Crook County
Local mining outfit awaits “last piece of the puzzle” for plant permit
SUNDANCE — It’s been more than seven years since Rare Element Resources (RER) was forced to put a hold on all the permitting activities associated with its rare earth mine in the Bearlodge Mountains.
Step by step since that...
Like the rest of the country, Wyoming residents have faced their share of economic challenges amidst the ongoing inflation in the aftermath of the worldwide Covid pandemic, but the sting of inflation may have been felt a bit less in Weston County as 2022 came to a close than it had in other areas...
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming National Guard is set to conduct Vigilant Guard 23-3, a comprehensive emergency response exercise aimed at enhancing public safety and community preparedness. The exercise will take place from June 12-15 in various locations throughout the state.
Vigilant Guard 23-3...
Submitted photo
This is a photo of the daughters of Julius Bock, pictured, Clara Bock Engle and Tillie Bock Sewell.
Julius Bock came from abroad, in Germany, then settled and made a reputation in this area of Wyoming. According to everyone I’ve known or heard talk who knew Julius, he followed the Golden Rule. He was a good American and a good neighbor in an era when having or lacking one could be the difference...
From the Wyoming Department of Transportation
Sheridan, Wyo – Wyoming Department of Transportation northeast Wyoming maintenance crews will begin yearly paving operations on various roads in Crook, Weston, Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties.
Paving operations are scheduled to begin the week of May 15, 2023 in Crook and...
SUNDANCE (WNE) — U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has once again expressed her disapproval of the decision to upgrade the northern long eared bat’s status to endangered – this time, in the form of a joint resolution.
The upgraded classification to endangered species is in response to the continued...
CASPER – Although more people died than were born in Wyoming last year, the state’s total population still increased as hundreds of new people moved in.
The state’s total population grew by 1,898 people, or 0.3%, which is slightly less than the United States growth rate of 0.4%, the Wyoming...
Aden Fulton, 17, chats with his mentor Steve Boothe over snacks and Mountain Dew during a Campbell County Chamber of Commerce mixer Thursday at Gillette College. Photo by Ed Glazar, Gillette News Record.
GILLETTE —A high schooler and a senior citizen walked into a community college Thursday evening.
Aden Fulton, 17, and Steve Boothe, 65, filled their plates with candied bacon and chicken, and they each grabbed a can of Mountain Dew at the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly mixer at...
SUNDANCE — A wildfire prevention program in California is set to bolster the timber supply here in Crook County, according to an announcement made by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) last week.
Through this program, Neiman Sawmills is expected to receive surplus fire salvage logs from areas with...
Judge Stuart S. Healy III, for the District Court in the Sixth Judicial District, has accepted the News Letter Journal’s lawsuit challenging the legality of a secret ballot, and also ruled that the hearing on the lawsuit will take place in Weston County in June. Healy ruled during a hearing on Feb...
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