Katie Roenigk
Lander City Council approves updated work-based learning agreement with Wind River Job Corps management
The Lander City Council approved an updated work-based learning program agreement with the Wind River Job Corps this week.
The agreement allows WRJC students to...
‘We’re going to find ourselves in a world of trouble’: WYDOT director seeks long-term stabilization plan for highway funds
Wyoming Department of Transportation director Darin Westby wants to start working with state lawmakers this year to develop a long-term funding plan for the...
Students in career, technical education have ‘much higher’ four-year graduation rates statewide and in Fremont County
(Fremont County, WY) - Two Fremont County school districts recorded four-year graduation rates above 90 percent in 2023: Dubois (FCSD 2) and Shoshoni (FCSD...
Lander City Council to consider new program agreement with Wind River Job Corps during special meeting Monday
The Lander City Council will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, in the City Council Chambers at 240 Lincoln Street.
The...
State construction bill draft includes funding for local rec center, state office
Local lawmakers added two Riverton-based projects to the Wyoming Legislature’s state-funded capital construction bill draft this month.
The first addition came from Wyoming Sen. Tim...
Lander Police Department annual report shows zero officer turnover in 2023; chief thanks city council for support
The Lander Police Department didn’t experience any officer turnover in 2023 – an accomplishment LPD chief Scott Peters attributed to the ongoing support of...
Local lawmaker to participate in upcoming Tax Facts educational webinar
Wyoming Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, will be one of the featured speakers at an upcoming Tax Facts Lunch and Learn webinar hosted by the...
Dubois School Board moving forward with nominations for new Business Roundtable
Fremont County School District 2 has begun the process of forming a new Business Roundtable group in Dubois.
FCSD 2 Superintendent Steve Splichal asked school...
FCAG creates ground transportation fund for half-cent sales tax distributions; Dubois entities first to apply
The Fremont County Association of Governments has created a new ground transportation fund to help distribute half-cent tax money to local transportation agencies serving...
Wild sheep won’t be introduced near Jeffrey City until area ranchers are ‘comfortable,’ Game and Fish says
Wyoming Game and Fish Department director Brian Nesvik says he won’t allow bighorn sheep to be reintroduced to the Sweetwater Rocks area near Jeffrey...
Wild horse gathers on Wind River Reservation had ‘astounding’ results, Natural Resource Trust says
The wild horse gather operations that were conducted last year on the Wind River Reservation have already resulted in “astounding” ecological improvements, Wyoming Wildlife...
Grant application, project agreement, more on Dubois Town Council agenda for regular meeting Wednesday
The Dubois Town Council will hold a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, in the Council Chambers at Dubois Town Hall, 712...
Quarterly financial report scheduled for Shoshoni Town Council meeting Tuesday
The Shoshoni Town Council will hold a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Shoshoni Town Hall, 100 W. Third St.
The agenda...
Lander City Council to hear annual LPD update during Tuesday work session
The Lander City Council will hold a work session meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, in the City Council Chambers at 240 Lincoln...
911 response no longer guaranteed in ‘vast stretches of Wyoming;’ governor requests $5M for regionalization efforts
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has asked state lawmakers to allocate $5 million in general funds to help develop Emergency Medical Service capacity in the...
Mining industry ‘chomping at the bit’ for data from South Pass-Granite Mountains geophysical survey, WSGS says
Fremont County residents may have noticed an unusual number of helicopters flying over the Lander area this summer as the state conducted a new...
Game and Fish says off-reservation hunting rules must be state-approved due to ‘conservation necessity’
Wyoming Game and Fish Department director Brian Nesvik says it’s currently illegal for Tribal members to hunt on unoccupied lands outside of the Wind...
Three arrested for intoxicated driving during Fremont County DUI Team operation in Riverton, RPD chief says
Local law enforcement agencies made 91 traffic stops during last weekend’s Fremont County DUI Task Force operation in Riverton, officials reported this week.
Riverton Police...
Local lawmakers express support for Fremont County recreation center
Members of the Fremont County Ice Hockey Association met with Wyoming Rep. Lloyd Larsen, R-Lander, this month to discuss the potential for a new...
Fremont County Law Enforcement Foundation now accepting donations
Members of the newly formed Fremont County Law Enforcement Foundation introduced themselves to the Riverton City Council this week, inviting local law enforcement officials...
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