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“It’s your turn, Joyce,” Carbon County Library System Board (CCLSB) member Joanne Whitson told Joyce Menke. Minutes before, Menke had been elected CCLSB chair at a tear-filled 4.5 hour July 6 CCLSB meeting attended by nearly 40 members of the public. Hours later, CCLSB director Bobbie Morgan was told to hand in her keys. Two days after that, Whitson, who had previously served as CCLSB chair, resigned her position on the board. The exit of Morgan and Whitson signaled a decisive defeat for a facti... Full story
Aided by “red flag conditions” of dry weather and high winds, a fire that began June 19 about 15 miles northwest of Walden, Colo. grew substantially this weekend. With an expansion of about 3,500 acres on Sunday alone, the Beaver Creek Fire had burned 19,464 acres or over 30 square miles by July 12. On Sunday, the blaze forged a path into Wyoming for the first time, crossing the state line in the Big Creek Park area on the northwest side of the fire where it has burned about 300 acres. On the... Full story
At the 14th Annual Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering this weekend, there will be a variety of activities such as free music performances, a ticketed night show, events for children, a breakfast, Cowboy Church and campfire jam sessions. The headline performers will join others at 7 p.m. on Friday in an Open Mic program to be held at Grand View Park in Encampment, followed by the campfire, which is a round-robin performance. Anyone interested in taking part in either program Friday should plan to register at the park beginning at 6:30 p.m. Daron... Full story
At its monthly meeting Wednesday, the board of directors of the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal Districts (Landfill board), selected a contractor for the construction of the new solid waste transfer station. The board selected Savery Creek Enterprises to construct the transfer station. Savery Creek’s estimate was not the lowest received by the board, but Craig Kopasz, an engineer for Engineering Associates and a consultant to the board, told the board that the other lower bid was too low, saying some items like the concrete cost were n... Full story
The 104th Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo is accepting entries from Wyoming cowboys and cowgirls to participate in the 2016 PRCA Rodeo. Rodeo performances are scheduled for August 14-15 at the State Fairgrounds. Contestants must be entered by 2 p.m. on July 22. All Wyoming residents 18 years and older are eligible to compete in the State Fair Rodeo. Seven traditional rodeo events are offered: bareback riding; saddle bronc riding; tie down roping; team roping; steer wrestling; steer roping and girls’ barrel racing. Contestants must complete p... Full story
Talk of increasing the wind energy excise tax in Cheyenne has prompted the Saratoga Town Council to consider adopting a resolution opposing any such increase. The text of the resolution, written by Rawlins City Attorney, Amy Bach, was read at a lightly-attended July 5 Saratoga Town Council meeting. “We’re already the only state in the union that’s taxing wind energy and now they want to tax it more. Well, I guess my thoughts were that that’s probably a bad idea,” mayor Ed Glode said in suppor... Full story
I spent seven months of 2011 bush-whacking, boulder-rolling and timber-hauling my way through some of the most inaccessible and gorgeous parts of Maine. It was a strangely disjointed and financially treacherous period of my life. The trail work I did with the Maine Conservation Corps (MCC) was perilous, arduous and exhausting. I am convinced there is no better way I could have spent that spring, summer and fall. During my first week in Maine, I did not once see the sun because of clouds and... Full story
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The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its latest unemployment figures Friday that showed an increase in payrolls that offset a disappointing performance in May, but the impact on Wyoming is unclear. Nationwide, nonfarm payroll increased by 287,000 in June, a far better performance than May’s anemic job creation numbers of 16,000. The biggest increases in employment were in the leisure and hospitality, health care and social assistance and financial services sectors. Mining, including oil and gas extraction, has the highest u... Full story
A press release from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) announced that “a series of collaborative meetings to discuss mule deer management in the Platte Valley” will be held between July 18 and July 21. The first meeting will be held 6 p.m. July 18 at WGFD Headquarters in Cheyenne. Next up is a 6 p.m. July 19 meeting in Laramie at the University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute’s Berry Center, then there will be a 6 p.m. July 20 meeting at the Jeffery Center in Rawlins. Finally, there will be a 6 p.m. July 21 meeting at the Sarat... Full story
The Wyoming Arts Council is accepting applications for the 2017 Creative Writing fellowships. The annual creative writing fellowships are awards of merit based on a writer’s body of work and honoring Wyoming’s literary artists whose work reflects serious and exceptional writing. Recipients for the fellowship will receive $3,000. There are a number of changes to the format of the fellowship this year. Three fellowships will be awarded in each category of poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction. In addition, winners will also receive a tra... Full story
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CARBON COUNTY SENIOR CENTERS Wednesday: Meatloaf, O’Brien potatoes, creamed peas, wheat roll, cinnamon apples, milk Thursday: Chicken supreme, rice, broccoli, wheat bread, fruit cup, brownie, milk Friday: Roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, wheat roll, peaches, milk, birthday cake Monday: Cheeseburger, french fries, corn, strawberries, milk Tuesday: BBQ chicken, pasta salad, baked beans, wheat roll, watermelon, milk.... Full story
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