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Local look at rare earth mine in northern Wyoming making national splash
The Sheridan Press
The Brook Mine, with mineral rights to about 15,000 acres between Ranchester and Sheridan, made national news in July with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new rare earth endeavors. Kentucky-based metallurgical coal company Ramaco Resources owns the mine touted as the answer to China’s grip on rare earth elements. While largely new to a national audience, Sheridan County residents have been familiar with the publicly traded Ramaco Resources’ Brook Mine for more than a decade, The Sheridan Press reports. Read the first article in the newspaper’s series on Ramaco Resources and the Brook Mine.
‘She’s so famous and so cool’: Youngsters welcome home Olympian Anna Gibson
Jackson Hole News&Guide / KHOL 89.1FM
Jackson Hole media covered the outpouring of enthusiasm for Teton County’s newest Olympian, Anna Gibson, who arrived home this week. Screams of about 60 elementary-aged students erupted as Gibson walked under the antler arches and into the Jackson Hole Airport, home from her debut at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Games, KHOL Jackson Hole Community Radio reports. (Read the full story). The group held signs reading “Ski-mo Queen” and “JH Nordic loves Anna” honoring the Ski Club alumna who finished fourth in the mixed ski-mo relay in Bormio, the Jackson Hole News&Guide reports. “She’s so famous and so cool,” gushed one 8-year-old skier. “I cross-country ski and she does also.” (Read the full story.)
Powell schools see graduation rates rise
Powell Tribune
Park County School District No. 1 is seeing more of its students graduate compared to just about any other sizable district in the state. “We kind of saw a little dip there following COVID, but it’s climbed back up,” Powell High School Principal Tim Wormald said. Comparing districts in the Big Horn Basin and others nearby or similarly sized, Powell’s rate is near the top, the Powell Tribune reports. Read the full story.