Public Notice
Kemmerer Operations, LLC of Kemmerer, Wyoming, Permit No. 379- T10, has applied for area and phase I bond release from the Land Quality Division of the Department of Environmental Quality for the State of Wyoming. This permit was originally approved on June 30, 1975. The coal mining permit area is located in all or portions of Township 21 North, Range 116 West, Township 21 North, Range 117 West, Township 19 North, Range 117 West, and Township 20 North, Range 117 West, 6th P.M. Lincoln County, Wyoming. The Kemmerer Mine is located approximately six miles to the southwest of the town of Kemmerer. This area can be found on the Kemmerer III and IV, Elkol, and Warfield Creek USGS quadrangle maps. The parcels to be released from bond are located in Sections 2, 3, 15, 22, and 27, Township 20 North, Range 117 West, and Sections 31 and 32, Township 21 North, Range 116 West. This bond release request includes 178 acres. This request is for Area and Phase I Bond Release under Category Five lands. The total amount presented by this bond release request is $676,838. This reclamation was performed from 2010 until 2025.
Information regarding the mining operation, reclamation procedures and area proposed for release may be viewed in the Office of the Land Quality Division of the Department of Environmental Quality in Cheyenne and Lander, Wyoming, and the mine office of Kemmerer Operations, LLC in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Written objections to the proposed bond release request must be received by the Administrator ofthe Land Quality Division, Department of Environmental Quality, 200 W. 17th Street, Suite 10, Cheyenne, WY 82002, before the close of business on the 13th of April 2026. Objections may also be submitted by the same deadline via the Land Quality Division’s electronic comment portal at http://lq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.coml. If written objections are filed, and a public hearing is requested, the Environmental Quality Council (Council) shall hold a public hearing within sixty (60) days after the final date for filing objections unless a different period is stipulated to by all parties. The Council shall publish notice of the time, date and location of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of sthe proposed operation once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks immediately prior to the hearing. The hearing shall be conducted as a contested case in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act (W.S. §16-3-101 through §16-3-115), with a right of judicial review as provided in that act. Without prejudice to the objector or applicant’s right to a hearing before the Council, the Administrator may hold an informal conference to resolve written objections after notification to all parties. The Administrator shall make a record of the conference unless waived by all parties, which shall be accessible to all parties. The Administrator shall furnish all parties of the conference with a written finding of the Division based on the conference, and the reasons for the finding.
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PUBLISHED: Feb. 19, 26, March 5, 12, 2026
CASE NO. TFI-80S12 - rtb
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
On June 30, 2026, at the hour of 2:00 o’clock p.m. of said day in the lobby of Lincoln County Wyoming Courthouse, located at 925 Sage Ave, Kemmerer, Wyoming, 83101, TITLEFACT,INC., an Idaho corporation, as Trustee will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Lincoln, State of Wyoming, and described as follows to-wit:
SEE EXHIBIT” A” attached hereto and made a part hereof.
EXHIBIT “A”
All of Lot 4 of the Southland Commercial Addition to the Town of Diamondville, Lincoln County, Wyoming as described on the Official Map and Plat thereof filed May 16, 1983 as Instrument No. 597124 in the Office of the Lincoln County Clerk.
PIDN: 12-2116.26.1.06.023.00, 12-2116.26.1.06.023.20
The above-described property is sometimes known as: 4 HWY 189/30, Diamondville, WY 83116
Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possession or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred by that certain Deed of Trust from Arctic Circle of Kimberly, LLC, an Idaho limited liability company, to TitleFact, Inc., an Idaho corporation, Trustee, and Idaho Lending Group, LLC, an Idaho limited liability company, Beneficiary, recorded February 6,2015, as Instrument No. 980356; the beneficial interest under said Deed of Trust was assigned to Robert Meyers and Kathi Meyers, husband and wife, by assignment recorded February 6, 2015, as Instrument No. 980357, records of Lincoln County, Wyoming. Said Deed of Trust states that it secures a debt in the principal amount of $390,000.00 and any other obligations secured thereby.
The above Grantors are named to comply with Section 45-1506(4)(a), Idaho Code. No representation is made that they are, or are not, presently responsible for this obligation.
Default for which this sale is to be made is failure to pay:
At this time the accumulated deficiency in payments of $3,883.26, per month, for the months of June 10,2024 through January 10,2026, is $77,665.20; and
The balance owing as of this date on the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust is $582,488.50, plus 8% interest, late fees and foreclosure costs; and
Dated: 9th day of February, 2026
TITLEFACT, INC.
A Land Title Company
PUBLISHED: Feb. 19, 26, March 5, 12, 2026
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
USE OF TITLE III MONEY UNDER THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS ACT
The Board of Lincoln County Commissioners will be holding a 45-day comment period for the use of Title III funds for payment of $20,404.26 for the FY2027 Emergency Fire Suppression Premiums. Interested persons may make comments beginning February 28, 2026, through April 13, 2026. Comments may be e-mailed to commission@lincolncountywy.gov or mailed to: Lincoln County Commissioners, 925 Sage Avenue, Suite 302, Kemmerer, WY 83101.
Dated February 19, 2026 – April Brunski, Lincoln County Clerk
PUBLISHED: February 19, 26, March 5, 2026
WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHEYENNE, WYOMING
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF AND
FINAL SETTLEMENT FOR HIGHWAY WORK
Notice is hereby given that the Wyoming Department of Transportation has accepted as completed according to plans, specifications and rules governing the same work performed under that certain contract between the State of Wyoming and Kilgore Companies dba Lewis & Lewis, Inc., The Contractor, on Highway Project Number B253027 in Sweetwater, Lincoln and Uinta Counties, consisting of patching involving asphalt paving, milling and traffic control and the Contractor is entitled to final settlement therefore; that the Director of the Department of Transportation will cause said Contractor to be paid the full amount due him under said contract on April 1, 2026
The date of the first publication of this Notice is February 19, 2026.
Pam Fredrick
Senior Budget Analyst
Budget Program
Wyoming Department of Transportation
PUBLISHED: Feb. 19, 26, 2026
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Kemmerer City Council met in regular session this 26th day of January, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Kemmerer, Wyoming. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Present on roll call were Mayor Robert Bowen, Councilmember Caleb Ellis, Councilmember David McConkie, Councilmember Brantley Popp, Councilmember Bill Price and Councilmember Mark Quinn. Councilmember Marlin Batista was absent.
Motion was made by Councilmember Ellis to excuse the absence of Councilmember Batista; seconded by Councilmember Popp and unanimously approved by council present.
Motion was made by Councilmember Popp to approve the agenda as amended with adding New Business (k) Resolution No. 2026-871, Unmet Housing Grant Application; seconded by Councilmember Ellis and unanimously approved by council present.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
Chad Nielson, Public Works Director; Lois Hicks, Recreation Manager; Kaylynn Williams, Community Events Coordinator; John Tibbetts, Director of Golf & Parks; Mike Kahre, Chief of Police; and Natasia Diers, City Clerk-Treasurer gave department reports to the council.
PRESENTATIONS:
Jason Sleight, auditor with Jones Simkins, presented the city’s fiscal year 2024-2025 audit to the council.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Motion was made by Councilmember Quinn to approve the items on the consent agenda as presented; seconded by Councilmember McConkie and unanimously approved by council present. Those items were:
(a) Approval of Meeting Minutes of January 12, 2026, and Special Meeting Minutes of January 14, 2026, as presented;
(b) Approval of the payment of the bills, payroll, and ACH payments as presented;
18732 UMWA $198.60 18733 Auto Inn Repair, Inc. $387.10
18734 Bridger Valley Propane 619.51 18735 Enbridge Gas 6,126.95
18736 Fossil Basin Promo Board 5,065.19 18737 Golden Threads 7.00
18738 Gunter’s Service 4,557.68 18739 Intermtn Fire Protection 200.00
18740 Jackson Group Peterbilt, Inc. 87.63 18741 Lincoln Cty Sheriff Office 2,520.00
18742 Mntn West Business Solution 31.28 18743 One-Call of Wyoming 60.90
18744 QT Pod 2,475.00 18745 Shums Coda Associates 2,110.00
18746 Stout Law Center, LLC 5,697.50 18747 The Tire Den 698.08
18748 Tom’s HVAC 5,046.63 18749 UMB Card Center 30,407.63
18750 Wells Fargo Financial Leasing 619.47 18751 Wex Bank 1,821.49
18752 WYDOT-Financial Services 148.42 18753 Wyo – DEQ 400.00
18754 Wyo Geological Assoc. 600.00 18755 Wyo Machinery Company 107.61
1/14/26 Federal Tax Deposit-ACH 15,031.99 1/14/26 Net Payroll Dep.-ACH 50,926.06
1/14/26 AFLAC-ACH 12.24 1/14/26 Expert Pay-ACH 1,270.52
1/14/26 Orchard Trust-ACH 725.00
NEW BUSINESS:
(a) Motion was made by Councilmember Quinn to Pass, Approve, and Adopt Resolution No. 2026-860, A Resolution Adopting the City of Kemmerer Recreation Advisory Board Bylaws as amended; seconded by Councilmember Ellis and unanimously approved by council present.
(b) Motion was made by Councilmember Popp to approve the expenditure of $30,000 to implement a Kemmerer Police Department K-9 program with the funding to be from the Kemmerer Power Unit 1 impact assistance funding; seconded by Councilmember Price. The mayor then called for the vote. Those voting “Yea” were Councilmember Ellis, Councilmember Popp, Councilmember Price, and Councilmember Quinn. Councilmember McConkie voted “Nay.” Motion carried.
(c) Motion was made by Councilmember Quinn to award R&D Sweeping and Asphalt Maintenance of Rock Springs, Wyoming the Elk Street Rehabilitation Project and authorize Mayor Robert Bowen to sign the Notice of Award for and amount not to exceed $390,415.25; seconded by Councilmember Ellis and unanimously approved by council present.
(d) Motions was made by Councilmember Quinn to Pass on 1st Reading Ordinance No. 2026-901, Amending City- and County-owned parcels from RA-Residential and A-Agricultural Zones to I-1, Light Industrial Zone; seconded by Councilmember Popp and unanimously approved by council present.
(e) Motion was made by Councilmember Popp to release Guild Mortgage of the Old Town Hall lease for Suite 102 with the lease term to expire on September 30, 2026; seconded by Councilmember Quinn and unanimously approved by council present.
(f) Motion was made by Councilmember Ellis to authorize the mayor to sign a one-year lease at Old Town Hall for Suite 102 to Shelby Thatcher dba Wyoming Roots Realty, LLC; seconded by Councilmember Popp and unanimously approved by council present.
(g) Motion was made by Councilmember McConkie to authorize the mayor to sign the agreement between the Kemmerer Municipal Airport, with the City of Kemmerer as the managing member, and JUB Engineers with JUB providing General Engineering Services for an amount not to exceed $10,000 for the calendar year 2026; seconded by Councilmember Ellis and unanimously approved by council present.
(h) Motion was made by Councilmember McConkie to authorize the mayor to sign the letter to the FAA, with the City of Kemmerer as the managing member, regarding professional Engineering Services Agreement for the Replacement of the AWOS System at the airport; seconded by Councilmember Popp and unanimously approved by council present.
(i) Motion was made by Councilmember McConkie to authorize the mayor to sign the grant agreement for the Replacement of the AWOS Equipment at the Kemmerer Municipal Airport, with the City of Kemmerer as the managing member of the airport; seconded by Councilmember Popp and unanimously approved by council present.
(j) Motion was made by Councilmember Price to authorize the City, as the managing member of the Kemmerer Municipal Airport, to approve Sage Electric’s Change Order Field Ticket #4775 in the amount of $2,783.79 for labor for damages Sage Electric performed to repair and replace the damaged power cables to the Kemmerer Airport Runway Lighting done by Allwest and their subcontractors; seconded by Councilmember Quinn and unanimously approved by council present.
(k) Mary Crosby made comments to the council.
Motion was made by Councilmember Quinn to Pass, Approve, and Adopt Resolution No. 2026-871, A Resolution Authorizing Submission of an Unmet Housing Grant Application to the State Loan and Investment Board on behalf of the Governing Body for the City of Kemmerer and any other documentation pending attorney review; seconded by Councilmember Popp and unanimously approved by council present.
COMMENTS:
City Administrator, Brian Muir, made comments. Councilmember McConkie, Councilmember Quinn, and Councilmember Ellis made comments. Mayor Bowen made comments.
ADJOURN:
There being no further business before the council, Mayor adjourned the regular meeting; 7:15 p.m.
BY: ROBERT BOWEN, MAYOR
ATTEST: NATASIA DIERS
CITY CLERK-TREASURER
PUBLISHED: February 19, 2026
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Application for Plan Amendment Proposal
Lincoln County, Wyoming
Public Hearing of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be tentatively held at 6:00 pm, Wednesday March 18, 2026 at two locations using video conference: Afton Planning & Development Office, Conference Room, 61 East 5th Avenue, Afton, WY and the Lincoln County Courthouse, Commissioner Boardroom 3rd floor, 925 Sage Avenue 3rd Floor, Kemmerer, WY to take public comments regarding the following:
Land Use Regulations Amendment, File # 605 PZ 25
A Proposed Plan Amendment to the Lincoln County Comprehensive Plan to replace Appendix 6.A. Transportation Plan and adopt the Lincoln County Transportation Master Plan Dated July 2025.
Any person having comments or protests concerning the requested Land Use Regulations amendment may appear at the public hearing at either location and present their comments or protests at that time. Detailed information can be viewed at: https://weblink.lcwy.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=161128&dbid=0&repo=LincolnCounty Projects for Planning. Written comments may be submitted to the Office of Planning & Development (must be received no later than Monday, March 9, 2026, by 5:00 p.m.) and they will be presented to the Commission for consideration.
Documents and comments can be sent to the Office of Planning and Development located at 925 Sage Avenue Suite 201 in Kemmerer, Wyoming, or delivered to the Office of Planning and Development County Annex at 61 East 5th Avenue in Afton, Wyoming. Emails can be sent to Planning@lincolncountywy.gov.
Published: Feb. 12, 19, 26, March 5, 2026
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-104.14, Madeline G. Smith, Attorney at Law, 425 S. 7th Ave, Broken Bow, Nebraska 68822, 308-872-6868 does hereby provide the following notice of possible adoptive placement of a minor child:
Ryan Douglas Sparks: You have been identified as the biological father of a male child whose date of delivery was June 10th, 2020. The child was born in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado. The child was conceived on or about September, 2019, in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, and the biological mother intends to join in a petition with her husband for him to legally adopt the child. As the biological father, you may (i) deny paternity; (ii) waive any parental rights you may have; (iii) relinquish and consent to the adoption; or (iv) file a Notice of Objection to Adoption and Intent to Obtain Custody, pursuant to section 43-104.02 if you are a putative father; or (v) object to the adoption in court within forty-five days after the later of receipt of notice under this section or the birth of the child if you are an acknowledged or adjudicated father. If you wish to deny paternity, waive your parental rights, relinquish and consent to the adoption, or receive additional information to determine whether you may be the father of the child in question, you must contact Madeline G. Smith at the above address. If you wish to object to the adoption and seek custody of the child, you must seek legal counsel from your own attorney immediately.
PUBLISHED: Feb. 12, 19, 26, 2026
NOTICE SETTING PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given that a public hearing is scheduled regarding Rocky Mountain Power’s (RMP or the Company) request for authority to update Schedules 37 and 38 for Avoided Cost Purchases of Power for Qualifying Facilities. The public hearing is set to commence on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., in the Commission’s hearing room located at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
RMP is a division of PacifiCorp, an Oregon Corporation, engaged in the business of supplying electric utility service to customers throughout its service territory in six states, including parts of Wyoming for which the Commission has issued the Company certificates of public convenience and necessity. RMP is a public utility subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. Wyo. Stat. § 37-1-101(a)(vi)(C) and 37-2-112.
Attend Zoom Meeting and actively participate at:
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Or by dialing: 1 669 900 9128 Meeting ID: 993 344 9233
Dated: February 6, 2026.
PUBLISHED: Feb. 12, 19, 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of sale of abandoned vehicle regarding 2012, Jeep, Grand Cherokee, White, VIN 1C4RJFAG6CC188092. The vehicle was abandoned on or about March 2018. Last owner on record is: Kirsten Kenney. An Auction/Sale will be held on February 26th at 10:00 am at 80 East 1st Avenue, Afton, WY 83110. C&R Services LLC claims a lien in the amount of $5,000.00 for the cost of storage, custody, preservation, and sale of such vehicle. A minimum bid of $5,000.00 is required.
PUBLISHED: Feb. 12, 19, 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE
Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power (RMP or the Company) for a Deferred Accounting Order to establish a balancing account to record and track excess wildfire liability insurance costs, as more fully described below:
Dated: February 3, 2026.
PUBLISHED: Feb. 12, 19, 2026
KEMMERER CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL SESSION
The Kemmerer City Council met in special session this 30th day of January 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at the Kemmerer City Hall Conference Room; 220 State Highway 233, Kemmerer, Wyoming. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Present on roll call were Mayor Robert Bowen (via telecon), Councilmember Marlin Batista, Councilmember Dave McConkie (via video) Councilmember Caleb Ellis, Councilmember Brantley Popp, and Councilmember Bill Price (via video), Councilmember Mark Quinn (via video).
Motion was made by Councilmember Popp to approve the agenda as presented; seconded by Councilmember Ellis and unanimously approved.
Motion was made by Councilmember Popp to approve using the services of MC2 in the amount of $3,600.00 for applying for a WEA/Governor’s match grant for the Safe Streets Four All (SS4A) grant already awarded; seconded by Councilmember Ellis and unanimously approved.
Motion was made by Councilmember Popp to apply for the WEA/Governor’s match grant for $41,300.00 for the SS4A grant already awarded; seconded by Councilmember Ellis and approved unanimously.
ADJOURN:
There being no further business before the council, Vice President of Council Batista adjourned the regular meeting; 3:12 p.m.
BY: ROBERT BOWEN, MAYOR
ATTEST: NATASIA DIERS
CITY CLERK-TREASURER
PUBLISHED: Feb. 19, 2026
