Lander News

The Central Wyoming College Board of Trustees during its regular meeting Wednesday night approved securing $5.6 million in bonds through Wells Fargo to fund several upcoming construction projects.

The City of Lander is holding the bid opening meeting for the construction of a new community center.

An osprey nest on a power pole along Wagon Box Road west of Dubois was dismantled by a crew from High Plains Power on Monday, and the power company was searching for a location to erect a new, and higher, nesting box for the protected birds.

Fremont Therapy Group, LLC has two new full time Physical Therapist , Occupational Therapist and/or Physical Therapist Assistant positions for their Lander and Riverton locations.

Wyoming Wireless is the largest Wyoming-based Verizon Wireless retailer with 8 locations across the state, including 3 in Fremont County, as follows: Wyoming Wireless in Lander and Riverton have been remodeled to include live phone bars so you can try the phones before you buy.

As part of ongoing efforts required under the terms of delisting to monitor the population of gray wolves in northwest Wyoming, the Wyoming Game & Fish Department is scheduled to conduct scientific trapping operations in the Absaroka and Wind River mountain ranges north and west of Dubois, perhaps as early as this month.

The relationship between the Fremont County Pioneer Museum and the Fremont County Pioneer Association is thawing.

The Lander Cycling Club is holding a Ride of Silence tomorrow evening and is inviting the community to join them.

A Fremont County Coroner's Verdict and Case Docket was released Tuesday on the cause of death of 44-year-old Vance S. Reed of Riverton, who was found by a passing motorist on April 20th, transported to Riverton Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Riverton said Tuesday that several dry cold fronts will bring cooler, but still above normal, temperatures to the region today, after a day in which most areas recorded, or tied, their record high temperature for the day.

The Fremont County Museums Board will wait until the budget process is complete before they will try again to find a director for the Fremont County Pioneer Museum in Lander.

Four Wyoming 4-H'ers were chosen by the University of Wyoming Extension's 4-H Youth Development Program for the American Youth Leadership Program in Samoa next winter.

The Lander City Council on Tuesday evening is expected to vote on whether to approve or deny a malt beverage permit for this year's Lander Brew Fest.

Sprout's Greenhouse in Lander invites you to celebrate Mothers' Day at an open house celebration starting today and running throughout the weekend.

The Fremont County Republican Central Committee voted to send both Kristi Green and Jennifer Clymer to the Fremont County Commission as candidates for the Clerk of the District Court Appointment.

The Lander City Council briefly reviewed its budget Tuesday evening during a work session, and much of the discussion surrounded staffing within the Lander Police Department.

"We all know deer cause problems here and there," Webber said noting some residents have brought the situation to her attention.

Heide Bush , 37, Lander, cited for Larceny. LPD Chief Jim Carey said officers were called to the Maverik gas station for a report of a gas drive-off. Bush allegedly did not pay for $50.03 worth of fuel.

The Fremont County Association of Governments again pledged Thursday night that money raised from the optional one-cent sales tax would only be used for infrastructure projects, and not for promotional signs at project sites.

Fremont County Attorney Michael Bennett found himself in a familiar role Thursday afternoon, making a persuasive argument to sway the thinking of a panel of people.