of Oman Over Fourth of July Weekend
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spent the 4th of July weekend visiting with Wyoming National Guard troops serving in Kuwait and Wyoming sailors in the Gulf of Oman. Barrasso visited with members of the Wyoming…
Fatal Crash South Of Cheyenne, Wyoming
On July 6, 2019, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 0 on US 85 south of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Around 11:50 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a vehicle versus pedestrian collision. A 2006 Hyundai Sonata…
Remains of soldier killed in 1950 buried in Kaycee
By Stephen Dow and Floyd Whiting Buffalo Bulletin Via Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — The story of Cpl. DeMaret Marston Kirtley is one told in faded black-and-white photographs of young Marston playing with turkeys and sheep at his home in…
Yellowstone employee works to reunite visitors with lost property
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Groovy was on a cross country trip with his family when they pulled through the gates of Yellowstone National Park. But as the door to the family van swung…
Fatal Crash North Of Cody, Wyoming
On July 6, 2019, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 121 on Wyoming 120 north of Cody, Wyoming. Around 2:12 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a motor vehicle collision. A 2007 Harley Davidson was…
Union Supports Frontier Days
Cheyenne, WY – Union is a proud sponsor of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. As a centenarian Wyoming telecommunications company, we salute one of the longest-running, most successful rodeo events in North America. No other event or organization embodies the…
NEWS BRIEFS for Monday, July 8, 2019
Search of Snake River for missing man winds down JACKSON (WNE) — After finding no clues, Teton County Search and Rescue stopped combing the Snake River on Sunday, winding down its search for a 21-year-old man reported missing since Wednesday…