D.C. Delegation: Energy listening sessions and ATF Accountability
• Transparency for ATF and schedule for energy sessions. U.S. Rep. Hageman Wyoming’s middle schoolers are invited to participate in the first-ever statewide Wyoming Civics Bee! Students will learn what it means to be an informed and engaged citizen through…
Independent Notes: Wyoming/County pushes back on BLM.
Monday morning I made a quick trip to Rock Springs as the Governor’s Task Force on the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan is starting the process of putting a detailed response together on a proposal that has drawn a lot…
Lincoln County growth continues
• Subdivisions coming before the county. Lincoln County continues to grow with subdivision projects coming before the planning and zoning board and the commission for consideration. Some are approved and others sent back for further preparation. In the most recent…
Alpine prepares for expansion
• Town gives unanimous support. The Alpine Town Council approved annexation of the Rehman Hafeez property at a Dec. 5 hearing. The council vote was 5-0 in favor of the property currently located under Lincoln County jurisdiction. The property is…
Uranium Energy and Terra Power have an agreement for Kemmerer
• Agreement focused on fuel supply. The Natrium nuclear plant moved a step closer to production when Uranium Energy and TerraPower announced a working memorandum of understanding for a fuel supply. The Natrium demonstration project in Kemmerer will be a…
Independent Notes: Into Israel
• Interview on svinews.com with Mitchell Schwab and my three trips into Israel. This week we have an interview on SVInews.com as it pertains to all thats happening in and around Israel. Star Valley attorney Mitchell Schwab shared his…
Alpine Thanksgiving dinner welcomes 223 for meals
Top of the Rockies in Alpine served up 223 Thanksgiving meals at the 2023 annual dinner at the Donn Wooden Civic Center, Nov. 23. The count included both dinners served at the center and delivered in the Alpine area with…
First Christmas tree festival draws over 1,600
• Plans already underway for the 2024 festival. Over 1600 people attended the first Star Valley Festival of Trees with a Gingerbread House Contest and Wonderland Walk on November 24 and 25 at Gather on 89. Five trees from the…
Alpine Fire Chief honored
• Competition uses difficult routine in timed event. Mike Vogt, Fire Chief from Alpine, was recently called back to a national event in Florida where he was honored for his competitive work he had accomplished years earlier as a member of…
Alpine Top of the Rockies hosts Thanksgiving dinner
• Hours of volunteer work goes into the annual event. The traditional Top of the Rockies — Alpine Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. Doors open at 2 p.m., dinner will be served at 3 p.m. in the…