PUBLIC NOTICE
The Land Quality Division of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality has approved the coal mine permit renewal submitted by Kemmerer Operations LLC PT0379. The application was approved with conditions. For information concerning the conditions please contact the Land Quality Division District office located at 510 Meadowview Dr., Lander WY 82520, phone no.307-332-3047 or the Cheyenne office at 200 W 17th St., Cheyenne WY 82001 , phone no.307-777-7756.
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PUBLISHED: Sept. 3, 2026
emmerer City Council met in regular session this 10th day of August, 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 Dave McConkie, Councilmember Bill Price, Councilmember Ken Spears, and Councilmember Mark Thatcher.
Motion was made by Councilmember Batista to approve the agenda as presented; seconded by Councilmember Spears and unanimously approved by council.
Motion was made by Councilmember Batista to appoint Kodi Seamons to the Kemmerer City Council for a term to expire on December 31, 2026; seconded by Councilmember Price and unanimously approved by council present. Kodi Seamons was sworn in and joined the mayor and other councilmembers at the daises.
PRESENTATIONS:
Michale Beehler, Opal City Councilmember, along with Opal Deputy Clerk, Patty Adams, presented the city council with the Town of Opal Challenge Coins. Mayor Bowen presented Councilmember Beehler with the City of Kemmerer Challenge Coins.
VISITORS’ COMMENTS AND PETITIONS:
None.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Motion was made by Councilmember Batista to approve the items on the consent agenda as presented; seconded by Councilmember Thatcher and unanimously approved by council. Those items were:
(a) Approval of Meeting Minutes of July 27, 2026;
(b) Approval of the payment of the bills, payroll, and ACH payments as presented;
19120 Wyo Retirement Sys. $36,617.15 19121 307 Tire LLC $8,242.00
19122 All West Comm. 603.14 19123 AT&T Mobility 536.70
19124 Bobcat of Rock Springs 81.15 19125 Century Equipment Co 944.43
19126 City of Kemmerer Acct 150.00 19127 FBPB 9,155.75
19128 Freedom Mailing Services 249.20 19129 GoTo Technologies 276.99
19130 Hergert, Jason 700.00 19131 Intermntn Fire Protection 200.00
19132 J Solutions, LLC 2,951.69 19133 Jackson Group Peterbilt 703.35
19134 Jorgensen Associates 6,038.75 19135 KD JPB 6,312.15
19136 Kemmerer Gazette 3,160.90 19137 MC2 Engineering 928.30
19138 Netwize 2,296.83 19139 Rocky Mountain Power 12,108.19
19140 Rotary Club of Kemmerer 175.00 19141 Verizon Wireless 319.10
19142 Wex Bank 3,758.92 19143 WEBT 92,367.50
6/30/26 Core Business Tech. 22.45 7/31/26 Core Business Tech. 22.45
7/24/26 Fed. Tax Dep.-ACH 16,696.26 7/24/26 Payroll Dir. Dep.-ACH 59,013.00
7/24/26 AFLAC-ACH 12.24 7/24/26 Expert Pay-ACH 913.05
NEW BUSINESS:
(a) Motion was made by Councilmember Batista to authorize the mayor to sign the grant acceptance award agreement with the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to receive a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant for the City of Kemmerer Wyoming-Comprehensive Safety Action Plan in the amount of $206,500.00, which includes $165,200.00 from FHWA and the $41,300.00 match from the Wyoming Energy Authority; seconded by Councilmember McConkie and unanimously approved by council.
(b) Motion was made by Councilmember Batista to Pass, Approve, and Adopt Resolution No. 2026-885, Setting Forth Conditions and Procedures for Regulating the Kemmerer Fishing Pond; seconded by Councilmember Thatcher and unanimously approved by council.
Troy Schrenk and Ryan Joyce made comments to the council via telecommunications.
(c) Motion was made by Councilmember Batista to authorize the mayor to sign the lease option agreement 1st Amendment with Target Logistics Management LLC of the Woodlands, Texas, extending the original lease option agreement through October 9, 2026; seconded by Councilmember Thatcher and unanimously approved by council.
COMMENTS:
Councilmember Batista, Councilmember McConkie, Councilmember Spears, Councilmember Thatcher, Councilmember Price, and Councilmember Seamons made comments. City Administrator, Brian Muir, made comments. Mayor Bowen made comments.
ADJOURN:
There being no further business before the council, Mayor Bowen adjourned the regular meeting; 7:18 p.m.
BY: ROBERT BOWEN, MAYOR
ATTEST: NATASIA DIERS
CITY CLERK – TREASURER
PUBLISHED: Sept. 3, 2026
FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE
Default in the payment of principal and interest has occurred under the terms of a Promissory Note (the “Note”) dated May 4, 2023, executed and delivered by Carrie Dent (“Mortgagor”) to Academy Mortgage Corporation, and a real estate Mortgage (the “Mortgage”) of the same date securing the Note, which Mortgage was executed and delivered by said Mortgagor, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Mortgagee, as Nominee for Academy Mortgage Corporation, its Successors and Assigns, and which Mortgage was recorded on May 4, 2023, at Reception No. 1029841, in Book 1086, at Page 39 in the public records in the office of the County Clerk and ex-officio Register of Deeds in and for Lincoln County, Wyoming.
The Mortgage was assigned for value as follows:
Assignee: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
Assignment dated: April 25, 2024
Assignment recorded: April 25, 2024
Assignment recording information: at Reception No. 1034368, in Book 1107, at Page 653
All in the records of the County Clerk and ex-officio Register of Deeds in and for Lincoln County, Wyoming.
The Mortgage contains a power of sale which, by reason of said default, the Mortgagee declares to have become operative, and no suit or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage or any part thereof, nor has any such suit or proceeding been instituted and the same discontinued.
Written notice of intent to foreclose the Mortgage by advertisement and sale has been served upon the record owner and the party in possession of the mortgaged premises at least ten (10) days prior to the commencement of this publication, and the amount due upon the Mortgage as of September 18, 2026 being the total sum of $205,660.56, plus interest, costs expended, late charges, and attorney fees accruing thereafter through the date of sale.
WHEREAS, the property being foreclosed upon may be subject to other liens and encumbrances that will not be extinguished at the sale. Any prospective purchaser should research the status of title before submitting a bid. Prospective purchasers must tender proof of funds at the time of sale.
If the foreclosure sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of his/her/its money paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagee, Mortgagor, Servicer, or their attorneys.
NOW, THEREFORE, PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, as Mortgagee, will have the Mortgage foreclosed by law by causing the mortgaged property to be sold at public venue by the Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff in and for Lincoln County, Wyoming to the highest bidder for cash at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon on October 13, 2026 at the Lincoln County Courthouse located at 925 Sage Ave, Kemmerer, WY 83101, for application to the above-described amounts secured by the Mortgage, said mortgaged property being described as follows:
The Northerly 50 feet of Lots 11 and 12 of Block 42 of the First Addition to the Town of Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming as described on the official plat thereof.
With an address of 809 Beech Ave, Kemmerer, WY 83101 (the undersigned disclaims liability for any error in the address).
Together with all improvements thereon situate and all fixtures and appurtenances thereto.
Mortgagee shall have the exclusive right to rescind the foreclosure sale during the redemption period. In the event that the sale is rescinded or vacated for any reason, the successful purchaser shall only be entitled to a refund of his/her/its purchase price and/or statutory interest.
Important Notice to Potential Bidders: Federal law administered by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, requires certain residential real estate transactions to be reported to the federal government. If you are the winning bidder at auction, you may be required to provide identifying information about yourself and, if applicable, any entity or trust purchasing the property. This information is required by federal law and must be provided to complete the sale. Failure to provide required information after the sale may delay or prevent issuance of the foreclosure deed.
Dated: August 26, 2026 PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
By: Lewis N. Stoddard
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.
376 East 400 South, Suite 300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-355-2886
HWM File # WY22455
PUBLISHED: Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2026
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Dated: August 24, 2026.
PUBLISHED: September 3, 10, 2026
NOTICE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF CONTRACT
To all persons, firms, or corporations who have any claim for any work done, or any material furnished to DJ’s Glass Plus, Inc, 3700 Hwy 374 Green River, WY 82935, for the CES Window Replacement Phase II Project.
You are hereby notified that Lincoln County School District No. I, 11 Adaville Drive, Diamondville, WY 83116, has accepted substantial completion according to the Contract Documents and rules set forth in the contract between Lincoln County School District No.1 and the aforesaid Contractor of the work in connection with the CES Window Replacement Phase II Project, and that said Contractor is entitled to final settlement therefore.
You are further notified that upon the 28th day of September, 2026, being the 41st day after the first publication of the notice, said Lincoln County School District No.1 will pay DJ’s Glass Plus, Inc the full amount due under said contract, and in the event your claim is not filed with Lincoln County School District No.1 prior to said 28th day of September 2026, same shall be waived.
This notice is given pursuant to Section 16-6-116, Wyoming Statutes, 1982.
Dated this 25th day of August,2026.
By: Kim Zuniga Business Manager
CES Window Replacement Phase II
PUBLISHED: Sept. 3, 10, 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED TEMPORARY WORKFORCE HOUSING FACILITY
Notice is hereby given that The City of Kemmerer Zoning Board is holding a public hearing Friday, September 18th 2026 at 5:00 p.m. at the Kemmerer City Hall Conference Room, 220 State Hwy 233, Kemmerer, Wyoming, regarding a special permitted use application submitted by Iron Guard Housing, LLC, for a temporary workforce housing facility in Southwest Kemmerer Wyoming, West of and adjacent to U.S. Highway 189 and South of U.S. Highway 30. All interested persons are invited to attend and present verbal or written statements. Further information regarding this notice can be obtained from City Administrator Brian Muir, bmuir@kemmerer.org, (307) 828-4061.
PUBLISHED: Sept. 3, 2026
ORDINANCE 2026-905
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KEMMERER, LINCOLN COUNTY, WYOMING, CREATING AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONES TO REGULATE TEMPORARY WORKER HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City wishes to allow Light Industrial Zones uses to include temporary workforce housing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to modify the existing Light Industrial Zone Ordinances to regulate such workforce housing.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Ordained By the Governing Body of the City of Kemmerer that the following modifications be made to the City Code.
SECTION 23-5. DEFINITION OF TERMS.
Temporary Workforce Housing Facility (commonly known as man camp or temporary workforce hub)
A coordinated development of multiple temporary housing units, which may include modular buildings, recreational vehicles, manufactured housing, dormitory-style structures, or similar accommodations, established to provide temporary lodging for a limited duration for a workforce associated with a specific project or industry. Such facilities may include shared dining, sanitation, recreation, and support services; and after such project is completed, facilities shall be decommissioned (see “Decommissioning” defined in this Article II, Section 23-5), except that useful infrastructure and improvements (roads, sewer, water, etc.) built during the project may remain, and may be required to remain, based on Zoning Board approval or as set forth in the Conditional Use Permit.
Decommissioning
The removal of all temporary housing units, structures, utilities, and associated improvements and the restoration of the site to a condition consistent with surrounding land uses, as required upon expiration or termination of the Conditional Use Permit.
Short-Term Occupancy (workforce)
Occupancy of a dwelling unit or sleeping quarters for a period of less than thirty (30) consecutive days by individuals whose primary residence is elsewhere and whose presence is related to employment, contract work, or project-based activity in the area.
Short-term Rentals
a residential dwelling, or a portion thereof, for lodging purposes for less than 30 consecutive days, excluding long-term leases (30 days or more) and traditional hotels.
(No other portion of Section 23-5 is modified by the passage of this Ordinance.)
SECTION 23-53. CONDITIONAL AND SPECIAL PERMITTED USES
Conditional Uses
Parking lots;
(a) Public or private cemetery;
(b) Private recreation facility;
(c) Telecommunications facility not on city property;
(d) Public or private utility facility and public or private service installations and facilities, excluding business offices and repair/storage facilities.
(e) Short-term occupancy workforce
Special Permitted Uses
(a) Temporary workforce housing facility
SECTION 23-54. PROHIBITED USES
(a) Single family dwelling
(b) Two family dwelling
(c) Multifamily dwelling
(d) Domesticated farm animals
(e) Cantinas, bars, liquor stores or any other business or dispensary whose primary purpose is the sale and/or distribution of alcohol.
(f) Coops, barns, stalls, pens and any other animal housing per Chapter 5, Section 5-12, Keeping of Animals, of the City code.
SECTION 23-55. MINIMUM LOT STANDARDS,
Temporary workforce housing Density, proximity and other requirements
(a) Setbacks.The minimum setback from any lot line or public right-of-way shall be as set forth below:
Buildings: Feet
Front 35
Interior side and rear 15
Corner side 30
Residential Zone Boundary 60
Parking lots: Feet
Front 6
Interior side and rear 10
Corner side 10
Residential Zone Boundary 25
(b) Minimum lot area shall be determined by building, area, parking requirements and required setbacks.
(c) Temporary Workforce Housing Facility shall have a maximum of 50 dwelling units per acre. Once such facility is conditionally approved by the zoning board, it will be become a temporary residential area only. It shall have a secure perimeter fence that is a minimum of 6 feet in height. Sight and sound proximity, traffic, residential buffering, scale of project, hours of operation, and other criteria zoning board deems necessary may be considered as conditions of approval. The zoning board may impose any lawful term and condition it deems necessary to enhance and protect the health, safety and property of City residents.
APPROVED on 1st Reading this 13th day of April, 2026
APPROVED on 2nd Reading this 27th day of April, 2026
APPROVED on 3rd Reading this 22nd day of June, 2026
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and City Council on the 22nd day of June, 2026.
THE CITY OF KEMMERER
A Municipal Corporation
By: Robert Bowen , Mayor
ATTEST: Natasia Diers, City Clerk/Treasurer
PUBLISHED: Sept. 3, 2026
NOTICE OF FINAL COMPLETION OF CONTRACT
To all persons, firms, or corporations who have any claim for any work being done, or any material furnished to R & D Sweeping, 1931 Yellowstone Road, Rock Springs, WY 82901 for the Elk Street Rehabilitation Project, Kemmerer, Wyoming.
You are hereby notified that the City of Kemmerer Wyoming has accepted final completion according to the Contract Documents and rules set forth in the contract between the City of Kemmerer and the aforesaid Contractor of the work in connection with the Elk Street Rehabilitation Project, and that said Contractor is entitled to final settlement thereof.
You are further notified that upon the seventh day of October 2026, being the 41st day after the first publication of the notice, said City of Kemmerer will pay R & D Sweeping the full amount due under said contract; and in the event your claim is not filed with the City of Kemmerer prior to said last day of September, 2026, same shall be waived.
This notice is given pursuant to Section 16-6116, Wyoming Statutes, 1982.
Dated this twenty-seventh Day of August, 2026
By: Natasia Diers, City Clerk ,
City of Kemmerer
PUBLISHED: August 27, Sept. 3, 10, 2026
