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Young at Heart receives grant for Special Diets program
United Way of Southwest Wyoming awarded a $11,500 grant to the Special Diets program for the 2024-2025 year. This grant helps fund the Special Diets Program which provides Special Diet Meals to those who can’t have a regular home-delivered meal due to dietary restrictions. The Special Diest Program aligns...
Sundowners selling fruit to benefit vision
Sheridan Sundowner Lions Jim Rapp, Sonny Reisch, and Gail Vanderpoel made an appearance on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse to talk about the fundraising efforts of the organization. The Sheridan Sundowner Lions, like other Lions Club chapters throughout the county, works to provide vision screenings and other vision medical care...
New community service officer to take oath of office during Riverton City Council meeting Tuesday
The Riverton City Council will hold a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, in the Council Chambers at Riverton City Hall, 816 N. Federal Blvd. The agenda begins with the administration of the oath of office for a new Community Service Officer. The consent agenda for the evening...
EchoStar Launches Open RAN Development Lab
EchoStar Corporation has opened a new Open RAN (O-RAN) testing and evaluation lab at the company’s data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The the Open RAN Center for Integration and Deployment (ORCID) is a site where vendors can test and validate O-RAN solutions using EchoStar’s live O-RAN network. The...
Street Closure: 6th And Harney
As part of the City of Laramie sanitary sewer project, Simon Contractors is required to close Harney Street at 6th Street. The closure is expected to begin on Wednesday 7/17 and extend to Wednesday 7/31. The work will include the removal and replacement of the roadway surfacing associated with the sanitary sewer project.
Casper Pipe Project aims to find existing lead water pipes
CASPER, Wyo. — City of Casper officials announced a Casper Pipe Project mailer was sent to all Casper residents and businesses on Friday, according to a press release. Casper is working to find any existing lead water pipes located on residents’ properties and inform the residents how to alleviate the danger from them. The Environmental Protection Agency has also requested all municipal water systems across the country complete an inventory.
Town seeks comments on large commercial building regulations this afternoon
JACKSON, Wyo. — The Town Council and Town’s Planning Commission Workshop will discuss the recently implemented moratorium on the size and scale of large commercial buildings on Monday, July 15 at 1:30 p.m. Public comment will be taken at this meeting and attendance and participation are welcomed both in person and virtually.
Riverton Raiders Pitcher Cox Threw a No Hitter over the weekend
The Riverton Raiders spent this past weekend traveling for a pair of double headers. On Friday, it was the old nemesis, Lovell. Saturday brought a familiar foe as well, however one that Riverton has had remarkable success against, Rawlins. In game one against Lovell, the Raiders bats were unable to...
Commissioners Consider SEDC Agreement Tuesday
GREEN RIVER – The Sweetwater County Commissioners will consider renewing a memorandum of understanding between the county and the Rock Springs and Green River municipal governments regarding the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition. The coalition is an organization tasked with providing economic development services within the county and is governed...
Montana judge: Signatures of inactive voters count for initiatives, including 1 to protect abortion
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge said Tuesday that the Secretary of State’s Office erred in changing the rules governing whose signatures should count on petitions for three constitutional initiatives — including one to protect abortion rights — after officials tried to omit the signatures of inactive voters.
Costco Is Making Big Changes To Its Memberships In Montana
The famous warehouse club Costco has announced a few changes to its membership structure here in Montana. Membership fees at Costco have remained unchanged since 2017; however, as prices continue to climb and inflation increases, the retail giant has been forced to make some changes to its memberships. Related Reading:...
Shepherd Fire Department in need of more volunteer firefighters
SHEPHERD, Mont. - In addition to the large wildfires happening around the state – local fire departments are also seeing an increasing number of calls for service in their area and it’s putting a strain on their staff. With 50 volunteer firefighters responding to 209 calls this year,...
MSU Billings Yellowjacket Ben Ralston will be a busy bee this weekend at the State Games
BILLINGS — Ben Ralston is going to be a busy bee this weekend during the Big Sky State Games. The 21-year-old Montana State Billings Yellowjackets student-athlete will be a senior this fall, but before that has been spending his summer as a sports management intern with the BSSG. Ralston...
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