Rare Element Resources gears up to build demo plant
• Local mining outfit awaits “last piece of the puzzle” for plant permit By Sarah Pridgeon Sundance Times Via- Wyoming News Exchange SUNDANCE — It’s been more than seven years since Rare Element Resources (RER) was forced to put a…
Schools chief enters lands debate
• Degenfelder says federal plan would mean drop in education revenue By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — In April, the Biden administration proposed a new rule that would allow conservation groups to lease federal lands…
Rawlins wins $500K for brownfield revitalization
Cleaning up hazards at abandoned and otherwise “unloved” properties will help lift entire community, town official says By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Rawlins will receive a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment grant to develop cleanup and revitalization plans for some 20 properties…
Rock Springs police arrest Utah woman for running over man at gas station
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A death that occurred one evening at the Kum & Go on 1540 9th St. is being investigated by the Rock Springs Police Department. Public information officer Elizabeth Coontz said Rene Irisrose Daniels, 46, of…
Wyoming spends record $4.2 million to kill coyotes, other predators
• Ammunition, gas, aviation fuel price hikes drive costs higher as hard winter boosts interest in coyote culls By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Wyoming will spend more than $4 million to kill coyotes, wolves, ravens, skunks and other “nuisance animals”…
Hageman, Barrasso, Lummis demand cuts ahead of debt ceiling deadline
• Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative and both senators are among congressional Republicans who say they’ll only support a bill to pay the country’s debts if it’s tied to future spending cuts. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com Wyoming’s congressional delegation isn’t…
Fort Bridger man pleads guilty to child porn charge
EVANSTON (WNE) — Fort Bridger resident Tyelure Schroeder pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography possession on Tuesday, May 23, before the U.S. District Court in Cheyenne. According to the sworn affidavit of Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation Special…
Towns face chicken-and-egg dilemma with nuclear project needs
• The pathway to federal funds is uncertain for Kemmerer and Diamondville despite major infrastructure needs to host a nuclear power plant project. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com KEMMERER—When a 16-inch diameter ductile-iron municipal water pipeline failed this spring, a…
Man drives for miles on wrong side of interstate
GILLETTE (WNE) — A 22-year-old man was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol at about 5:20 a.m. Wednesday after multiple people reported him driving for miles on the wrong side of the interstate. He was called in…
From decline to boom, a Wyoming community struggles to transition
• Some Kemmerer and Diamondville residents worry the communities are unprepared to take advantage of major energy construction projects. Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile.com KEMMERER—When Jamie Miller stepped away from her 15-year career in health care, she moved back to her hometown in…