Thousands of abandoned oil wells mar the Western US, including a few thousand in Wyoming, but a new bill in Congress would turn that blight to cash.

On Wednesday, September 30, 2020 starting at 3:00 pm the City of Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities (Board) will be having a special Board meeting. Following current recommendations from health officials, the Board members will participate remotely.

The Cheyenne Municipal Building will be immediately closing for the remainder of this week, through Friday, October 2, 2020.

In the first week of early and absentee voting, more than four thousand Laramie County voters, representing 11 percent of those registered, have already cast their ballots in the 2020 General Election. 

Voting has already begun for the general election, which is still about a month and a half away. Ballot machines are in place at the Laramie County Governmental Complex and voters began casting ballots last Friday. 

The Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing has once again been activated by extension to support fire suppression efforts in California.

Opponents of a proposed wind farm in Albany County submitted a petition signed by 1224 people to the Albany County Commissioners yesterday, asking that they review and amend the county’s wind energy regulations.

US Congresswoman Liz Cheney shared her appreciation for military heroes during the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce's Military September Luncheon presented by High West Energy and Nuvision Credit Union.

Voters across the nation will head to the polls in November, but Laramie County voters have the option of casting their General Election ballots starting Friday, Sept. 18, when the Laramie County Clerk opens the early voting polling place in the atrium of the county building at 309 W. 20th S…

Governor Mark Gordon, pursuant to President Donald Trump’s Proclamation, has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag be flown at half-staff statewide on Friday, September 11 in honor of Patriot Day, the anniversary of the 9/11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force on Tuesday awarded a $13.3 billion contract for engineering and development work on a replacement for the Minuteman 3 missile, which has operated continuously for half a century as a key part of the nuclear force.

A new report from the Wyoming Center for Business and Economic Analysis at LCCC confirms what many residents were thinking – the local economy took a major hit from COVID. 

Four out of five blocks of 17th street in downtown Cheyenne have lights strung across, to make the street more pedestrian friendly. The fifth one, which is between Carey and Pioneer and includes the new municipal courthouse and the parking garage, does not have lights. And it looks like that…

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Trump administration plans to lift endangered species protections for gray wolves across most of the nation by the end of the year, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday.

The City of Cheyenne Parks Division is prepping for the fall and winter seasons and wants the community to be aware of those upcoming seasonal tasks. People and their pets will want to avoid some of the spots where these tasks take place, immediately after and during the application of ferti…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday finalized its weakening of an Obama-era rule aimed at reducing polluted wastewater from coal-burning power plants that has contaminated streams, lakes and underground aquifers

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming has finalized initial state spending cuts of 10%, or $250 million, as part of efforts to address an over $1 billion budget shortfall due to the coronavirus and downturns in the coal, oil and natural gas industries, Gov. Mark Gordon announced Wednesday.

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers are again talking about raising the state's tax on wind power and other renewable energy.

“Wow is right,” said Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee.  She was referring to the number of voters that cast ballots early, either by absentee or at the Laramie County Governmental Complex. 

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Women are all but guaranteed to claim a majority of Wyoming's congressional delegation for the first time after voters picked four - two Republicans and two Democrats - to compete for U.S. Senate and House seats in November.

At Cheyenne Regional Airport, Mayor Marian Orr and County Commissioner Buck Holmes recently announced the addition of daily flights to Denver.

Attorney General William Barr met with Cheyenne Police Chief Brian Kozak and other local officers. 

The United States Air Force picked FE Warren Air Force Base as the first site in the nation to get a modernized intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system. The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) is the weapon system replacement for the aging LGM-30 Minuteman III intercontinental b…

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Four women - two Republicans who've already served in Congress and two Democrats with far less political experience - will compete for U.S. Senate and House seats in Wyoming after winning primary contests Tuesday.

More than a third of Laramie County voters have already cast their Primary Election ballots.  Today (Mon., Aug. 17) was the last day of early voting.

With just one day remaining for early voting, more than 3000 voters have voted early in the atrium of the Laramie County Governmental Complex.  More than 8000 voters have voted by absentee ballot. 

Notice from Laramie County Government: If you are a Wyoming resident or work in Wyoming, come join us at LCCC this Wednesday and Thursday, August 19 and 20th for your FREE COVID-19 test. 

Wyoming will not have a single mail-in ballot cast in either the Primary or the General Election. But we will have a lot more absentee ballots than usual.

Candidate filing for School and College Board of Trustee positions starts Aug. 5, and ends Mon., Aug. 24. Candidates file with the Laramie County Clerk.  Elections for these positions are held at the General Election on Nov. 3.

A major battle in the Mayor’s Fight the Blight initiative was won on Thursday, when the public was invited to tour the new Joseph M. Carey Cheyenne City Center. The new municipal courthouse replaces the old Carey Building at the corner of Carey Avenue and 17th Street. The Carey building had …

Even though they could only get through a few questions, much talk was still to be had during the Cheyenne City Council candidate debate Tuesday morning.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Kanye West withdrew his petition to appear as a presidential candidate on New Jersey's ballot, according to an email chain between a judge and what appears to be the rapper's campaign email address.

Walking up to the doors at the Laramie County Library, some differences are immediately noticeable.

The Reed Avenue Rail Corridor in Downtown Cheyenne’s West Edge is getting a new identity. The City of Cheyenne and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) want to hear from citizens about their ideas for the corridor, through a survey that will gauge their opinions.

The Sentinel Warriors of 20th Air Force are now led by Maj. Gen. Mike Lutton, commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Charles Orf, command chief. Lutton has been in the commander’s seat for almost a week, but he already has a clear mission, vision and priorities for the Sentinel Warriors.

An effort to move Cheyenne Transit Program’s offices to another spot in the city is underway, but nothing is finalized yet.

Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce members, several Laramie County Commission candidates and several guests gathered early Tuesday morning to talk politics and breakfast, but mostly the former. 

The Cheyenne City Council has given the green light for a new roundabout.  It will be located behind Frontier Mall, at the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Frontier Mall Drive.  A four-way stop is currently in use at the intersection. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) recently spoke on the Senate floor about the need to reopen the economy and reopen schools.

During this afternoon’s House Republican leadership press conference, Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) highlighted the progress made by House Republicans and the Trump Administration on Operation Warp Speed as well as holding China accountable for the sp…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans facing electoral uncertainty in November turned on one another in a private meeting on Tuesday, as a small group of conservative lawmakers confronted House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney over what they said was disloyalty to President Donald Trump.

It was an early morning on Tuesday at Little America as the players began to slowly make their way into one of the hotel’s conference rooms. 

At 11 a.m. on July 24, the City of Cheyenne will host a groundbreaking for the new Henderson Ditch Greenway, at the southeast corner of Belaire Ave. and Henderson Dr. The public can watch the ceremony via a live stream on the City of Cheyenne’s Facebook page.

Laramie County’s early voting site and voter service center will close July 22, for the Cheyenne Day holiday.  Early voting for the Aug. 18 Primary Election and voter services will resume at 8:30 a.m. on July 23. Voters can still return their voted absentee ballots in the ballot drop box, lo…

Cheyenne Day is July 22, during which residential trash, recycle, and yard waste pick-up will run as normal.

It’s not Cheyenne Frontier Days, but it is quite a lot to look forward to. Despite the loss for a year of the venerated Frontier Days tradition, local leaders have joined forces to provide many summer events for folks in Cheyenne.