1+ week, 1+ day ago   (582+ words) Columnist Joan Barron writes, “Next for extinction is the nickel. During the Great Depression, a nickel would buy you a candy bar or a ticket on a city bus to ride anywhere in town. That coin is also doomed.” CHEYENNE…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1585+ words) With other states making aggressive moves to attract nuclear businesses, Carbon County commissioners are asking what can be done to get their county in the game. At one time, the Rawlins area was a center of uranium mining in the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (738+ words) The proposed 41,000-acre Laramie Range Wind Project overcame one hurdle with Tuesday's permitting, but many more remain for the 139-turbine proposal on private and state land near Cheyenne -- including meeting 26 conditions not yet made public. A proposed wind project that…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (895+ words) On the heels of a Biden administration proposal to raise oil and gas bonding requirements by 1,900%, Wyoming is creating the nation’s first state-backed bonding pool to shield independent producers. "We're not on defense now," an industry spokesman said. When the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (445+ words) Dear editor: Wyoming doesn't have to choose between its energy heritage and its economic future. Data centers can strengthen both by creating a new market for Wyoming natural gas while keeping more jobs, investment, and tax revenue in the state....

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1162+ words) The Front Range Passenger Rail project is bullish on the idea of expanding to Cheyenne once its Colorado project is operating between Denver and Fort Collins soon. But the group says Cheyenne must do its part with funding support approved…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (428+ words) Dear editor: It’s hard to watch what’s happening to my fellow retired miners who gave more than just 12 hour shifts to Peabody Energy. The miners have kept their promises. It’s time for Peabody Energy to keep theirs. Spending a quarter…...