Elk Mountain News

Father and daughter spent their last moments together on the front porch, basking in the warm sun of a spring afternoon.

Kemmerer, Wyoming - Earthquake Information Font Kemmerer, Wyoming has 7 different quaternary earthquake faults within a 25-mile radius of town, and there may be newer not yet graphed earthquake faults in the ... via Associated Content

VOTE: Is this photo good for Fresh ? This shot was taken on my recent pass through Cheyenne, Wyoming traveling East on I-80. This stretch of highway last 400 miles and covers some of the most beautiful but ... via JPG

“It gives them a year to straighten out, get their grades back up to where it belongs, to become full-time students”

Three of Laramie's state lawmakers attended a luncheon Wednesday to discuss the progress that was made during the biennium budget session that ended last week. via Laramie Daily Boomerang

“They're working 12 hours on and 12 hours off, sometimes seven days a week. These guys are maxed out.”

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has bolstered its snow removal operations in the Rawlins area because extreme wind and blowing snow conditions so far this winter have been causing frequent road ... via Rapid City Journal

WYDOT crews were able to open I-80 in both directions this morning by overcoming extremely high winds and zero visibility, especially in the Elk Mountain/Arlington area. via Casper Star-Tribune

“They've been getting pounded for two months.”

When Wyoming Department of Transportation crews broke through this morning to reopen Interstate 80 after 40 hours, it was equally a victory of man and machine and Mother Nature letting up for a moment, WYDOT ... via Casper Star-Tribune

Strong winds are hampering travel along Interstate 80 in southern Wyoming again today . via KIFI Idaho Falls

Snow and strong winds hampered travel in southern Wyoming this morning . Large sections of Interstate 80 were closed in the Evanston, Cheyenne, Rock Springs, Laramie, Rawlins, Elk Mountain and Arlington areas. via Montana's News Station

“Once cold weather set in, Wyoming Game and Fish and our own biologists saw that animals were moving into these areas, so we told (the pipeline company) they had to move out”

Construction crews have been forced off of several sections of a natural gas liquids pipeline across southern Wyoming due to wintering big game animals. via Casper Star-Tribune

“The air permit is unique and is significant”

The company behind a proposed $2 billion plant that would turn coal into gasoline hopes to land a state air quality permit and begin initial work at the site in eastern Carbon County this year. via Rapid City Journal

“The diesel plant was not ready and the gasoline plant was.”

Star-Tribune . DKRW Advanced Fuels' Medicine Bow Fuel and Power coal-to-liquids plant was granted an industrial siting permit by Wyoming's Industrial Siting Council. via Green Car Congress

“This permit was a big one, but there are several more to get. The next big one is the air quality permit from the Wyoming DEQ, which we expect to get early next year.”

A massive coal-to-liquids plant planned for Carbon County cleared a major hurdle last week. via Casper Star-Tribune

“If you have an icy road, 25 mph (winds) for a light truck or even for a small car can be pretty dangerous”

It's the time of year when Laramie residents begin to pull their hats down a little lower on their heads, turn their backs to the west, and hold on tight to small pets. via Laramie Daily Boomerang

“This is very valuable power in the sense that it's very desired power”

Cloud shadows race over this mesa at 50 mph, where for thousands of years Native Americans came to pray toward Elk Mountain five miles away. via Casper Star-Tribune

A chemical spill west of Elk Mountain closed westbound Interstate 80 for more than six hours early Wednesday morning, and sent a truck driver to the hospital, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol. via Casper Star-Tribune

“It seems like one of the key reasons why they want the state to fund it is because they don't want to seek funding that's probably very available outside of public funds”

Access roads for two major industrial projects in southeast Wyoming will be built with state dollars, the state's top five elected officials decided Thursday. via Casper Star-Tribune

“We don't really know much at this time, and we don't really discuss those types of things”

Kathy Emmons, manager of government and regulatory affairs with Cheyenne Light, confirmed Tuesday that Marty Clark, an electrical linesman with the company, was injured in the incident. via Wyoming Tribune-Eagle

The Inn at Starlight Lake Launch your leaf-peeping expedition from the Inn at Starlight Lake , which hugs the eastern edge of the Endless Mountains, encompassing Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties, as well as ... via New York Magazine