BLM taking final comments on multi-billion dollar project
• Pacific Soda wants to build trona mine near Green River By Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A multi-billion dollar trona production project in Sweetwater County is nearing the finish line. Pacific Soda…
Poverty among Sweetwater County families higher than the U.S. average
By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — Many families in Sweetwater County cannot afford quality early childhood services. The number of children and families living at and below poverty in Sweetwater County is…
Sweetwater County pursues joining Southwest Wyoming Off-road Trails
By Hannah Romero Green River Star Via- Wyoming News Exchange GREEN RIVER — When it comes to creating a system of trails connecting communities all across Southwest Wyoming, Sweetwater County wants to be on the map. The Sweetwater County Commissioners…
Judge: Sweetwater County lawsuit likely fails to show broad parental rights violations
By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The Sweetwater County parents suing a southern Wyoming school district for allegedly concealing their child’s gender identity and contributing to their child’s “social transitioning” have updated their lawsuit after…
Sweetwater sheriff investigates I-80 crime spree
LYMAN (WNE) — Since the beginning of July, the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office has investigated at least nine separate incidents in a string of burglaries and thefts stretching across the county from Wamsutter to Granger along Interstate 80. According to…
Sweetwater commissioners pass on mask resolution
—————— GREEN RIVER (WNE) — Responding to a recent increase in COVID-19 infections, the Sweetwater County commissioners debated a resolution mandating people visiting county buildings to wear masks while inside, ultimately passing it back to the county’s human resources office….
Exxon plans carbon capture project near Kemmerer
PINEDALE (WNE) — ExxonMobil Corporation filed an application on Jan. 13 with the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council to construct and operate the LaBarge Carbon Capture Project approximately 33 miles northeast of Kemmerer beginning in August. The company plans to build…