Editorial: A Bright Future for Wyoming Energy
By Senator Dan Dockstader Wyoming is fortunate to be blessed with an abundance of natural resources and energy knowledge, which has rightfully placed our state as an energy leader. Our capabilities, coupled with both traditional and renewable energies, has led…
Jordan Hale found not guilty on attempted murder
◆ Found Guilty of Felony Assault. Sentencing will take place on Monday, July 3 A jury trial for a Star Valley Ranch man who hid out in the mountains east of Star Valley Ranch following a domestic dispute last September…
Towns face chicken-and-egg dilemma with nuclear project needs
• The pathway to federal funds is uncertain for Kemmerer and Diamondville despite major infrastructure needs to host a nuclear power plant project. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com KEMMERER—When a 16-inch diameter ductile-iron municipal water pipeline failed this spring, a…
Bill Gates tours Kemmerer plant
By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — Microsoft billionaire and TerraPower Chairman Bill Gates toured the Naughton Power Plant in Kemmerer on Friday and saw where TerraPower will build a nuclear reactor before conducting a press…
WYDOT wants public input on US 30 relocation west of Kemmerer
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be hosting a public meeting to discuss relocating a 2.4-mile segment of US 30 west of Kemmerer between Reference Marker (RM) 49.70 and RM 52.10 in Lincoln County. This realignment is being proposed…
Wyoming Library-to-Business launches in Lincoln County
In the state of Wyoming, we have received a 2.5 million dollar grant from the Small Business Association to implement this initiative. Wyoming Library to Business Network launched in March of 2021. The Wyoming Library to Business program is a business-focused, community-driven,…
TriSite looks to bring hopeful future for coal and Lincoln County
Lincoln County Treasurer Jerry Greenfield and TriSite President Brad Barham is hopeful the company has a bright future for both coal and the community. Greenfield has helped lead the way on the effort to look at coal-to-products. The county treasurer…
Nuclear industry eyes expansion despite tenuous start
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Having already agreed to take on one nuclear power plant in Wyoming, western utility giant PacifiCorp will now consider adding five more to its electric generation fleet by 2035, by co-locating “small modular reactors” where it…
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…
Nuclear firm TerraPower raises $750M from investors
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — TerraPower, the advanced nuclear developer planning to build a demonstration reactor in Kemmerer by 2028, announced Monday that it has raised $750 million from new private investments. The bulk…