Program boosts medication access in Wyoming by “recycling” medicine
◆ Wyoming residents can donate medication. Provided by the Wyoming Department of Health The Wyoming Medication Donation Program, a Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) effort, works to boost access to needed medications and to reduce waste by repurposing useable medicine….
Man sentenced to prison in sex assault
EVANSTON — An Evanston man has been sentenced to 2-1/2 to 7 years in prison after changing his plea to no contest in a case involving sexual activity with three different victims who were minors at the time. In Third…
New information in Evanston cold case
Press Release from the Evanston Police Department In July of 2001, in Evanston, WY, a 28 -year-old woman, later identified as Sue Ellen Higgins, was killed in her residence. While the Evanston Police Department investigated this case thoroughly, the lack…
Wyoming not playing catch up on real ID when it comes to driver’s licenses
◆ State has been in compliance with real ID requirements since 2011. Information provided by WYDOT Federal requirements that states issue REAL IDs by the fall of 2020 will have no impact on Wyoming driver’s licenses. According to the Wyoming…
Governor notes possibilities at Kemmerer facilities
◆ Gov. Gordon gives overview of work with fossil fuels. The Kemmerer power plant facilities and new developments in carbon capture were included in Gov. Mark Gordon’s comments to the 2020 Wyoming Press Association (WPA) Convention in Casper, Jan. 24….
Lincoln County Commissioners detail losses from plant closure
◆ Letter given to Wyoming Public Service Commission. In a hand delivered letter to the Wyoming Public Service Commission at a public hearing in Kemmerer Jan. 27, 2020, the Lincoln County Commission noted a detailed list of financial losses…
Solar farms sprout in southwest Wyoming
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A new type of industrial activity is rising from the sagebrush and pastureland in western Wyoming: utility- scale solar farms. Three such developments have already been constructed or…
Trustees set budget of $33 million for UW construction
LARAMIE (WNE) — Last week, the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees gave administrators a budget of $33.4 million to move forward with a number of construction projects related to the planned re-vamping of the university’s dormitories. Almost half of…
American Indian students say white robe incident not threatening
By Clair McFarland Riverton Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — In response to the social media outcry against two Riverton High School students who entered the school wearing Ku Klux Klan-style clothing last month, American Indian students at RHS…
Coming Events: January 29-February 1
*To add your event to the SVI Calendar, email it to amandan@svinews.com or call us at 307-885-5727. Wednesday, January 29 PUBLIC HEARING on Senate File 159 on the sale of power plants. This is a formal Public Service Commission hearing…