The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources announced today it will lead a fourth carbon capture and storage project.
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Campbell gains first female wrestler to sign letter of intent
GILLETTE, Wyo. — According to Thunder Basin High School staff, Wednesday night marked a new first for Campbell County. Chaylin Riley, a senior at Thunder Basin, is the first young Campbell County woman to sign a letter of intent to wrestle at the college level. She plans to attend Chadron State College, which is in […]
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Campbell youth football team will go to nationals
After winning championships in Casper last weekend, a Campbell County youth traveling football team is headed to nationals.
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Gillette motorcyclist dies after head-on collision on Highway 14-16
A man driving a motorcycle died after a head-on collision with an SUV Nov. 4 on Highway 14-16, Campbell County Undersheriff Quentin Reynolds said this morning.
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Camp Douglas site’s staff to present prisoners of war history
The Wyoming State Archives and the Wyoming State Parks will have a presentation at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 about the prisoners of war who were at Camp Douglas during World War II.
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Lummis backs bill to hasten federal permitting process
GILLETTE, Wyo. — The federal permitting process for Wyoming energy producers would be quicker under a bill Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis, R-WY, introduced, according to a news release Lummis’s office sent out today. The Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review Act’s provisions include forbidding filing a lawsuit based on the National […]
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(PHOTOS) Paraglider who crashed Saturday eager to get back up in the skies
Gillette and Sleepy Hollow residents looking up at the sky at about 5:30 p.m. Oct. 7 may have seen a paraglider who was flying a bit low.
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UW receives nearly $700K for blue hydrogen, workforce project
Wyoming Innovation Partnership will give the University of Wyoming $693,514 to support a project promoting blue hydrogen, according to a news release the university published Oct. 4.
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No one injured in chemical spill at Dry Fork Station
A spill Sept. 26 in a warehouse at Dry Fork Station was fully contained and no one was injured, according to media officials.
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Wyoming residents want to continue energy leadership, study says
Wyomingites want continued leadership and more information regarding energy and expanding energy industries, according to a new study from the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources.
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Gillette Mustangs owner to sell team
Gillette Mustangs owner Steve Titus announced Aug. 30 that he is selling the team, which plays at CAM-PLEX.
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Star Plunge at Hot Springs State Park reopens
Star Plunge at Hot Springs State Park has reopened, staff said Thursday afternoon.
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Federal court says EPA needs to reconsider decision on Wyodak
The EPA must reconsider its disapproval of Wyoming’s plan regarding emissions from the Wyodak power plant, and this time it must give Wyoming’s plan the consideration it deserves under the law, the U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit ruled Aug. 15.
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Wyoming residents can audition Aug. 21 for American Idol
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Wyomingites will have a chance to audition online Aug. 21 for American Idol. To audition, contestants must have been born between June 2, 1994, and Feb. 15, 2009. The opportunity takes place over Zoom. Performers will audition in front of producers and receive real-time feedback. Each state, plus Washington, D.C., has an […]
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AAA: Natrona County sees 10-cent rise in gas prices
With Memorial Day, the unofficial start to summer, came a 2.7-cent rise in the national average gas price, GasBuddy reported today.
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Wyoming sues Biden Administration regarding new immigration program
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Today, Wyoming joined a 20-state coalition that’s suing the Biden Administration in U.S. District Court in Texas regarding a new Department of Homeland Security immigration program. “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department), under the false pretense of preventing aliens from unlawfully crossing the border between the ports of entry, has […]
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Powder River Basin Resource Council fights net metering bill
GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Wyoming senator who chairs the 2023-Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee has introduced a bill that would end net metering, or the ability to sell unused electricity back to the grid, after June 2024, opponents say. District 25 Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, is the sole sponsor on the bill, SF92. […]
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Driskill, new Wyoming Senate president: legislators will pursue ‘civil, open debate’
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Senate President Ogden Driskill joined Republican leadership in the Wyoming Legislature in outlining priorities for the 67th General Session, which began today. The House and Senate bodies elected leaders after one round of voting per chamber. Driskill was confirmed as the President of the Senate, and Rep. Albert Sommers was confirmed Speaker of […]
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Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub concept receives DOE support
CASPER, Wyo. — The Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub, in which Wyoming is a partner, received a recommendation on its concept paper from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program. Wyoming is partnering with Colorado, New Mexico and Utah on the hydrogen hub concept, which is part of the states’ strategy for safe, clean and sustainable […]
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Natrona County’s average gas price drops 7.4 cents; national average falls 4.9 cents
CASPER, Wyo. — The national average gas price fell 4.9 cents last week to $3.05 per gallon, while Natrona County’s average dropped 7.4 cents to $2.184. It’s the nation’s seventh straight week of declines, GasBuddy reported. Data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports show the national average is down 50.2 cents from […]
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State Data Center: Wyoming experiences natural decrease in population for the first time in decades
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — While Wyoming had more deaths than births from July 2021 to July 2022, its population still increased, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. As of July 2022, the state’s population was 581,381, up 0.3% or 1,898 persons, from July 2021, a Wyoming State Data Center Economic Analysis Division news release said. This mirrors […]
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7 Wyoming airports to receive more FAA funding to limit PFAS
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Under a bipartisan law that U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-WY, helped introduce, commercial airports will receive more federal funding to limit discharge of toxic chemicals. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law Dec. 20, The White House announced. The Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act will deploy more existing Federal Aviation Administration funding […]