The U.S. Drought Monitor is reporting that Fremont, Hot Springs and Washakie Counties are now out of extreme drought. The report shows the upper half of Fremont County and most of Hot Springs and Washakie counties are now in Moderate drought, with the southern half of Fremont County in Severe Drought. Advertisement Highlights from the report: • Extreme drought persists for south-central Wyoming, though the overall area has lessened over the past few weeks.• Severe drought continuing across the western mountains and most of central and northeastern Wyoming.
SageWest Health Care is pleased to announce that Daniel Bender, DO has joined its staff and will be offering primary care services to patients in Fremont County. Dr. Bender is one of several physicians to begin practicing in Fremont County this year as SageWest continues to grow healthcare services. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Bender to SageWest Health Care,” said John Ferrelli, CEO of SageWest Health Care. “Access to primary care is important in promoting good health in our community and Dr. Bender’s expertise will be important as our hospitals strive to meet our region’s evolving healthcare needs.” Dr. […]
Unsettled today with clouds and some sunshine. There will be a scattering of showers and thunderstorms; especially in the afternoon. The chance of showers and thunderstorms will linger into the weekend as well. Todays highs will be in the upper 60s across the Bighorn and Wind River Basins. Tonight’s lows in the 40s with high 30s at Dubois.
Wyoming’s statewide COVID-19 public health orders will remain in place through the end of the month, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Mask use and physical distancing requirements related to educational institutions remain. Indoor events of more than 500 people may be held at 50 percent of venue capacity with specific mask protocols for large indoor events. WDH recommends masks in indoor public places for people who aren’t fully vaccinated when common-sense physical distancing cannot be maintained among those who don’t live in the same household. The updated orders, which go into effect May 17 and remain through […]
The Northern Arapaho General Council this past weekend voted to decriminalize the use of Medical Marijuana on the Wind River Reservation. The Eastern Shoshone Tribe will vote on the issue this coming Saturday at their General Council at Fort Washakie. To change the Law and Order Code on the Reservation, both tribes must be in agreement. Northern Arapaho Business Council Chairman Jordan Dresser told a Wind River Radio Network Audience Thursday that the vote is the first step in a long process that he said could take some time. Advertisement “It really made me feel good that we reached a […]
All persons arrested or cited are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law Arrests/Citations 5/12 to 5/13/21 Marlis Hill, 34, Lander, Cited. Assault. A 17-year-old Lander female, Cited. Assault Arrests/Citations 5/11 to 5/12/21 Warren Jorgenson, 54, Lander, Arrested. Fremont County Warrant Arrests/Citations 5/5 to 5/6/21 Henry Turley, 55, Lander, Arrested. Domestic Battery after an incident at an address on Baldwin Drive. Arrests/Citations 5/4 to 5/5/21 Terry Roe, 57, Lander, Arrested. Breach of the Peace at the Silver Spur Motel at 12:28 p.m. A 15-year-old female of Lander was Cited for Improper Backing after a hit and run collision […]
Have you seen one of these dogs? There was a one vehicle rollover Wednesday night just south of Riverton on the Sand Draw Highway, WYO 135. The driver of the vehicle sustained non-life threatening injuries, but was flown to an out of county hospital for specialized treatment. The driver had his two dogs with him, Bella and Daisy, but only Bella has been found as of this morning. Advertisement The crash was just south of Riverton. The missing dog is believed to be between mile posts 1 and 5. If you see Daisy, please alert the Stock Doc at 856-7764.
All persons arrested or cited are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. A Arrests/Citations 5/11 to 5/13/21 Martin Harris, 56, Fort Washakie, Arrested on 11 (eleven) RPD Warrants Kasia Monroe, 30, Arapahoe, Arrested. RPD Warrant Quinn Duran, 29, St. Stephens, Arrested. Public Intoxication Chezrae Manzanares, 33, Riverton, Arrested. Public Intoxication Chester Moss, 41, Riverton, Arrested. Public Intoxication Guy St. Clair,47, Riverton, Arrested. Public Intoxication Corey Hill, 27, Riverton, Arrested. Fremont County Warrant Tyler Graves, 24, Riverton, Arrested. Driving While Under the Influence. Janell SunRhodes, 30, Riverton, Arrested. Public Intoxication Arrests/Citations 5/10 to 5/11/21 Kendra Munoz, 54, Riverton, […]
It’s high school graduation season in Fremont County and Wyotoday.com will be there with live-stream videos of most of the ceremonies. Here’s the schedule for the livestream events. See the links for Wyotoday – Youtube and WyotodayNews – Facebook at Wyotoday.com: Saturday, May 15th – Fort Washakie, 11 a.m. Sunday, May 16th – Shoshoni, 2 p.m. Friday, May 21st – Arapahoe Advertisement , 5:30 p .m. Sunday, May, 23rd – Riverton, 12 Noon (On RHS Website and Wyotoday Youtube) Sunday, May 23rd – St. Stephens, 12 Noon Sunday, May 23rd, Lander Valley, 1 p.m. Sunday, May 23rd, Wyoming Indian, 2 […]
All persons arrested or cited are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law During the past 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Thursday, May 13, 2021, three persons were booked into the Fremont County Detention Center in Lander for on two felony and two misdemeanor charges. The detention center today reported its inmate population at 184 individuals that it is responsible for. Of these, one is on home detention and six inmates are being held outside of the county. Arrests/Citations 5/12 to 5/13/21 There were no Sheriff’s Office arrests during the past 24 hours Arrests/Citations 4/30 to 5/3/2021 […]
The Wyoming Virtual Library, a service provided by public libraries across the state as well as by the Wyoming State Library, recently marked its one millionth checkout of e-books, e-audiobooks and digital magazines, comic books and graphic novels. The one millionth checkout was Elizabeth Gilbert’s City of Girls. The Wyoming Virtual Library currently includes more than 22 library systems around the state, including the Fremont County Library System. By July, every Wyoming public and community college, the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming State Library will all be part of this consortium. Member libraries provide their patrons with 24/7 access to […]
The Wyoming Arts Council is holding the 2021 Arts Summit virtually, Nov. 1-5, and are seeking proposals for virtual sessions. The deadline to submit proposal ideas is May 17. The theme for the Arts Summit is “Connecting Through the Arts.” Interested individuals, organizations, or other collaborations are invited to submit proposal ideas for sessions at the Summit using this Google form: https://forms.gle/CjSs9doVk4AP2T8x8. The Arts Council is interested in broad ideas and topics that are relevant to the theme of the Arts Summit – “Connecting Through the Arts.” Proposals do not need to be fully prepared sessions or presentations, but should demonstrate […]
Weather-permitting, the following roads in Yellowstone National Park will open Friday, May 14, at 8 a.m. to public motorists: South Entrance to West Thumb Lake Village to West Thumb West Thumb to Old Faithful (Craig Pass) Conditions can change quickly, especially during spring and fall, and roads can temporarily close due to poor driving conditions. For road status updates: Visit park roads. Text “82190” to 888-777 to receive Yellowstone road alerts on your mobile phone (an automatic text reply will confirm receipt and provide instructions). Call (307) 344-2117. For road construction information: Visit road construction. Expect traffic pattern changes and/or delays at the North Entrance and Old Faithful area. The road […]
On the weather side, it will be breezy, warm and dry today and tonight. There may be isolated afternoon showers in the far northeast and northwest. Friday into the weekend will see increasing clouds with rain and snow showers. Today’s highs will be in the 70s across the Bighorn and Wind River Basins with the low 60s forecast in the Dubois area.
For the third Fremont County School District #25 Trustees meeting in a row, a graduation ceremony was held for the district’s Frontier Academy. Receiving her high school diploma Tuesday night was Adrianna M. Bush before friends, family and Frontier Administrators. Advertisement The mascot of the Frontier Academy is the Phoenix, and another Phoenix rose Tuesday night while also earning 22 college credits during her time at the school. Congratulations Adrianna!
Fremont County Coroner Mark Stratmoen on Tuesday announced his planned resignation at his regular update before the Fremont County Commissioners in Lander. He said he will be leaving his office at the beginning of the next fiscal year, July 1st. The Coroner, who was elected six years ago, told the commission he had been involved with the coroner’s office for some 23 years, and after a difficult year of Covid 19, he indicated it was time to spend more time with his grandkids. Advertisement Stratmoen’s replacement will be chosen from three candidates submitted by the Republican Party and forwarded to […]
A face mask variance has been approved by the Wyoming Department of Health for Riverton’s Schools, Superintendent JoAnne Andre Flanagan reported Wednesday morning. “At our previous board meeting, a motion was approved that when Fremont County’s Covid-19 transmission was in the low zone, we would submit a variance request,” she said. “We’ve been in the low infection zone now for about three weeks, we submitted a request, and we received approval for the variance, which will begin tomorrow, Thursday May 13.” Flanagan said masks will still be required to be worn on the district’s buses. “Once at school, students have […]
UPDATE: The Washington Post reported at 7:24 a.m. MDT this morning that House Republicans removed Congresswoman Cheney from her role as House Conference Chair, the third highest position in the House of Representatives, “for calling out Trump’s false election claims.” Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) spoke Tuesday evening on the House floor about freedom and the constitutional duty for elected officials to protect it. See below for a copy of her remarks prepared for delivery: REP. LIZ CHENEY: “Madam Speaker, I rise tonight to discuss freedom and our constitutional duty to protect it. “I have been privileged to see first-hand […]
Warmer, and drier weather today and Thursday. There may be isolated afternoon showers in the north today and tomorrow. Friday into the weekend will see increasing clouds with rain and snow showers. Today’s high temperatures will be in the 60s for the Bighorn and Wind River Basins with a high in the mid-50s for Dubois. Tonight’s lows are expected from the mid-to-high 30s and the low 40s in Lander.
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