By Sarah Pridgeon The annual Freeze Your Fanny four-mile road race takes place this Super Bowl Sunday, February 5, and is expected to attract more than 100 runners and walkers. Registration begins at 7 a.m. in the Courthouse basement. The race itself will begin at 8 a.m. for walkers and 9 a.m. for runners,...
Rep. Semlek: expect conservative budget session By Sarah Pridgeon Declining revenues may hit local governments hard in the wake of the upcoming Wyoming State Legislative Budget Session, says Representative Mark Semlek. The amount of revenue available for distribution is expected to decline by $135 million from last fiscal year’s high of $475 million. “Small...
Will schools see “James Bond software” in lunch rooms? By Sarah Pridgeon Crook County School District has assured parents that no firm plans have been made to install palm scanners in school lunch rooms. Calling it a “perfect storm of miscommunication,” Teresa Brown, Director of Curriculum, explained that an early idea had been mistakenly...
By Sarah Pridgeon Governor Matt Mead has been asked to petition the President to declare Crook County an emergency disaster area in response to the mountain pine beetle epidemic now spreading into the county’s forested lands. Representatives from the State will attend the next meeting of read more » Tweet
By Sarah Pridgeon Concerns about the Ross Facility, Strata Energy Inc.’s proposed in-situ uranium recovery project, have prompted environmental groups to petition for a hearing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB). A pre-hearing took place at the end of the year and the board is expected to announce its...
