Week of September 19, 2024
Week of September 19, 2024
The Miracle League of Sweetwater County is still on the lookout for their permanent home, and is now considering the possibility of using county lands to make their dreams a reality. Donna Tramp, the chairman of the Miracle League of Sweetwater County Board of Trustees, spoke to the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners during their September 17 meeting to explain the Miracle League and to bring up the possibility of utilizing land at the Jamestown County Park to build an accessible...
Diaper Need Awareness Week is September 23 - 29, and United Way of Southwest Wyoming is launching its Diaper Need Awareness Drive starting Monday, September 23. "This important initiative runs through September 28th and aims to support the tiniest members of our community-our babies," United Way explained in a press release. "Our goal is to collect 5,000 diapers to bridge the gap in diaper needs and ensure every child gets the best start in life." Diapers of any size and baby wipes can be...
The Green River Lady Wolves Volleyball team began their conference play with a spirited performance that bodes well for the rest of the season. Despite battling a series of injuries and facing tough competition, the team was praised by Head Coach Jessica Demaret for their determination and adaptability, underscoring their resilience and potential. The Lady Wolves took on Natrona County on Friday night, winning 3 matches to secure the victory, and faced Kelly Walsh on Saturday, winning one...
CASPER - Wyoming's oil and gas producers have won a reprieve with a federal court injunction against the Bureau of Land Management's methane regulation rule, stalling for now regulatory requirements that would have added millions of dollars in overhead for producers and threatened to force many of Wyoming's small operators out of business, industry representatives say. 'The left hand of the government does not know what the right hand of the government is doing' The court declared the BLM's...
Wyoming’s county commissioners and an alliance of Casper-area residents want to support Teton County in a lawsuit over local government authority to impose zoning and safety codes on private businesses leasing land from the state. The Casper Mountain Preservation Alliance joined a group of Teton County homeowners who filed an amicus brief in a long-running lawsuit over state-sanctioned development on a school trust section in Teton County. The Wyoming County Commissioners Association also filed an amicus brief, seeking to argue on behalf of...
Over several weeks, wildfires have ravaged northeastern Wyoming, burning nearly half a million acres of land in the Cowboy State and Montana. State firefighters have made progress containing the flames, but the risk of new fires continues as summer rolls on. Data from the National Integrated Drought Information System as early as August 13, 2024, shows that more than half of Wyoming is feeling the effects of abnormally dry to severe drought conditions, making the conditions ideal for fires to spread quickly. Once the flames are extinguished,...
