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
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Application for Land Use Regulations Amendment
Lincoln County, Wyoming
Public Hearing of the Lincoln County Board of County Commissioners will be tentatively held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 2, 2026 via video conference between the following two locations: Lincoln County Courthouse, Commissioner Boardroom, 925 Sage Avenue 3rd Floor, Kemmerer, WY; and Afton Branch Office Building, EOC Conference room, 421 Jefferson St., Afton, WY, to take public comments regarding the following:
Land Use Regulations Amendment, File # 603 RZ 26
A Rezone request to rezone 14.03 +/- acres from Rural to Mixed Zone to accommodate residential/commercial use of the property. This Rezone Application is associated with file 708 MA 26, Creamery Park Subdivision, an 11 lot Major Subdivision. The Major subdivision is contingent on the approval of this Rezone. Located 2.7 miles northwest of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming in T35N, R119W, Section 3
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, August 24, 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. Emails can be sent to Planning@lincolncountywy.gov.
Published: August 20, 27, 2026
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING
BOARD OF LINCOLN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
July 20, 2026
Chairman Kent Connelly called the regularly scheduled hearing to order at 4:59 pm.
Others in attendance included the following: Commissioners Teri Bowers and Melvin Shumway; County Clerk, April Brunski; Chief of Staff, Stephen Allen.
The pledge of allegiance was recited, and the invocation was given by Commissioner Shumway.
Motion #1: Commissioner Bowers moved to approve the agenda. Seconded by Commissioner Shumway. Motion was adopted.
Chairman Connelly opened the public hearing at 5:00 pm. He commented that the projected Fund 10 budget is down about $1 million from last year, the proposed Fund 10 is currently $328,000 in the whole, the projected revenue continues to go down (has been on a 5–6-year decline). We won’t see property taxes from the TerraPower Plant until they are up and running. The proposed property tax cuts are unknown at this time as well. Public comments were received from the following: Missy Harris, Director of the Lincoln County Library System, understands the position they’re in, they have tried to do their part to cut down on employee costs by reducing hours. The libraries are heavily used, serving six communities with more than just access to books. They provide access to computers, help with job applications, a place for kids and families, a safe place to be. They are facing a $400,000 funding gap. Last year they were able to make it work by using reserve funds, which are now depleted. They are asking for a middle ground as they have received more from motor vehicle and property tax funds and didn’t expend as much as anticipated. They are asking for the Commissioners to add $200,000 on to the amount that they have been cut back to in order to keep current staff, hours and programs in place. These decisions affect access to people that the Commissioners serve. She thanked them for their support. Commissioner Shumway asked questions about the hours of operation for each of the libraries. She would have to reduce hours without the funding. The Commissioners will take it under advisement. Kipp Dana, High Country Behavioral Health, commented on the services they provide, the Emergency Services and the use of the County budgeted funding is to pay for providers to be on call. He commented the funding has gone from $40,000 to $20,000 and has now been taken down to $0, which is concerning. He further explained it’s the Counties’ responsibility to cover the first 72 hours of a psychiatric emergency. They won’t discontinue services without the funding but would appreciate the County to be in engaged in a financial contribution. They serve seven counties and spent $39,000 last year in Lincoln County alone. The Commissioners will take it under consideration. Stephen Allen, Chief of Staff, commented they will be looking at a contract next week for High Country through County opioid funding. Bob Choma spoke in support of 4-H Educators to have their proposed budget increased to allow the youth to attend State Fair. He supports youth to be able to branch out their educational opportunities but does understand the struggle. Chairman Connelly commented they didn’t cut the line items; they were allowing what was requested. McKenna Julian, UW Extension County Liaison, referenced back to the budget meetings a few months back when they were asked to take a 10% cut. She only had 20% of the budget that could be touched. She had to cut from that from the small operating funds; 6% of the budget is operating costs, the rest if overhead. It’s tough to support 3 educators and an office administrator on the funds. Their travel budget is the biggest need. With the proposed budget as it, they will continue to provide education to 427 kids in the County but would have to have to cut some programs. She is asking for a significant increase in the mileage and travel line item. She answered questions from Commissioner Shumway regarding who the travel budget funds for State Fair and McKenna confirmed it is for the two educators.
Nancy Stafford, Veteran’s Services, commented she is a non-required office. She knew the budget would be difficult this year, she is covering Sublette County and traveling to Marbleton twice a month to cover services. They will be picking up the difference in the budget and she will be billing Sublette County to cover those costs.
Edwin Stafford spoke on behalf of the Library, Veteran’s Service and High County Behavioral Health. Mental health treatment in rural communities is hard, and he has to go out of County for care. He’s unsure how others are managing it. Kipp Dana commented that they hired a new full-time provider in Kemmerer on June 20th so there is now a resource. Commissioner Shumway thanked the Departments and knows things will get better. He appreciates the input, is part of the community and knows they all want to take advantage of the services in the County. Commissioner Bowers would like to help everyone; they all have good cases. Chairman Connelly commented the future of the County is bright, more businesses will be coming in, but it will take time. He has a lot of faith in the people working for County, they it keep going and commented the population is closer to 26,000 that we are trying to provide services for. He thanked the people that work for the County and the residents. Treasurer Greenfield commented that we need more support from the public when it comes to the legislature because they have no problem cutting and that’s not the answer to provide services to the community. He commented we are in a bright situation with new companies and families moving in and would like everyone to remember the laws get changed at the state level. He asked for the public support in standing behind elected officials and helping us fight. Chairman Connelly further commented that we are a middle of the road county; there are super-rich counties and some that are really struggling. We are not the only county faced with dilemma; we are cutting capital to live.
The public hearing was closed at 5:40 pm.
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LINCOLN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
July 21, 2026
Chairman Kent Connelly called the regularly scheduled meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
Others in attendance included the following: Commissioners Teri Bowers and Melvin Shumway; County Clerk, April Brunski; Deputy Attorney, Austin Dunlap and Chief of Staff, Stephen Allen.
The pledge of allegiance was recited, and the prayer was given by Chairman Connelly.
Motion #1: Commissioner Bowers moved to approve the consent agenda, minutes from July 7-8, 2026, orders for reduction/addition to the assessment roll and approval of the vouchers. Seconded by Commissioner Shumway. Motion carried unanimously.
Chairman Connelly commented that a few changes were made after the budget hearing last night. They put money back in towards the library ($50,000), restored $5000 back to 4-H Extension for State Fair Mileage and Travel and removed money from the Capital Department to take the budget from negative to positive. He commented we have a $1.5 million loss in revenue from last year, $2.3 million over the last 2 years and this also doesn’t take into account emergency checks they are having to cut and funding for Search and Rescue trucks.
Budget Summary:
ASSESSED VALUATION: $942,702,038
TAXING AT 12 MILLS
FY27 FINAL BUDGET
GENERAL COUNTY FUNDS
COMMISSIONERS $600,243.00
CLERK $664,503.00
TREASURER $882,533.00
ASSESSOR $841,630.00
SHERIFF $4,324,323.00
ATTORNEY $1 ,068,824.00
JAIL $2,433,263.00
CORONER $120,689.00
EXTENSION (UW) $195,116.90
CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT $518,774.13
CIRCUIT COURT $600.00
FACILITY MANAGEMENT $993,363.00
ROAD & BRIDGE $3,105,552.00
PLANNING $552,624.00
HOMELAND SECURITY $158,989.00
ELECTIONS $118,985.00
PUBLIC HEALTH $673,674.07
DRUG COURT $157,156.00
GENERAL ACCOUNTS $5,579,951.00
ENGINEERING $277,302.00
CAPITAL EXPEND. $75,000.00
ECONOMIC DEVELOP. $123,540.00
JUVENILE SERVICES $500.00
IT/GIS $729,189.48
COMMUNICATIONS $58,000.00
TITLE 25 $4,250.00
RECREATION $36,700.00
HUMAN SERVICES $274,624.00
TAX SHRINKAGE $ -
TOTAL GENERAL FUND $24,569,898.58
COUNTY LIBRARY $1,466,593.00
COUNTY FAIR $450,000.00
TOTAL BUDGET $26,486,491.58
Motion #2: Commissioner Shumway moved to approve to adopt the fiscal year 2026-2027 County
Budget as presented. Seconded by Commissioner Bowers. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion #3: Commissioner Bowers moved to approve the Resolution to Provide Income Necessary to Finance the County Budget for fiscal year 2026-2027. Seconded by Commissioner Shumway. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion #4: Commissioner Shumway moved to approve the Appropriation Resolution for fiscal year 2026-2027. Seconded by Commissioner Bowers. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion #5: Commissioner Bowers moved to approve the County Special District Mill Levies and special assessment requests as presented on or before July 31, 2026, for fiscal year 2026-2027. Seconded by Commissioner Shumway. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion #6: Commissioner Shumway moved to approve the following Irrigation Districts contingent upon the filing of the 2026-2027 rolls with the County Commissioners: Porto Irrigation District, Cottonwood Irrigation District; Etna Irrigation District; West Afton Irrigation District; Eastside Irrigation District; Dry Creek Irrigation District; and Smith’s Fork Irrigation District. Seconded by Commissioner Bowers. Motion carried unanimously.
Chief of Staff, Stephen Allen, updated on the following events he recently participated in: The Walls That Heal opening; WWCC Board Budget Meeting; Monthly Economic Development Meeting; SIRQ Weekly Meeting; Sublette #9 BOCES Budget Meeting. He updated on projects ongoing: SIRQ – wrap up through July 30th; County Leadership Punch List Walk Through, 6/30 Judge Bluemel punch list walk through, 7/17 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, weekly OES meetings; Industrial Siting - no new applications, Terra Power (completion 2031), Project West (2027), Pacific Soda (2026), Dry Piney Helium (2026), Lincoln Solar (2027);NEPA – monitoring comments on BLM and Forest Service (virtual monthly meetings); Rock Springs RMP – comments submitted and they are waiting for approval to have public comment (Cooperator); Kemmerer- Greater-Sage-Grouse Range Wide Planning EIS (Cooperator) (monitoring Governor’s proposed Executive Order); Department of the Interior reopens Regulatory Reform comment period – indefinite; Forest Service Wild and Scenic list for public review by the end of 2026 (Cooperator); NACO – monitoring OMB change to 2 CFR Part 200 which could cause Federal Government to be pulled mid-stream based on appointed leadership – comment period ended 7/13/26.
He presented the following for approval:
Motion #7: Commissioner Bowers moved to approve compensation agreements with the University of Wyoming for two Extension Professional positions for $67,772 and $26,514 and both ending June 30, 2027. Seconded by Commissioner Shumway. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion #8: Commissioner Shumway moved to approve a Grant Agreement with the Wyoming Department of Health for an amount not to exceed $80,000 and ending June 30, 2027. Seconded by Commissioner Bowers. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion #9: Commissioner Bowers moved to approve an MOU with CLIMB Wyoming for an amount not to exceed $60,000 with a term ending July 31, 2027. Seconded by Commissioner Shumway. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion #10: Commissioner Shumway moved to authorize the Travel and Tourism Committee to apply for a $60,000 non-matching grant from the Wyoming Office of Tourism ending June 30, 2028. Seconded by Commissioner Bowers. Motion carried unanimously.
Treasurer Greenfield presented the monthly distribution which is completed for FY26. He reported on the monthly financial statement (June). We are now right-side up revenues compared to expenditures. He presented a report of grant/contract funds available and discussed the County Road Fund monies, E-911, long term revolving fund (money from conduit from All-West ; there is a $500,000 receivable for Criterium), school bond interest, capital projects (upside down), debt service fund for the Justice Center ($3.9 million built up in the fund; $947,000 from the County housing the State DOC inmates in FY26 has contributed to that amount). He suggested setting up a depreciation fund in the future for automobiles and equipment. He also commented on a discussion he was involved in, including Bechtel, Terra Power and Mark Germaine regarding a man camp. Terra Power does not want a man camp. There is another company involved and there may be a master lease agreement for housing without any pre-built housing, they will be stick built. He does not believe there will be a man camp based on what he heard.
Chairman Connelly updated on the Wildlife Project, Exxon (still drilling other well) and Blue Spruce (moving dirt). The cities got the bulk of the Industrial Siting funding.
The Commissioners went over calendar items.
Jamie Thornock asked if the Commission packets are for public knowledge. Chairman Connelly commented that sometimes they don’t get the information until right before the meeting but there isn’t anything in their packets that aren’t public.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:42 am.
Vouchers approved:
Claimant/Department Amount
Afton Point S; Sheriff, vehicle maintenance $747.75
Alarmlogix; Maintenance, service $525.00
Alcohol Monitoring Systems; Sheriff, SCRAMCAM -
DRUG COURT $448.84
All West; IT/GIS, internet $3,966.25
Amazon Capital Services; County Offices, supplies $6,281.97
Avenue Consultants; Engineering, Lincoln County SS4A $21,741.25
B & H Auto; Maintenance, vehicle maintenance $105.90
BCN Telecom Inc TBS; LCEMA, 911 communications $37.41
Best Western Fossil Country Inn & Suites; District Court,
jury rooms $2,750.00
Blue360 Media LLC; Attorney, WY Traffic & Criminal
Law $311.61
Bomgaars; County Offices, parts & supplies $1,111.85
Brady & Sons; Sheriff, vehicle maintenance $713.11
Brady Industries; Sheriff, laundry $158.29
Bridgerland CarQuest; S. R&B, parts $834.22
CenturyLink; County Offices, phone service $503.27
City of Kemmerer; County Offices, 6-month agreement/
inspections $5,290.00
Custom Image Auto Body; Sheriff, vehicle repair $2,253.59
DEX Imaging; Clerk, HP & Xerox click charges &
maintenance $3,015.32
Diamond G Dental; Sheriff, inmate dental $1,543.00
DJ’s Glass; Maintenance, repairs $44,026.15
Dry Creek Station; S. R&B, fuel $1,316.81
Eagle Uniform & Supply; Maintenance, laundry $62.46
Election Systems & Software, LLC; Clerk, annual
maintenance $27,128.39
Enbridge Gas; Maintenance, gas bill $2,017.26
Fastenal; S. R&B, DEF $1,010.99
Floyd’s Truck; S. R&B, parts $2,019.88
GreatAmerica Financial Services; Clerk, 3 HP Design
jet lease $668.31
GSL Electric; Maintenance, power supply $42,116.79
Gunter’s; S. R&B, fuel $24,306.20
HDR; Treasurer, Raise Grant $12,409.51
High Country Behavioral; County Offices, opioid funding services & inmate therapy $16,397.75
Horrocks LLC; Commission, industrial sewer project $4,851.00
Jeannie Gebes; Attorney, transcription $209.30
Kemmerer Gazette; County Offices, publications $538.25
Kennon Tubbs; Sheriff, inmate treatment $3,990.00
Kent Connelly; Commission, mileage reimbursement $290.00
Language Line; Sheriff, interpretation $146.45
Laurus Systems, Inc.; Maintenance, Rapiscan installation $1,920.00
Level 3 Communications, LLC; IT/GIS, courthouse interne
t & voice $1,343.71
Lincoln County Jail; Sheriff, inmate worker pay $1,422.30
Lincoln County Search & Rescue; Commission,
budgeted funding $65,000.00 Lower Star Valley TV Association; LCEMA, rent $1,200.00
Lower Valley Energy; LCEMA, site lease $1,100.00
Matthew Bender & Co.; Attorney, 2026 stats, court rules $1,566.43
Neilson’s Furniture & App; Maintenance, supplies $69.99
Noregon; S. R&B, parts $1,833.41
Office Ally; Public Health, vaccines $44.95
OnSolve LLC; LCEMA, software $10,936.16
Patricia Pringle; LCEMA, wages $825.00
PEAC Solutions; Clerk, Xerox copier monthly lease $4,367.00
Petty Cash; County Offices, postage/notary/supplies $125.19
Printstar; Sheriff, supplies $260.00
Public Health Laboratory; Public Health, lab testing $293.00
Purcell Tires; Sheriff, tires $1,563.84
Quill, LLC; District Court, supplies $565.12
Salt River Senior Center; Commission, budgeted funding $5,000.00
Sanderson Law Office; Sheriff, drug court $100.00
Sanofi Pasteur; Public Health, vaccines $740.61
Shar Perry; Extension, reimbursements $148.79
Silverstar Comm.; County Offices, phone/internet service.. $2,911.74
Skaggs; Sheriff, uniforms $351.70
South Lincoln Hospital District; Sheriff, inmate medical $5,031.93
South Lincoln Medical Center; Clerk, July 2026 urgent
care $3,285.00
Star Valley Independent; Planning, publications $378.00
Star Valley Search & Rescue; Commission, budgeted
funding $65,000.00
Stephen Allen; Commission, mileage reimbursement $1,986.50
Sterling Urgent Care; Clerk, urgent care subscription $8,550.00
Summit; Sheriff, inmate meals $11,823.78
Sweetwater County; Commission, veterans service
program $25,006.47
Sylvestri; Prevention ATODS, website maintenance $1,653.58
The Master’s Touch LLC; Lincoln County, postage $14,285.22
TK Elevator; Maintenance, contract $5,027.94
Town of Afton; Maintenance, Civic Center contribution $164.20
TransUnion; Sheriff, investigations $155.00
Vehicle Lighting Solutions; Sheriff, vehicle setup $1,278.84
Voss Vision; Sheriff, inmate medical $208.00
VISA; County Offices, expenditures $20,919.77
W.A.R.M. Property Insurance Pool; Clerk, insurance
coverage $192,528.49
Wex Bank; Sheriff, fuel $14,299.43
WY Local Government Liability Pool; Clerk, membership
renewal $94,124.00
WY.CTY.Commissioners Assc; Commission, FY27
dues $18,818.00
WY.Dept.of Health; Public Health, payroll $32,709.82
WY Law Enforcement Academy; Sheriff, detention officer
basic $490.00
Wyoming Educators’ Benefit Trust; Commission, insurance
premiums $542,301.45
Wyoming Retirement System; Sheriff, Search & Rescue
retirement $1,800.00
Western States Equipment Co.; N. R&B, parts $230.64
Westwood Pharmacy; Sheriff, inmate meds $1,364.69
Meeting adjourned at 2:16 pm.
PUBLISHED: August 27, 2026
NOTICE OF HEARING
BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, and WOGCC Examiners will meet beginning Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 7:00 a.m., and subsequent days between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., to consider the following matters at the office of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, 2211 King Boulevard, Casper, Wyoming.
DOCKET NO. / APPLICANT / MATTER / S-T-R / FORMATION / COUNTY
1845-2026 / Frontier Carbon Solutions / Carbon Sequestration Unit (Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub); Geological Sequestration; Pooling in the Pore Space / 18.19-19-111; 8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.20.22.23-19-112; 2.3-18-112 / Madison / Lincoln, Sweetwater, Uinta
Any interested party is entitled to appear and be heard by the Commission at the time and date listed above. Protests to applications shall be in writing and filed with the State Oil and Gas Supervisor at least three (3) business days prior to the date of hearing pursuant to Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Rules & Regulations, Chapter 5, Section 11 and Chapter 5, Section 26.
Pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 12 of the Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Rules & Regulations, the written protest must state the grounds of the protest and include information and evidence to demonstrate that: (a) the protestant is a party entitled to notice or relief under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 30-5-101 through 30-5-410; (b) the protestant seeks a remedy that is within the jurisdiction and authority of the Commission. No action shall be taken on an objection or protest that is not timely filed.
DATED this 17th day of August 2026.
Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
/s/ Tom Kropatsch, Oil & Gas Supervisor / Commission Secretary
PUBLISHED: August 27, 2026
TENTATIVE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AGENDA FORLINCOLN COUNTY COMMISSION
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
10:00 A.M.
Location: Lincoln County Courthouse, 925 Sage Ave 3rd Floor, Kemmerer, WY
Or via video conference at the
Afton Branch Office Building, EOC Conference room, 421 Jefferson St., Afton, WY
Greengate Farm Edna Valley, LLC
Greengate Farm Edna Valley, LLC
Five Crazy Kids, LLC
Five Crazy Kids, LLC
David & Kristin Crosland
Nordic Lot 231, LLC
III. OTHER PLANNING MATTERS
ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: Additional information regarding the above noted files can be viewed at https://weblink.lcwy.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=161128&dbid=0&repo=LincolnCounty
Projects for Planning OR www.lincolncountywy.gov Planning and Development, BCC Packets.
All interested citizens are invited to attend the public hearing and to provide input. Those planning on attending should call the day before to see if the meeting and project is still scheduled.
PUBLISHED: August 20, 27, 2026
