Lower Valley Energy and state agencies working to solve employee housing quandaries
◆ Housing prices turning people away from region. Housing continues to be a big issue for many whether it’s a matter of cost or availability. Recently a story by the Jackson Hole News & Guide through the Wyoming News Exchange…
Kemmerer fire claims pair of buildings
Two buildings were lost after a fire in South Lincoln County Monday evening. The Kemmerer Volunteer Fire Department reported a grass fire in the Oakley area east of Diamondville spread to an older barn and house due to high winds. The fire…
Wyoming looks to grow its manufacturing sector
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Wyoming leaders are effectively laying the groundwork for manufacturing sector growth, but the state’s new industries and shifting workforce will need continued support in the years ahead, panelists said at…
Euthanize or release? The quandaries of handling captive animals
By Christine Peterson, WyoFile.com One night in late August, University of Wyoming researchers Merav Ben-David and Eric Quallen spent hours euthanizing more than 50 captive chipmunks. The next week, they killed the other 70. The animals had been the subject…
Volleyball Pink Night fundraiser is tonight at SVHS
• Silent auction and fundraiser begins at 4 pm. Varsity serve scheduled for 6 pm versus Evanston. There’s hardly a person who has not or will not be affected by the blight of cancer in their lifetime. The month of…
VIDEO: Kemmerer/Diamondville Community Meeting with Project Developers
The City of Kemmerer and Town of Diamondville, in conjunction with Wyoming Energy Futures, held a public meeting on Thursday, October 7 at the South Lincoln Training & Events Center. The meeting featured companies and developers that are either expanding…
EPA extends deadline for public comment
◆ Public comment is invited until November 15. Members of the Afton community gathered in Star Valley High School’s auditorium Tuesday evening, September 27, for a hearing with the EPA regarding the agency’s preliminary determinations that Afton’s Periodic Spring, which…
Crash near La Barge claims life
On October 5, 2022, a fatal crash occurred at milepost 1.5 on County Road 315 near La Barge, Wyoming. Around 2:30 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a one-vehicle rollover. A 2000 Volkswagen Beetle was headed west on…
Community meeting to discuss and present Natrium reactor
Tonight at 6:00 pm at the South Lincoln County Training and Event Center in Kemmerer (across from Kemmerer City Hall at 215 Wyoming Highway 233) there is a special community meeting to hear presentations and answer your questions about the…
Earth Science Week Event Planned for Oct. 15 in Laramie
The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) and University of Wyoming Geological Museum are hosting a free public event Oct. 15 in celebration of Earth Science Week. “Wyoming Rocks: Critical Resources for a Sustainable Future,” will be from 10 a.m. to…