NOTICE OF THE LINCOLN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CAUCUS MEETINGS
The Lincoln County Republican Party caucus meetings will be held on Wednesday, February 11 and Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. All Republicans registered to vote in Lincoln County as of February 1, 2026 are invited to attend at their designated locations. Caucus attendees will propose and debate amendments to county and state bylaws and platforms. They will also consider resolutions concerning issues that face our local communities, county, state, and nation.
Each Precinct will also elect delegates to attend the county convention which will be held on March 7th at the Thayne Community Center. The date, location, and number of delegates to be elected for each precinct are listed below.
South Lincoln Training and Events Center (Kemmerer) –
February 12, 2026
Precinct 1-1 Kemmerer – 12 delegates & alternates
Precinct 1-4 Diamondville – 3 delegates & alternates
Precinct 1-6 Frontier – 3 delegates & alternates
Precinct 1-7 Opal – 3 delegates & alternates
Precinct 1-8 LaBarge – 3 delegates & alternates
Cokeville Town Hall – February 11, 2026
Precinct 2-9 Cokeville – 4 delegates & alternates
Gather on 89 Event Center in Afton – February 11, 2026
Precinct 2-1 Afton/In – 9 delegates & alternates
Precinct 2-2 Afton/Out – 4 delegates & alternates
Precinct 2-6 Grover/Auburn – 6 delegates & alternates
Precinct 2-7 Fairview/Osmond/Smoot – 12 delegates & alternates
Thayne Community Center Room B-101 – February 12, 2026
Precinct 2-3 Alpine – 9 delegates & alternates
Precinct 2-4 Bedford – 4 delegates & alternates
Precinct 2-5 Etna/Freedom – 9 delegates & alternates
Precinct 2-8 Thayne – 6 delegates & alternates
Precinct 2-10 Star Valley Ranch – 12 delegates & alternates
Please note that sitting Precinct Men and Women are automatic delegates.
For more information please contact lcwygop@gmail.com
PUBLISHED: Feb. 5, 2026
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
The Kemmerer City Council met in regular session this 12th 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 Marlin Batista, Councilmember Caleb Ellis, Councilmember Brantley Popp, Councilmember Bill Price and Councilmember David McConkie. Councilmember Mark Quinn was absent.
Motion was made Councilmember Batista to excuse the absence of Councilmember Quinn; seconded by Councilmember Price and unanimously approved by council present.
Motion was made by Councilmember Batista to approve the agenda as amended with the striking of New Business (j); seconded by Councilmember McConkie 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; Jake Walker, Police Sergeant; and Natasia Diers, City Clerk-Treasurer gave department reports to the council.
PUBLIC HEARING:
Mayor Bowen opened the public hearing on the sale and economic benefit of 6.41 acres along Highway 30, between Antelope Ridge and the Lincoln County Justice Center; 6:16 p.m.
Jamie Thornock made comments to the council.
There being no further comment, the mayor closed the public hearing; 6:17 p.m.
PRESENTATIONS:
Lois Hicks was presented with a 10-year service award by City Administrator, Brian Muir and Mayor Bowen. Sarah Dayton of the South Lincoln Economic Coalition reported to the council. A presentation on the CUBY Micro Manufacturing Housing Factory was presented to the council by Mark Germain.
Mayor Bowen recessed the meeting; 7:13 p.m.
Mayor Bowen called the meeting back into session; 7:18 p.m.
VISITOR COMMENTS:
Arvid Aase, Jake Lozier, Jesica Lozier, Michelle Pollard, Aspen Pollard, and Jamie Thornock made comments to the council.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Motion was made by Councilmember McConkie to approve the items on the consent agenda as presented; seconded by Councilmember Popp and unanimously approved by council present. Those items were:
(a) Approval of Meeting Minutes of December 22, 2025, as presented;
(b) Approval of the payment of the bills, payroll, and ACH payments as presented;
18696 Wyo Retirement Syst. $34,597.55 18697 Ace Hardware $90.70
18698 All West Communications 493.58 18699 American Bar Association 320.00
18700 Division of Victim Services 150.00 18701 Bugman 265.00
18702 Cattelan, Chris 500.00 18703 Centurylink 1,022.35
18704 Centurylink Communications 13.87 18705 Dex Imaging, LLC 113.17
18706 DJ’s Glass 8,815.00 18707 First Bank of Wyoming 5,358.41
18708 Freedom Mailing Services 736.89 18709 GoTo Technologies 277.22
18710 IDAWY Solid Waste 10,130.25 18711 Intermountain Fire Protection 3,300.00
18712 Jackson Group Peterbilt 175.74 18713 Jones Skimkins, LLC 2,694.00
18714 JUB Engineers, Inc. 27,879.58 18715 K-D Joint Powers Board 1,866.25
18716 Kemmerer Gazette 1,550.50 18717 Mountain West Bus. Solutions 62.40
18718 Netwize 2,055.36 18719 Norco, Inc. 15.50
18720 Outlaw Supply, Inc. 1,517.25 18721 Petty Cash-Administration 32.50
18722 Pitney Bowes, Inc. 426.84 18723 Rocky Mountain Power 12,678.79
18724 Sage Lanes Bar & Grill 10.00 18725 SESAC 641.00
18726 Skoglund, Leanne & Don 64.00 18727 South Linc Cty Development 1,000.00
18728 Stout Law Center 4,140.00 18729 Verizon Wireless 612.17
18730 WEBT 44,704.62 18731 Wyo Machinery Co. 1,331.94
12/31/25 Fed.Tax Dep.-ACH 14,610.42 12/31/25 Net Payroll Deposit-ACH 50,030.50
12/31/25 AFLAC-ACH 12.24 12/31/25 Expert Pay-ACH 1,270.52
12/31/25 Wyo Dept. of Workforce-ACH 20,906.39 13/31/25 Core Business Tech.-ACH 22.45
1/5/26 Worldpay-ACH 293.94
(c) Pass, Approve and Adopt Resolution No. 2026-867, Approving Uinta Bank as a Depository of City Funds for Calendar Year 2026;
(d) Pass, Approve and Adopt Resolution No. 2026-868, Approving First Bank as a Depository of City Funds for Calendar Year 2026;
(e) Re-appoint Tim Cassidy and Scott Miller to the Zoning Board for each a three-year term to expire on 12/31/2028;
(f) Re-appoint Madonna Long to the Fossil Basin Promotion Board for a three-year term to expire on 12/31/2028;
(g) Authorize 4-nights for Retail Liquor License Establishments to be open all night in 2026;
(h) Authorize Hamsfork Liquor a Blanket Catering Permit for CY 2026.
NEW BUSINESS:
(a) Motion was made by Councilmember McConkie to appoint Jamie Thornock to the Fossil Basin Promotion Board at-large position for a term which will expire on 12/31/2027; seconded by Councilmember Price and unanimously approved by council present.
(b) Jamie Thornock made comments. Motion was made by Councilmember Batista to Pass, Approve and Adopt Resolution No. 2026-869, Economic Benefit Findings for 6.41 acres along Highway 30, between Antelope Ridge and the Lincoln County Justice Center; seconded by Councilmember Popp and unanimously approved by council present.
(c) Motion was made by Councilmember McConkie to authorize the mayor to sign the release and settlement from EMC Insurance Co. on behalf of M&T Underground Inc. for the electrical cut at the Kemmerer Municipal Airport; seconded by Councilmember Popp and unanimously approved by council present.
(d) Motions was made by Councilmember Popp to authorize the mayor to sign the contract with Active Internet Technologies, dba Finalsite for the Citizen Notification System; seconded by Councilmember Ellis and unanimously approved by council present.
(e) Motion was made by Councilmember Price to move that the Council approve the Mayor’s appointment of Ken Roberts as the City of Kemmerer Municipal Judge for calendar year 2026; seconded by Councilmember Ellis and unanimously approved by council present.
(f) Motion was made by Councilmember Popp to move that the Council approve the Mayor’s appointment of Jorgensen Associates as the City of Kemmerer Engineer for calendar year 2026; seconded by Councilmember Batista and unanimously approved by council present.
(g) Motion was made by Councilmember Price to move that the Council approve the Mayor’s appointment of Dean Stout as the City of Kemmerer attorney for calendar year 2026; seconded by Councilmember Popp and unanimously approved by council present.
(h) Motion was made by Councilmember McConkie to move that the Council approve the Mayor’s appointment of Stout Law Office as the City of Kemmerer prosecuting attorney for calendar year 2026; seconded by Councilmember Price and unanimously approved by council present.
(i) Motion was made by Councilmember McConkie to move that the Council approve the Mayor’s appointments of the following liaisons to boards and committees for calendar year 2026:
Councilmember Price as the city liaison to the Fossil Basin Promotion Board; Councilmember Batista and Councilmember McConkie as the city liaisons to the Fossil Island Golf Advisory Board; Mayor Bowen as a member on the Kemmerer-Diamondville Water and Wastewater Joint Powers Board; Councilmember McConkie as a member on the Kemmerer-Lincoln County Airport Joint Powers Board; Councilmember Price as the city liaison to the Kemmerer Zoning Board; City Administrator, Brian Muir, as a member on the South Lincoln Economic Coalition; seconded by Councilmember Ellis and unanimously approved by council present.
COMMENTS:
Brian Muir, city administrator, made comments. Councilmember McConkie, Councilmember Batista, Councilmember Popp, and Councilmember Price made comments. Mayor Bowen made comments.
ADJOURN:
There being no further business before the council, Mayor adjourned the regular meeting; 8:12 p.m.
BY: ROBERT BOWEN, MAYOR
ATTEST: NATASIA DIERS
CITY CLERK-TREASURER
PUBLISHED: Feb. 5, 2026
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS
The Kemmerer City Council met in special session this 14th day of January 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the South Lincoln Training and Events Center; 215 State Highway 233, Kemmerer, Wyoming. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Present on roll call were Mayor Robert Bowen, Councilmember Marlin Batista, Councilmember Caleb Ellis, Councilmember Brantley Popp, and Councilmember Bill Price. Councilmember David McConkie and Councilmember Mark Quinn were absent.
Motion was made by Councilmember Popp to approve the agenda as presented; seconded by Councilmember Ellis and unanimously approved by council present.
A K-9 handler demonstration was given by Chief Eric Whitehead of the Cokeville Police Department and Kemmerer Police Officer Dallas Blasengym.
ADJOURN:
There being no further business before the council, Mayor adjourned the regular meeting; 7:23 p.m.
BY: ROBERT BOWEN, MAYOR
ATTEST: NATASIA DIERS
CITY CLERK-TREASURER
PUBLISHED: Feb. 5, 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE
PROPOSED HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT RENEWAL FORMER KEMMERER COKE PLANT KEMMERER, WYOMING
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) has reviewed the Permit Renewal Application submitted by FMC Corporation (FMC) on August 04, 2025. The Permit Renewal includes the incorporation of the Remedy Agreement (RA) (executed on 02/02/2023) under the Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP), and other necessary updates to the following sections of the Hazardous Waste Permit: Waste Analysis Plan, Groundwater Protection Standard, Post-Closure Plan, Hazardous Waste Unit Landfill Maintenance Plan, Monitoring Well Installation, Maintenance and Closure Plan, Corrective Action Schedule, Sampling Analysis Plans for the Groundwater Compliance and Corrective Action Programs, Groundwater Monitoring Statistical Analysis Plan. The Former Kemmerer Coke Plant is located at 1733 Elkol Road, Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming. The WDEQ determined the Permit Application is complete and technically adequate a anuary 30, 2026). Based on the Permit Renewal Application, the WDEQ has completed a Draft Permit. Therefore, WDEQ is giving notice and soliciting comments from the public regarding the FMC Draft Permit. FMC currently conducts activities under a Hazardous Waste Permit issued by the WDEQ on December 6, 2005, and renewed on March 06, 2016. The FMC Draft Permit serves to renew the 2016 Permit. The FMC Draft Permit addresses post-closure care and corrective action for the Hazardous Waste Management Unit, while the RA addresses the necessary cleanup on the Facility Property.
The public comment period begins February 05, 2026 and ends on March 21, 2026. The FMC Draft Permit Renewal Application, Draft Permit, Facility Fact Sheet, Statement of Basis and Administrative Record are available for inspection and copying at the following locations: WDEQ/Solid and Hazardous Waste Division (SHWD), 510 Meadowview Drive, Lander, Wyoming; WDEQ/SHWD, 200 West 17th Street, 2nd Floor, Cheyenne, Wyoming, and at the Lincoln County Library, 519 Emerald Street, Kemmerer, WY. Or accessed electronically at this location:
https./ /drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UOOdWfeujEqWIbPATcL1uA5JoIpSGUHI?usp=driveJink
Any person may submit written comments on the Draft Permit, may request a notice of the final permit decision, or request a public hearing. Written comments and requests for a hearing will be accepted by the WDEQ during the public comment period. Written comments or requests must be sent to:
Suzanne Engels
Solid and Hazardous Waste Division Administrator Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Solid and Hazardous Waste Division
200 West 17th Street, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Alternatively, public comments may be submitted electronically at the following location: https:llshw.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com/
For additional information regarding this notice or the Draft Permit, contact the WDEQ Project Manager Jules Feck at 307-335-6976, or jules.feck@wyo.gov.
PUBLISHED: Feb. 5, 2026
CALL FOR BIDS:
Canyon Elementary School Window Replacement Phase II
Lincoln County School District No. 1 (the Owner) is receiving lump sum sealed proposals for the Canyon Elementary School Window Replacement Phase II. The project scope includes but is not limited to all work necessary to complete the removal and replacement of exterior windows. Including but not limited to adjacent trims, flashings, finishes and other miscellaneous items required to complete work in full. This project is to be awarded under a single Contract.
First copies of the contract documents will be available after February 3rd, 2026 and open to public inspection in the office of the Owner or Plan One/Architects, 4020 Dewar Drive, Suite A, Rock Springs, WY 82901. Paper plans and specifications will not be available, prime bidders must download plans utilizing www.questcdn.com. Quest Project Number: 10038073
A pre-bid conference will be held at the project site on February 17th, 2026 beginning at 3:30 p.m. Attendees shall meet at the Project Site, 1310 Antelope Street, Kemmerer, WY 83101. The conference will be mandatory for all General Contractors wishing to have their bid considered for the work.
All proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or Cashier’s Check in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of the proposal. The successful bidder shall provide a one hundred percent (100%) Performance and Payment Bond. The bidder is required to comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws.
The Owner reserves the privilege of rejecting any or all proposals, or waiving any irregularities or formalities in any proposal in the bidding. Submit written proposals to: Lincoln County School District No. 1, ATTN: Kim Zuniga, 11 Adaville Drive, Diamondville, WY 83116 Sealed proposals shall be marked “Canyon Elementary School Window Replacement Phase II” and shall state the name of the company bidding on the outside of the envelope. Proposals must be received by the 5th day of March, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Proposals will not be accepted after this date and time. Proposals will be read aloud at that date and time.
Dated: January 29th, 2026 Lincoln County School District No. 1
Aarika Walker
Clerk
PUBLISHED: Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 2026
