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CASPER — A piece of legislation tucked into the federal spending bill signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday could help speed up the development of carbon capture technologies in Wyoming and across the country. Long championed by Wyoming lawmakers, the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act aims to boost carbon capture research and ease regulatory hurdles. Carbon capture involves trapping, reusing or storing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas and pollutant emitted when fossil fuels are burned. The act a...
The drive-through swabbing station at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County will be closing early on New Year’s Eve. According to information from the hospital, the station will close at 11 a.m. Thursday and will remain closed Friday. The station is expected to open Saturday at 9 a.m. The closure is due to shipping restraints. “We think shipping schedules may cause some problems, so are planning ahead,” Deb Sutton, MHSC’s public information and marketing director, said. “Planning ahead is better than the potential to run out of any type of s...
As vaccines roll out to people in the 1A priority group, local health workers are waiting for state officials to define who would be in the 1B and 1C groups. Several hundred doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed to people working in healthcare and emergency response roles. The immunization requires two doses of the vaccine, delivered 21 days apart. The vaccines have been offered to employees at both Memorial Hosptial of Sweetwater County and Castle Rock Medical Center due t...
Edward Lavern Harsha, 81, passed away on December 21, 2020. He died peacefully in his home with his wife at his side. Edward was born on March 31, 1939 in Rock Springs to Hannah Marie "Dottie" Warby and Glenn Edward Harsha. He was raised in Green River by his mother and his stepfather, Clarence Bower. He attended school in Green River and graduated from Green River High School in 1957. Edward then entered the United States Navy, where he completed training at the Aviation Electronics Technician...
Mary Louise (MaryLou) Unguren passed away December 25, 2020 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a brief illness. She was born on May 21, 1930, the oldest daughter of Rudolph and Louise (Shuster) Anselmi. She attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated as valedictorian with the Rock Springs High School class of 1948. After high school she attend the University of Wyoming where she studied business and was affiliated with the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. MaryLou then returned to...
Leonard J. Ormandy, 91, passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 at his home in Green River, Wyoming. He was a resident of Green River for 45 years and a former resident of Nottingham, England. He was born on February 5, 1929 in Woodhorn, England; the son of William Ormandy and Levinea Green. Leonard attended schools in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Northumberland, England. He was a 1943 Graduate of the Secondary School. Mr. Ormandy married Ingeborg M. Ebsen in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Northumberland, England,...
Iris Marie Hart, 92, of Green River, Wyoming passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2020 at the Mission at Castle Rock due to complications of COVID 19. She was born August 5, 1928 in Red Mesa, Colorado to Don Leroy Walker and Pearl Arminta Ball. Iris married Samuel Nils Hart November 13, 1968 in Bennington, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake City Latter-day Saints Temple. Iris was very active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served many different...
It’s an understatement to say the last year was unprecedented for those of us who didn’t live during the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic. With so many activities canceled or postponed a year to limit COVID-19’s spread, a lot of the regular avenues for entertainment were unavailable for much of the year. Some people binge watched new and favorite television programs on their favorite streaming apps while others took to enjoying activities they could do while socially distancing. For me, I ended up pl...
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — Sweetwater County commissioners approved a plan by Wyoming Downs LLC to add more historic horse racing terminals in Sweetwater County. Wyoming Downs operates pari-mutuel simulcast wagering in the county and is seeking approval from the county as well as the Wyoming Gaming Commission to expand to new locations. Eric Nelson and Jill Jarrard came before commissioners with the request at the Dec. 15 meeting. In 2020, the Wyoming Legislature authorized skill-based amusement terminals to operate within Wyoming through June 30, 2...
The Sweewtater County commissioners are distributing applications for CARES Act funding to go to the county’s charitable organizations. Sweetwater County charitable organizations, including churches, which qualifies as tax-exempt under either 501 (c) (3) or Section 501 ( c ) (19) of the Internal Revenue Code and which provide goods, services, or payments to the public related to the COVID-19 Public Health emergency, qualify to apply for this CARES Act funding. These funds are determined by the governor’s office using population as a pri...
Wyomingites are being asked to keep a lookout for dead rabbits in their yards, rural property and other outdoor areas. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is collecting wild rabbit carcasses for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 testing, known as RHDV2. Testing rabbits is key to monitoring the disease spread. Game and Fish recently confirmed the presence of the disease in Wyoming in a wild eastern cottontail in Albany county. RHDV2 is a fatal disease of rabbits and hares. An estimated 35-50% o...
For many sections of public lands in western and southern Wyoming, the shed antler and horn hunting collection closure is approaching. The annual closure for sections of public land, state land and Wyoming Game and Fish Commission wildlife habitat management areas in Wyoming begins on Jan. 1 at midnight. The shed collection closure is meant to protect wintering big game. A Wyoming Game and Fish Commission regulation prohibits anyone from collecting shed antlers or horns on public land, such as U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management...
As we approach the end of a year unlike any other, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is proud to reflect on some of our top accomplishments over the year. Notably, the Department worked tirelessly to conserve more than 800 species of fish and wildlife that call Wyoming home. “The pandemic certainly impacted how the Wyoming Game and Fish Department carried out business, but it didn’t stop us. Game and Fish took our charge to conserve wildlife and serve people more heartily than ever. Because when seemingly nothing was certain, one thing was...
CASPER – In a highly anticipated decision, the Bureau of Land Management approved a massive oil and gas project proposed in eastern Wyoming. The federal agency issued a final record of decision on Wednesday, allowing five energy companies to extract federal minerals within the 1.5 million acre project area. The oil and gas companies will now be able to take the next steps in their plan to drill 5,000 wells in Converse County over the next several years. The final environmental review, published in July, allowed for the construction of up to 5...
JACKSON — County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday morning to extend the wastewater facility deadline at the Hoback RV Park, allowing tenants to continue using a failing septic system through May, should their landlords let them. The vote comes more than two weeks after RV park residents asked the Teton County Board of County Commissioners to intervene. Some elected officials said their votes might not make a difference. “This really is in the private sector, and there is not much else we as the county commissioners can do,” Commi...
