Public Service Commission holds public meeting on future of energy in Lincoln County
The Public Service Commission held a special meeting Tuesday in Kemmerer to get input from the public on the new IRP Rocky Mountain Power introduced which announced the eventual retirements of Naughton units. State Senator Fred Baldwin (District 14) said…
Delegation pursues ‘coal-to-products’ bill
By The Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, is carrying a bipartisan coal-to-products bill in the U.S. House that, if approved, will require the U.S. Department of Energy to ramp up its efforts…
Lincoln County included on Gov. Gordon’s four-stop tour
◆ Kemmerer stop will be Saturday, Feb. 1, from 12:30 to 1:30 in the South Lincoln Events Center. Lincoln County will be one of four stops on Saturday, Feb. 1, for Gov. Mark Gordon as he lines out plans for…
Program boosts medication access in Wyoming by “recycling” medicine
◆ Wyoming residents can donate medication. Provided by the Wyoming Department of Health The Wyoming Medication Donation Program, a Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) effort, works to boost access to needed medications and to reduce waste by repurposing useable medicine….
Alpine offers Winter Jubilee and sled dog race this weekend
◆ Winter enthusiasts make plans for weekend of fun. The Town of Alpine will host some serious winter fun this weekend, beginning on Friday, January 31 with the annual Winter Jubilee. The festivities begin at 5 p.m. Friday at the…
Man sentenced to prison in sex assault
EVANSTON — An Evanston man has been sentenced to 2-1/2 to 7 years in prison after changing his plea to no contest in a case involving sexual activity with three different victims who were minors at the time. In Third…
Independent Obituaries: January 29, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the January 29, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. On the beautiful, crisp, Star Valley morning, of January 24, 2020, in his home that he…