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Cemetery district partnerships spur tumultuous board meeting
Gillette News Record
Campbell County Cemetery District payments to three local nonprofits are stirring public criticism, including from board treasurer Dean Vomhof. The cemetery district’s legal counsel, Barry Crago, said the state’s Department of Audit has reached out with concerns about memberships with the Chamber of Commerce and Energy Capital Economic Group, the Gillette News Record reports. Read the full story.
State regulators find excessive nitrogen, phosphorus in Fish Creek
Jackson Hole Daily
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality is listing a 9.6-mile stretch of Fish Creek, which flows along the foot of the Teton Range, as polluted by excessive nutrients. The designation is, surprisingly, cause for celebration for water quality advocates who say it opens the door to restoration, the Jackson Hole Daily reports. Residents first began noticing changes in the fish population, size and quality of cutthroat trout, and algae growth in the early 1990s. Read the full story.
TPUSA Clubs spark debate over schools’ handling of student clubs
Oil City News
The Natrona County School District 1 Board of Trustees meeting on Monday became a forum for impassioned public debate regarding the treatment and establishment of the Turning Point USA Club America chapters at Natrona County High School and Kelly Walsh High School. Trustees, parents and students discussed policies regarding club activities from creating a club to doing media interviews to hanging fliers, Oil City News reports. Read the full story.
Uinta County shares economic updates
Bridger Valley Pioneer
The Uinta County Economic Development Commission is reporting ongoing interest in building data centers in southwestern Wyoming and companies’ efforts to alleviate concerns from neighbors. The county also received its first payment of $110,000 from the Industrial Siting Impact Grant for plants being built near Kemmerer and Green River. The money will be shared among Bear River, Lyman, Mountain View and Evanston, the Bridger Valley Pioneer reports. Read the full story.