A letter written by Northwest College President Paul Prestwich and mailed to 1,002 Mormon students earlier this month was intended to generate interest in the college. The letter has indeed accomplished just that — but likely not the kind of interest Prestwich originally had in mind.
Within weeks of their postmark date, the recruitment letters have caught the attention of a national publication, local media, the American Civil Liberties Union’s Wyoming office and the Northwest College campus community.
A bill is in the works to put a moratorium on wind energy developers that use eminent domain to condemn property to build electrical transmission lines.
If House Bill 79 passes, however, developers still could build transmission lines if landowners condone the construction.
The bill passed its third reading in the House Feb. 23, and now is headed for the Senate.
With claims and costs soaring, Park County commissioners opted on Monday to cut back its employees’ health insurance benefits and prepared to pull a half-million dollars from reserves to cover expected shortfalls in the county’s insurance fund.
“Welcome to health care in America,” said Commissioner Dave Burke at the outset of a special two-hour meeting on the subject Monday morning.
Senior Joe Lujan scores nearfall points on his Lander opponent in action last month. Lujan is one of eight regional champions for the Panthers, and will enter the state tournment on Friday as the top seed from the West Regional Tribune photo by Don Amend
PHS wrestlers look solid heading into State Championships
Two straight 3A championship trophies are already in the trophy case at Powell High School, and the Powell Panthers are heading for Casper this week intending to add a third one.
The Panthers are the favorites to repeat as champions, based on their domination of the West Regional tournament, which produced 23 qualifiers for state, including eight regional champions who will enter state competition as the top seeds from the west, as well as a 46-21 dual meet victory over East Regional champion Douglas
After out-skating visiting Missoula for much of the evening with little to show for it, the Yellowstone Quake hockey team broke out with four goals in the final period to roll to a 6-2 victory in Game 1 of the NORPAC America West playoff on Tuesday night.
“We put this team together to score goals and to be physical,” said Quake coach Sean Hogan. “We feel like we can wear anyone down over the course of a series.”
Maynard Brown of Powell carries scrap lumber to a burn pile Saturday at the Smith mansion during a volunteer clean-up effort. Sunny Smith Larsen, owner of theWapiti mansion, called the weekend a “huge success.” Tribune photo by Carla Wensky
The future of the Big Horn Basin’s public lands is being hashed out behind closed doors, and that’s not sitting well with a lot of folks.
The federal Bureau of Land Management is in the process of drafting a new resource management plan for all of the federal lands in the Big Horn Basin. The document will lay out what can and can’t be done on the 3.2 million acres of public land, from cattle grazing to four-wheeling to oil drilling. The plan is expected to be in place for the next 15 to 20 years.
