Tension high at Bear River council meeting

Posted: Tuesday, Jun 18th, 2013
BEAR RIVER -- Tempers flared at the June 11 meeting of the Bear River Town Council, when the board voted to remove former mayor Robin Rhodes from the Bear River Regional Joint Powers Board, and replace him with current mayor Troy Nolan. And the vocal critics did not limit their comments to that issue, though it was the only new ...more

Beer, Brats and Bluegrass Festival set for June 22

Posted: Tuesday, Jun 18th, 2013
EVANSTON -- Gearing up for the third annual Beer, Brats and Bluegrass Festival at Depot Square on June 22 are EHS art instructor Kathy Bella and her many volunteers and vendors.
The Beer, Brats, and Bluegrass Festival began in 2011 as a fundraiser for the Build African Schools project. Bella, along with some of her students and some other EHS ...more

Scout’s injuries not life-threatening

Posted: Friday, Jun 14th, 2013
EVANSTON -- A 14-year-old Boy Scout was life-flighted to Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City Thursday, June 13, after winds pushed a tree over onto him at the East Fork Boy Scout camp in the Uinta Mountains south of Evanston.
Emergency responders from both Uinta County and Summit County, Utah, converged on the camp, using GPS coordinates, after ...more

SAFV ‘Inspirations of Women’ event set for June 20

Posted: Friday, Jun 14th, 2013
EVANSTON -- Local residents will have an opportunity to see and purchase a variety of beautiful, handmade crafts and edible goodies at a special fundraiser to benefit the Sexual Assault and Family Violence Task Force on Thursday, June 20, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Evanston Machine Shop.
The task force has been collecting donated craft items for several ...more

MRSI’s Holderegger, Wyo. Sen. Barnard discuss waiver issues

Posted: Friday, Jun 14th, 2013
By ED CLOSE | Herald Reporter

EVANSTON -- Federal cuts to Medicare and Medicaid are causing problems for disabilities programs across the state, and in Uinta County. The waiver redesign currently underway at the state level was prompted by a four percent cut to state Medicare and Medicaid programs -- a result of the federal cuts -- ...more

Council OKs budget adjustments, asphalt projects

Posted: Tuesday, Jun 11th, 2013
EVANSTON -- The Evanston City Council approved some final adjustments to the budget year ending June 30, and gave its nod to a pair of asphalt projects, at the Purple Sage Golf Course and the Bear River Greenway.
City treasurer Kathy Defa told the council this year's corrections to the budget, totaling an increase of $363,001, are fewer in number ...more

Rohan to compete for Miss Teen of Wyoming

Posted: Tuesday, Jun 11th, 2013
EVANSTON -- Christal Rohan, daughter of Maribel and Winston Watts and Ed Rohan, of Evanston, is among the candidates vying for the title of Miss Teen of Wyoming at the 2013 state pageant, which will be held July 19-21 at the Parkway Plaza Convention Center in Casper.
The new state titleholder will also be eligible to compete for the national ...more

Wyoming Downs is back – again

Posted: Tuesday, Jun 11th, 2013
EVANSTON -- Wyoming Downs will have racing in September, if all goes according to the plans of owner Eric Nelson. Crews are at work on the facility and things are getting set.
Nelson said dates of Sept. 13 and 14 have been applied for through the Wyoming State Racing Commission, and he expects approval. With repairs and refurbishing of the ...more

Feathered fugitive found after flight from rodeo

Posted: Sunday, Jun 9th, 2013
EVANSTON -- At about 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, a chicken was spotted running around the Walmart parking lot. The chicken, presumed to be one that escaped from the fairgrounds during the kickoff of the Rodeo series last Friday night, seemed relatively unharmed after its ordeal.
Onlookers alerted the authorities and waited until Evanston Animal Control officers arrived ...more

Annual Kids’ Fishing Day is June 8

Posted: Friday, Jun 7th, 2013
EVANSTON -- Area youths won't want to miss the annual Kids' Fishing Day this Saturday, June 8, at the Evanston Ice Ponds. Registration runs from 7:45 a.m. to noon for the event, with fishing from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Youths should bring their own fishing equipment; but if they don't have fishing gear, not to worry -- equipment and ...more

Evanston woman pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud

Posted: Friday, Jun 7th, 2013
CHEYENNE -- An Evanston woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding the state Medicaid system of $56,000 by falsely claiming she provided services to children with developmental disabilities. The plea comes as state officials are wrestling with how to cut costs of the sprawling health care program while demand for services rises.
Brenda Murray entered the plea before U.S. District Judge ...more