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TerraPower announces nuclear training center will be built in Kemmerer

TerraPower has announced its selection of industry experts Sargent & Lundy to design the Kemmerer Training Center (KTC); another major milestone for TerraPower’s Natrium Reactor Demonstration Project in Kemmerer, Wyoming.  The 30,000 square foot Kemmerer Training Center will host all…

SVI Radio Interview: Shar Perry, Lincoln County 4-H

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Wyoming employment and payroll: Job growth continues in 1st quarter 2024

  CHEYENNE (WNE) —- The Research and Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Friday that from first quarter 2023 to first quarter 2024, total employment in the state rose by 3,429 jobs, and total payroll increased…

Heavy rain causes flooding in Opal

Portions of southern Lincoln County flooded Monday due to heavy, sustained rains. Lincoln County Commissioner Kent Connelly said eastbound Highway 30 was closed near Opal for a period of time due to mud slides, stating that WYDOT was using snowplows…

Body of Idaho Falls man recovered after drowning on Palisades Reservoir

The body of a man who drowned Saturday in the Bear Creek Drainage of Palisades Reservoir has been recovered. According to the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, dispatch received a call just before 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 10 advising that…

Wyoming faces dire consequences of border crisis, officials warn

  By Tracie Sullivan Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — The southern border crisis, once perceived as a distant issue, has now become an immediate concern for Wyoming, with Sweetwater County experiencing significant impacts. During a press…

SVI Radio Interview: VFW Gun Raffle Drawing

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After getting caught fabricating quotes, Cody reporter resigns 

  • Writer’s submissions appeared to have been manufactured by AI   By CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — A reporter at the Cody Enterprise resigned on Friday, after the Powell Tribune confronted him with evidence…

Rocky Mountain Power wants to hike rates again, this time by $123.5 million, or 14.7%

  • The request by Wyoming’s largest monopoly electricity provider is mostly due to investments in renewables, interstate transmission lines and wildfire liability.   By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Fresh off a regulatory defeat, and amid ongoing legal battles and skyrocketing…