Health Department reminds parents to get their students vaccinated

CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Health encourages parents to remember important vaccinations for their children along with lunches, notebooks and backpacks as students begin a new …

Predator work group to take public comment

CASPER — On Wednesday, members of the Wyoming Legislature’s Treatment of Predators Working Group will take public comment on two draft bills intended to address the state’s lack of …

Disability:IN holds inaugural Wanda Rogers Memorial 5K

Evanston Mayor Kent Williams and his wife, Celia, participated in the Wanda Rogers Memorial one-mile walk last month. The event raised for Disability:IN Uinta County. (HERALD PHOTO/Kayne Pyatt)
Community News

Community Foundation, First Bank make local donations

The Uinta Community Service Center (UCSC), dedicated to streamlining resource assistance and to “allowing all people to maintain dignity and respect...moving toward long-term personal and financial sustainability,” according to its mission statement, recently received two significant monetary donations. $1,000 and $5,000 donations were made by First Bank and the Wyoming Community Foundation (WCF) respectively. “We try to support different organizations within our community footprint, but the one thing that interested us the most about this organization is that it directly addresses homelessness,” said First Bank Marketing Regional Manager Ben Bell. UCSC Chair Wayne Dennis said, “I thank them for their donations,” before explaining to the Herald what the funds are used for.  The organization recently helped a family of four with two young children with food and shelter after experiencing a payroll complication. It’s also assisted with travel expenses and utility payments. Pictured are: UCSC Chair Wayne Dennis, board members Adelaida Ramirez, Diane Sellers, Amelia Rutner (serving in her capacity as a board member of donor WCF), Toni Walworth, Uinta County Commissioner Brent Hatch, First Bank Branch Manager David Benton and First Bank Marketing Regional Manager Ben Bell.

The Uinta Community Service Center (UCSC), dedicated to streamlining resource assistance and to “allowing all people to maintain dignity and respect...moving toward long-term personal and …

Two local incumbents lose Wyo House seats

Community members cast their votes at the Evanston Machine Shop during last week’s Primary Election.

EVANSTON — With last week’s Primary Election in the books, citizens will see a shakeup among representation in January. Incumbent Rep. Ryan Berger of Evanston won’t be …

Majority of council has ‘no confidence’ in mayor

EVANSTON — During council comments at the beginning of the city council meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 20, Councilmember Jesse Lind read a letter from the majority of the council expressing “no …

Local sports

Under the watchful eyes of assistant coaches Chris Link (left) and Roy Barker, quarterback Braunson Sims looks for an open Brayden Wallace (No. 2) during a scrimmage last week at Kay Fackrell Stadium. The Red Devils open the 2024 season Friday at Ben Lomond.

Wes Cobb looks on as his 5-year-old daughter, Madi Cobb, draws a poker chip from Evanston Police Chief Mike Vranish during the 4th annual Bridger Valley SWOT Poker Run on Saturday, Aug. 17.

4th annual SWOT Poker Run a success

MOUNTAIN VIEW — The fourth annual Bridger Valley SWOT Poker Run took place on Saturday, Aug. 17, in Mountain View. The event, a joint project among Southwest Wyoming Off-road Trails (SWOT), the …

Lady Devils 1st, Red Devils 2nd at Green River Invite

The first high school golf tournament of the season is officially in the books, and the Evanston High School golf teams are off to a solid start, with the Lady Devils winning the team title at the …
Express midfielder Bryden Spivey competes.

Express 14U win back-to-back UT tourneys

For years, the kids who make up the current roster of the 14U Evanston Express soccer team were considered an easy out — a team that traveled to Utah every tournament weekend during the spring …
The 2024 season featured a return to form for the Evanston Legion A baseball team, with the Outlaws making a return to the Class A State Tournament for the first time in a couple of seasons, and …
The University of Wyoming soccer team kicked off its 2024 season Friday night at BYU. It was an exhibition game at South Field, and the Cowgirls’ focus was on themselves and improvement ahead …
GREEN RIVER — Air and water temperatures are warming, and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Green River fish management staff is concerned about the impacts of catch-and-release …

All new administration at EHS this year

Longtime assistant principal Scott Kohler is Evanston High School’s new principal.
EVANSTON — Evanston High School students will see a new administration when they return to classes in a couple of weeks. After serving as assistant principal at EHS for eight years, Scott …

Innovative changes on the horizon at HHS

Horizon High School Principal Bren Payne talks with the Herald in his office about all of the innovative changes taking place at Horizon.
EVANSTON — “I’m super excited, we have some cool stuff planned for this year,” Horizon High School Principal Bren Payne told the Herald. “Because we only have 50 to70 …
Obituaries
Scott David Simnacher Feb. 26, 1970 – Aug. 23, 2024
Scott Simnacher passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 23, at the VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City, surrounded by family. He was born on Feb. 26, 1970, in Littlefield, Texas. Scott graduated …
Debra Lyn Adkins Feb. 26, 1954 – Aug. 6, 2024
Debra Lyn Adkins was born on Friday, Feb. 26, 1954, to Linzie Clayton Adkins and Janice Marilyn Kindler Adkins, in Evanston. She was the oldest of five children. Debra graduated from this life …
Dwain (Bud) Booth Jan. 29, 1940 – Aug. 19, 2024
Dwain (Bud) Booth was a loving husband, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, loyal friend and artist, who lived a life of service and led by example. He was born Jan. 29, 1940, in …
Danny Kay Cantlin April 4, 1948 – Aug. 27, 2024
Danny Kay Cantlin, 76, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Aug. 27, in Fort Bridger, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease.     …
John Allen Proffit April 24, 1937 – Aug. 25, 2024
John Allen Proffit passed away on Sunday, Aug. 25, in Kingman, Arizona. He was born in Ogden, Utah, to Beryl Chattin and Howard Benjamin Proffit on April 24, 1937. He is survived by his wife of …
Public Notices
August 28, 2024 Uinta County Herald Legals
STATE OF WYOMING )           IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF UINTA     ) ss.      THIRD JUDICIAL …
August 21, 2024 Uinta County Herald Legals
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT WITHIN AND FOR UINTA COUNTY, STATE OF WYOMING In the Matter of the Estate of …
August 14, 2024 Uinta County Herald Legals
STATE OF WYOMING )           IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF COUNTY OF UINTA ) SS.         THE 3RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT …
Opinion

We can all do better

I tried to make this clear in a previous column, but I could have done better. The recent voicemail scandal at Evanston City Hall had little to do with the actual voicemail itself; it was about, what …

Bullying tactics used by city attorney

Editor: I go to the majority of city council meetings and work sessions and find the reporting of Kayne Pyatt in the Uinta County Herald to be accurate and balanced. But do not take my word for …
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Editor: There was a recent announcement that TerraPower has selected Sargent & Lundy (a world class architect/engineering firm) to design the Kemmerer Training Center for its Natrium reactor …
W yoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray campaigned two years ago vowing to improve “election integrity” in a state that’s had only four convictions for election fraud out of several …
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Wyoming News
State’s unemployment rate holds steady at 2.9%
CASPER (WNE) — Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 2.9% from June to July, the Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services …
State releases Wyoming Economic Indicators report
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The latest issue of the Wyoming Economic Indicators report contains the Wyoming Economic Health Index, which is designed to provide a current assessment of the state’s …
New Wyoming fishing regulations at Flaming Gorge: Unlimited harvest of small lake trout begins Oct. 1
GREEN RIVER — New fishing regulations for the Wyoming portion of Flaming Gorge Reservoir go into effect Oct. 1, 2024. The Game and Fish Commission approved the regulation changes at its July …
Brennan Brinda fans out several graded baseball cards inside his apartment Wednesday in Gillette.  Brinda began scavenger hunts around town for young kids to search for cards and gain interest in the hobby.
Gillette man aims to turn sports card collection into scavenger hunts for kids
GILLETTE — Beckett Ganske’s football card of retired running back David Johnson is one of only 49 ever made with a piece of Johnson’s Arizona Cardinals jersey enshrined inside it. …
Pronghorn trot through the snow in the Green River Basin in April 2023.
Final Rock Springs plan seeks development, wildlife balance — Wyoming leaders still unhappy
A year after a conservation-heavy draft management plan for 3.6 million acres of public land in southwest Wyoming ignited intense opposition, the Bureau of Land Management has issued a finalized plan …
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Join the Movement: Celebrate Blue Star Welcome Week and Support Military Families

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(NewsUSA) - The average military family moves three times as often as their civilian peers, and most of these permanent change of station (PCS) moves occur during the summer, according to Blue Star …

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