Refuge, outfitters miles apart on chronic wasting disease

JACKSON — About an hour into a meeting two weeks ago about the future of feeding on the National Elk Refuge, biologists and outfitters hit an impasse. The disagreement was about a number, …

City approves all-electric housing development

In a special zoning board meeting on April 30, a recommendation was made for the Kemmerer City Council to approve the final plat for the Gateway PUD housing development, with conditions. One of those …
Local teacher Shelley Piiparinen enjoys teaching art, among other subjects, at Kemmerer Junior Senior High School.

Piiparinen adapts to district needs

KEMMERER — Amidst the challenges of a rapidly changing educational landscape, one steadfast beacon remains constant: our dedicated teachers. As we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, …
Janelle Sawaya helps paint the interior of the Hamsfork Museum thanks to the local Rotary Club and fellow volunteers from the KHS Interact group.

Museum gets fresh coat of paint

Thanks to the generous donation from the local Rotary Club, the Hamsfork Museum is getting a fresh coat of paint. Volunteers from the KHS Interact group, led by their fearless leader, president …

Coal lawyer: Quick court action essential to keeping EPA rules from killing industry

One of the state’s top hired lawyers predicts Wyoming and other coal proponents will prevail in federal court to stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new coal pollution rules …
Sports
Laynee Walker had a solid day at Tuesday’s Schuler Invite in Evanston, placing second in the pole vault and the 300 hurdles, and third in the 100 hurdles.

KHS track and field teams compete at Schuler Invitational

The Kemmerer High School track and field teams traveled to Evanston Tuesday for the Rick and Wendy Schuler Invitational, taking advantage of the sunny — albeit windy — conditions to turn …

KHS track and field teams complete busy week of meets

The Kemmerer High School track and field teams got a sneak peak at the venue that will host the 2A West Regional Meet in a few weeks, competing Friday at the Shoshoni Invitational. While head …

Rangers, Lady Rangers second at Puncher Invite

The Kemmerer High School track and field teams were in Big Piney Friday for the Puncher Invitational, enjoying some of the best weather of the season and turning in another round of solid …
Ranger Brent Erickson placed 12th in the high jump at Friday’s Ted Schroeder Meet of Hope in Rock Springs.
Working against 40-50 mph winds for most of the afternoon, the Kemmerer High School track and field teams nonetheless turned in some solid performances at Friday’s Ted Schroeder Meet of Hope in …
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Obituaries
Diane Caldwell Sept. 22, 1946 – April 13, 2024
Diane Caldwell, born on Sept. 22, 1946, in the small town of Montpelier, Idaho, was a beacon of light and love in a world that so often needed it. Her journey on this earth was marked by her …
Bradford George McMillan July 14, 1954 – April 29, 2024
Well, ain’t that somethin’. Brad has actually pulled his leg out of the closet and kicked the bucket. Bradford George McMillan, age 69, kicked the bucket on Monday, April 29, at St. …
Rea Jill Buck
Rea Jill Buck, age 67, passed away in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 16. She was born Nov. 7, 1956, in Kemmerer, the daughter of James Raymond and Annie Louise (Castano) Buck. She graduated …
Helen Ruth Yeaman Snedden
Helen Ruth Yeaman was born on Jan. 28, 1932, in Georgetown, Idaho, to Ruth (Tippetts) and Ernest Darwin Yeaman. She was the second oldest of six children, the rest of whom were boys: Burnell, Garth, …
Wanda J. Hawes
Mrs. Wanda Hawes, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at South Lincoln Nursing Center in Kemmerer. Wanda was born on June 25, 1935, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was a devoted Christian wife and mother.
Police reports
Kemmerer Police Report (April 16, 2024)
Editor’s note: Information contained in this report is compiled from a daily activities log and arrest record maintained by the Kemmerer Police Department from Thursday, April 4, through …
Diamondville Police report (April 9, 2024)
Editor’s note: Information contained in this report is compiled from a daily activities log and arrest record maintained by the Diamondville Police Department from Friday, March 22, through …
Diamondville Police report (April 2, 2024)
Editor’s note: Information contained in this report is compiled from a daily activities log and arrest record maintained by the Diamondville Police Department from Friday, March 22, through …
Diamondville Police Reports (March 19, 2024)
Editor’s note: Information contained in this report is compiled from a daily activities log and arrest record maintained by the Diamondville Police Department from Thursday, March 7, through …
Kemmerer Police Report (March 12, 2024)
Editor’s note: Information contained in this report is compiled from a daily activities log and arrest record maintained by the Kemmerer Police Department from Thursday, Feb. 29, through …
Opinion

George Washington warned us about partisanship. It’s time we listen.

George Washington disliked political parties. In his farewell presidential address, he warned that a political party “serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public …

Campus protests just pale imitations of 1960s

By Christine Flowers   It seems silly to write a column about the recent college protests. It’s not really news when privileged students who have never been in the line of …

Food is practically a must

I recently visited with a bodybuilder who told me that, to watch my weight, I should eat several small meals a day. I thought this was excellent advice and told him so. He looked a little smug and …
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Public notices
03-26-2024 Kemmerer Gazette Legals
THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT STATE OF WYOMING, COUNTY OF LINCOLN In the Matter of the Change of Name of ) BRAXTON CHRISTOPHER BOOKHOUT ) Civil Case: …
Kemmerer Gazette, March 19, 2024
THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT STATE OF WYOMING, COUNTY OF LINCOLN In the Matter of the Change of Name of ) Sean Michael Wallentine ) Minor Child, By Next …
Kemmerer Gazette Legals, March 12. 2024
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF WYOMING, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN, THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Brenda Leigh Bennett-Williams, …
02-27-2024 Kemmerer Gazette Legals
NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE In regard to: 1999 Dodge 2500 truck, VIN # 1B7KF236XXJ523632. That John Schuler has applied for a title from the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Kemmerer, Wyoming, 83101. This vehicle was abandoned on or about Nov. 09, 2021. ...
02-13-2024 Kemmerer Gazette Legals
NOTICE OF THE LINCOLN COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION The Lincoln County Republican Party Convention will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Afton Civic Center. Registration will open at 8:00 am, and the meeting will begin at 9:00 am.
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A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later
Between the villages of Vierville-sur-Mer and Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes in Normandy, France, is a 5-mile stretch of beach that was once called Côte d’Or, or “golden coast.” …
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