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TEXT-IN TOPIC RESPONSES: What is your reaction to Nuclear energy in Kemmerer?

Kemmerer has been selected as the site of the first nuclear facility in Wyoming. TerraPower announced Tuesday that they plan to build the Natrium Reactor Demonstration Project near the Naughton Power Plant following an extensive evaluation process and meetings with…

Carbon monoxide miracle: 5 kids and sister-in-law survive after being poisoned

This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – REXBURG — Five kids and a relative are miraculously alive after a pipe from their furnace broke off and emitted invisible gas throughout their home, causing them to…

TerraPower selects Kemmerer, Wyoming as the preferred site for advanced reactor demonstration plant

PROJECT WILL BRING A FULLY FUNCTIONING NATRIUM™ POWER PLANT TO RETIRING COAL GENERATION SITE BELLEVUE, Washington – November 16, 2021 – TerraPower today announced Kemmerer, Wyoming as the preferred site for the Natrium™ reactor demonstration project, which is a TerraPower…

Gordon unveils proposed $2.3 billion budget

By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon proposed a balanced general fund budget of nearly $2.3 billion for the 2023-24 biennium Monday that will be considered by the Wyoming Legislature during the…

Barrasso says caution needed in Medicaid expansion debate

By Clair McFarland Riverton Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — U.S. Sen. John Barrasso thinks Wyoming should decide against expanding Medicaid. Acknowledging that the decision is a matter for state government, not the U.S. Senate, Wyoming’s senior senator said…

Wyoming GOP votes to withdraw Cheney recognition

  By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming Republican leaders voted this weekend to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of their party. The resolution, which does not strip Cheney of any…

Wyoming Challenges Federal Mandate for Health Care Workers

  CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon announced that Wyoming is continuing its challenge of unconstitutional federal vaccine mandates. Today’s action follows on other legal challenges over the past two weeks. Wyoming and a coalition of 10 states filed suit against…

Game and Fish authorized to continue feeding elk at Dell Creek

The following is a release from the Wyoming Game and Fish – The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission received authorization this week from the U.S. Forest Service to maintain elk feeding operations at the Dell Creek Feedground for the 2021/2022…

Fossil fuels boost revenue outlook, but add more budget volatility

By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Wyoming’s revenue outlook has improved by $845 million on rebounding markets for coal, oil and natural gas just as lawmakers prepare for the upcoming budget session in February. But there’s a dose of bad news in…

Funeral services for Margaret Ellen Wolfley Brierly

Funeral services for Margaret Ellen Wolfley Brierly will take place Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 12 pm in the Schwab Funeral Chapel in Thayne. A viewing will take place prior to the service from 10-11:50 a.m.