TEXT-IN TOPIC RESPONSES: Do you support new tax districts for 6th penny vote?
A group of local municipal leaders across Wyoming recently discussed a proposal that would create new tax districts in Lincoln County for the effort of passing a 6th penny tax in certain communities. Kemmerer City Administrator recently spoke with SVI…
WYDOT Public Meeting Scheduled, Requests input on Projects
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be hosting a public meeting this Monday on June 24, from 10 a.m. to noon at the South Lincoln Training and Events Center, 215 WY-233, in Kemmerer, regarding the 2019 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)….
Enzi applauds New Rule to Replace Clean Power Plan
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., applauded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for releasing the final version of the Affordable Clean Energy rule to replace the Obama-era Clean Power Plan. “I am glad the EPA is replacing the…
Two Wyoming high school students named U.S. Presidential Scholars
CHEYENNE, Wyo.– Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon announced today that a pair of Wyoming high school students have been selected as 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars. Lillian Brazil of Jackson (Jackson Hole High School) and Scott Nicholas Orton of Afton (Star Valley High…
NEWS BRIEFS for Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Yellowstone superintendent credited with saving man’s life JACKSON (WNE) — Mike Pence was singing Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly’s praises in a speech delivered to 100-some colleagues last week when he squeezed in a remark that earned some perplexed looks. The…
Kemmerer Street Project Expansion
The Kemmerer Streets project will be expanding into Diamondville starting 6/19/19. The milling subcontractor will be milling between Arctic Circle and the intersection of US 30 and US 189 before jumping to the other end of town where bridge work…
First-Ever “Stripe Out” of War Memorial Stadium Set for Wyoming-Missouri Game Aug. 31
Laramie, Wyo. (June 17, 2019) — A first-time event in the history of War Memorial Stadium is being planned for Wyoming’s 2019 season opener versus Missouri on Aug. 31. Wyoming Athletics is asking all Cowboy fans to participate in the…
Cokeville’s Tims named 1A Girls Outdoor Track Coach of the Year
The Wyoming Coaches Association has named their Spring Coach of the Year winners for the 2019 campaign. Cokeville’s Mark Tims earned the honor for Girls Outdoor Track as his Panthers won the programs fourth straight team title and their fifth…
Boy Airlifted to Hospital after Falling at least 50 feet at Local Ice Cave
PARIS — A 14-year-old Scout was injured at a popular ice cave west of Paris on Wednesday evening. Bear Lake County Sheriff Bart Heslington said the boy was with a group of Scouts at the Paris Ice Cave when he…