If you want this old world on a string

Modified: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Last Saturday, the stars of Sublette County put on their dancing shoes for the annual fundraiser for the Children's Learning Centers. Dancing with the Sublette Stars drew scores to the Lovatt Room to watch others dance and do a little themselves. Here, Laurie Latta gets a turn around the floor with her husband and contestant Jim Latta. For more pictures, ...more

Feds talk fracking

Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
PINEDALE, Energy, and Wyoming's energy resources in particular, are at the center of Congressional debate as new legislation has been introduced. The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act was introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate last week. Meanwhile, the Wyoming delegation is leading a charge to take back federal mineral revenue. ...more

Pinedale looks at vacant buildings

Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
PINEDALE, The Pinedale Town Council met in a stuffy room with a larger than normal audience for Monday's regular meeting. One of the first truly warm days of the year, pre-meeting chatter was a debate over opening windows or being able to hear the discussion. Discussion won out and the windows stayed closed, the meeting proceeded quickly through regular business. ...more

No change after Marbelton election

Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
MARBLETON, The people of Marbleton took to the polls on Tuesday to vote for two town council seats and town mayor, and after the canvassing board reviewed the ballots on Wednesday, it was announced council member incumbents Nick Taylor and Mack Bradley, as well as Mayor Jim Robinson, retained their seats. ...more

Big Piney gets new mayor

Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
BIG PINEY, The Town of Big Piney held elections on Tuesday for two seats on the town council, as well as mayor. After the ballots were reviewed and made official by the canvassing board, it was announced incumbents Michelle Hymas and Scott Scherbel will retain their council seats, and council member Ben Jenkins will become mayor after ousting Phillip Smith ...more

Grace under fire: Hunt and Mitchell honored with BLM award

Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
PINEDALE, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming State Director Don Simpson announced Sublette County Fire Warden TJ Hunt and Sublette County Emergency Management Coordinator Jim Mitchell as the runners-up for the National Wildland Fire Safety Award at the Sublette County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday. ...more

Wyoming congressmen join fight for federal mineral money

Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
PINEDALE, U.S. Sens. John Barrasso (R,Wyo.) and Mike Enzi (R,Wyo.) are teaming up with New Mexico's congressional delegation to attempt to reclaim millions of dollars in federal mineral payments that were cut by sequestration in March. ...more

Ball field expansion is underway

Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
PINEDALE, Construction on the expansion of the Dudley Key Ballfields began last week. The Town of Pinedale allocated $547,000 to have Teletractors Inc. build a little league field, a soccer field, two gravel parking lots, pipe an irrigation ditch and put in a sprinkler system. ...more