Week of April 3, 2025
Week of April 3, 2025
Cleanup work at the I-80 westbound tunnel is wrapping up, clearing the way for the tunnel to be evaluated for repairs. The Wyoming Department of Transportation shared an update on the progress of cleanup operations in the tunnel last week. Following the accident and fire that occurred in the tunnel on February 14, WYDOT and contract crews from Clean Harbors Environmental Services were working on cleanup operations for over a week. "Major debris has been removed and crews are currently pressure...
The dream of turning the old Washington Elementary building into a transitional home for single mothers and their children is continuing to move forward. Debra Moerke, the founder of the McKenzie Home Project, spoke to both the Green River City Council and the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners this week to give an update on the project's latest developments. The project started three years ago, with Moerke's own life experiences and grief helping inspire the idea. From first...
April is a month full of awareness for important causes, many of which were recognized by the city and county this week with special proclamations. National Library Week, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month all take place in April. Proclamations recognizing these causes were read at the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners meeting and the Green River City Council meeting. National Library Week...
Amelia Hatcher demonstrates a punch during the Interschool Karate tournament. The tournament was hosted by Pineda's Kenpo Karate at Lincoln Middle School last weekend. Pineda's 44th Annual Western Wyoming Karate Championships will be held in Green River on May...
Like plenty of other Wyoming stockgrowers, Luke Lancaster is an outdoorsman who appreciates seeing wildlife on his Star Valley ranch. There've been exceptions. A hefty herbivore that runs in big herds, elk, are notoriously hard to live with for cattle ranchers whose bottom line depends on the volume of grass growing on their rangeland and having enough hay stacked up to get through the winter. On top of that, the native ungulates can transmit the disease brucellosis to cattle, and vice versa....
Over a hundred members of the Wyoming bar came together this week to denounce increasing attacks on judges and the independence of the judicial branch of government. They delivered a letter to Senators Barrasso and Lummis and Representative Hageman asking each of them to publicly denounce these attacks. Retired former Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Golden explained, “The judiciary lacks the Executive’s bully pulpit or the Legislature’s power to defend itself. It does not have its own social media platform. Sitting judges...
With April Fools’ Day earlier this week, there was more misinformation going around than usual. Some of the stories were easy to spot as jokes right away. Others weren’t. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office’s “press release” shared on social media about establishing High Wind Enforcement Zones sounded official enough to make some people question it. However, the parts about officers being able to issue citations for “obstructed windshield from rogue sagebrush or tumbleweeds” or officers using special equipment to identify...
