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Month: August 2025

EPA proposes approval of Wyoming coal residuals permit program

Governor Gordon hosts EPA Administrator Zeldin for announcement  CHEYENNE, Wyo. –  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Wyoming’s leadership in coal and energy by proposing to approve Wyoming’s coal combustion residuals (CCR) program application. This proposal would allow the…

Thayne Town Council Recap

The Thayne Town Council Meeting was held on August 20, 2025, beginning with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. The council approved the minutes from the previous meeting and adopted the agenda for the current meeting without opposition. During…

Kemmerer Training Center expected to be crucial for TerraPower plans

Ground was broken on the new Kemmerer Training Center (KTC) for TerraPower last week as the nuclear company is moving forward with construction of the 30,000 square-foot facility. The Natrium plant will be the first of its kind after selecting…

SVI Radio Interview: Jesica Lozier – Fossil Basin Chamber of Commerce

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Willow Creek Fire now 4,356 acres at 17% containment for Thursday

The Willow Creek Fire is coming up on a full week of burning in southwest of Smoot, Wyoming. The fire was first reported on Friday, August 22 approximately four miles southwest of Smoot. The latest update from officials are estimating…

Cowboys End Fall Camp, Set for Trip to Akron

The Wyoming Cowboys are on the road to open the 2025 season with a matchup against the Akron Zips for the Cowboys first trip to Ohio since playing at Bowling Green in 2011. Head coach Jay Sawvel met with the…

LCSD #2 responds to the wildfire

  With the south end of the Star Valley community experiencing evacuation  orders over the weekend due to the presence of the Willow Creek Fire currently active over the Salt River Pass on the south end of Star Valley, Lincoln…

‘More Cowbell’ Invite is Thursday at Valli Vu Golf Course

The 3rd Annual More Cowbell Invitational is scheduled this Thursday at Star Valley View Golf Course as SVHS Cross-Country will host up to 17 teams to officially open their season. Named for the famous Saturday Night Live skit in which…

Temporary water service disruption on Nations Avenue is scheduled for Sept. 3

The following is a press release from the Kemmerer/Diamondville Joint Powers Board The Kemmerer-Diamondville Joint Powers Board would like to inform residents that water service to Nations Avenue, Troy Court, and Del Rio (from 9th West down) will be shut…

A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two…