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Owners gift iconic Gros Ventre guest ranch
Jackson Hole News&Guide
For 27 years, Joe Albright and Marcia Kunstel have owned the remote and rustic Flat Creek Ranch on the edge of Jackson Hole. Now they’re giving the guest ranch to the family that has managed it for two decades, the Jackson Hole News&Guide reports. Why give it away? “To keep our 103-year-old Ranch from falling into the wake of Jackson’s rush to develop mega-mansions and hulking hotels,” they wrote in a newspaper ad. Read the full story.
Cheyenne Chamber gets update on $141 billion Sentinel missile project
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
The $141 billion Sentinel missile program is moving forward despite several delays and an 81% cost overrun. Military officials explained the complexity of transitioning from the aging Minuteman III system to the new Sentinel missiles during a Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee luncheon. The U.S. Air Force told Congress in 2021 that the Minuteman III would reach the end of its service life by 2036. Now officials say it could operate until 2050, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports. Read the full story.
WWI burial flag returns to surviving heir after 107 years
Uinta County Herald
A World War I burial flag inscribed with William Ray Harvey’s name, his military company and his burial in France, has finally come home to Mountain View. The oldest surviving relative, Kaye Harvey Sadlier, and her son, Bob Sadlier, received the flag from local veteran Jon Conrad this month at the Mountain View library. The flag took a circuitous journey from France to Mountain View with people like Conrad helping along the way, the Uinta County Herald reports. A tearful Sadlier told Conrad, “I am so appreciative and grateful that you took the time to do this.” Read the full story.
Laramie’s first menorah parade brings visibility, unity during Hanukkah
Laramie Boomerang
A new Hanukkah tradition debuted Sunday in Laramie, where residents gathered for the city’s first menorah parade, an event Rabbi Yaakov Raskin said was intended to bring visibility, unity and light during a time of both celebration and mourning for the Jewish community. The parade, organized by Chabad of Laramie, traveled throughout the east side of town and featured vehicles decorated with illuminated menorahs, the Laramie Boomerang reports. Read the full story.
Casper airport sees highest number of November flights in over a decade
Wyoming Public Radio
The Casper Natrona County International Airport hit a 10-year high for November traffic, seeing 8,339 flights depart last month, the highest number since 2015, Wyoming Public Radio reports. “It means people are choosing to fly local and stay here and keep their dollars in town and in the county,” said Airport Communications and Air Service Manager Katie Reed. Read the full story.
Board settles on layout of new state shooting complex in Cody
Powell Tribune
The Wyoming State Shooting Complex Joint Powers Board has been through various design iterations, but unanimously agreed Dec. 18 on a general layout to move the project forward. The layout incorporates recommendations from experts and input on the previous roughly half-dozen designs, the Powell Tribune reports. Read the full story.