Bearlodge Ranger District officials plan to conduct a prescribed burn Wednesday, October 31 and Thursday, November 1 on the Black Hill National Forest, weather permitting. The burn will take place approximately 4 miles northwest of Sundance, WY on Warren Peak Highway. Crews plan to burn nearly 71 acres in one unit and 109 acres...
By Sarah Pridgeon As winter draws in, Rare Element Resources prepares to enter the season clutching a host of positive results, both for the Bear Lodge rare earth mining project itself and the peripheral community issues that the company has supported over the year. Poised to begin the project’s definitive feasibility study at the...
By Sarah Pridgeon A decision is awaited from Judge John R. Perry as to whether Oneok Partners will be able to claim its right of eminent domain on the two final pieces of private land needed to complete the Bakken Pipeline. Judge Perry is currently considering the written closing arguments submitted by Oneok and...
By Sarah Pridgeon In the wake of Lon Streib’s resignation as Superintendent of the Crook County School District, the Board of Trustees is preparing to appoint an interim superintendent to take the reins until a permanent replacement is chosen. Streib, meanwhile, confirms that his resignation was tendered for personal reasons. “The replacement process will...
By Sarah Pridgeon Having discovered that construction of Sundance’s transfer station will cost almost double the amount currently available for the project, the city council met in special session on Tuesday to discuss its options for moving forward. Of the two bids received, from Timberline Services and S&S Builders of Gillette, neither could be...
