1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (410+ words) by'Angus M. Thuermer Jr. , Wyo File BLACKROCK RANGER STATION'The Spread Creek Fire on the Bridger-Teton National Forest grew to cover 257 acres within 24 hours of a Wednesday afternoon lightning strike. Forest Service officials summoned 150 firefighters, plus engines and aircraft, to extinguish the…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (425+ words) by'Maya Shimizu Harris, Wyo File During a week-long period last month, the Laramie County Sheriff's Office had the greatest number of immigration arrests in the country of any local or state law enforcement agency certified to enforce immigration.' Between April…...

5+ day, 38+ min ago  (367+ words) GILLETTE, Wyo. " Jackson resident Rebecca Bextel has announced her candidacy for governor, seeking the nomination of the Constitution Party. Bextel, a small business owner, framed her campaign as a challenge to the established political system in Wyoming. She said she…...

1+ week, 2+ min ago  (194+ words) County 17 publishes letters, cartoons and opinions as a public service. The content does not necessarily reflect the opinions of County 17 or its employees. Letters to the editor can be submitted by emailing'editor@oilcity. news. I am writing this letter because…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (259+ words) GILLETTE, Wyo. " On Saturday, Wyoming native Earl Collier announced his candidacy for District 3 in the Wyoming House of Representatives. A release from Collier says that he is a husband, father, and land surveyor. Collier was born in Cody, Wyoming and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1009+ words) Until last fall, Wyoming Republican Rep. Joel Guggenmos lived with his wife and son in a modest log cabin on East Adams Avenue in Riverton, within the confines of House District 55, which he represents. Then in September, he says, his…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1040+ words) The Wyoming Business Council survived a Freedom Caucus-led effort to dismantle it earlier this year. Now, lawmakers are discussing how to reform, rather than eliminate, the agency. Wyoming's top economic development shop became the subject of ire and misunderstanding, some…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (482+ words) GILLETTE, Wyo. " At a campaign stop in Gillette Friday evening, Sam Mead focused on his Wyoming roots while talking through concerns about the economy, public lands and government accountability. Mead entered the race for the U. S. senate seat in April. He…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (493+ words) Lander resident John Coffman was out at sunrise on a Friday in early April for a routine-to-him springtime activity " volunteering to count strutting sage grouse " when he happened upon an unanticipated scene." A big excavation project was underway out in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (626+ words) GILLETTE, Wyo. " Characterizing Wyoming as the "tip of the spear" for American energy independence, Republican House hopeful Reid Rasner is calling for a fourth legacy industry to stabilize the state's boom-and-bust economy. During a meet-and-greet in Gillette on Thursday, the…...