Sweetwater County News

Kelly Noble was found innocent Friday on all three charges the state brought against him.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday that it was deferring the auction of controversial oil and gas leases in the high desert Adobe Town area in southwest Wyoming.

More than 85 law enforcement officers and prosecutors from around Wyoming gathered in Rock Springs this week for a 3-day seminar on gangs.

Laramie County resident M. Lee Hasenauer says he's interested in expanding the Laramie County Commission from three elected members to five.

More than a foot of snow fell Sunday and Monday in the Lander area, while up to eight inches of snow fell in Sweetwater County.

Heavy snow earlier this week collapsed a large, clear-span tent at the Sweetwater Events Complex in Rock Springs.

Send this Headwaters page to a friend or colleague: Wyoming entities get deserved voice in water pipeline debate Sweetwater County, the Sweetwater County Conservation District, and the cities of Rock Springs and Green River have a lot on the line in the debate over shipping Green River water from Wyoming to Colorado's Front Range, and it's good to ...

In the Rockies today, two tribes said they need coal-fired power and asked environmental groups who oppose the plants to stay off their reservations.

BLM man faces charges in horse case A former Bureau of Land Management worker arrested last week in connection with the shooting deaths of three horses at a holding facility in Rock Springs in June is facing seven felony and misdemeanor counts, according to authorities.

Sweetwater County authorities say the shooting death of a 24-year-old Rock Springs man over the weekend appears to be an accident.

From The K-B-L-G News Center... OFFICIALS WITH THE U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT SAY A BLM EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE JUNE SHOOTING DEATHS OF THREE WILD HORSES AT THE AGENCY'S HOLDING CORRALS IN ROCK SPRINGS.

Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management say a BLM employee has been arrested in connection with the June shooting deaths of 3 wild horses as the agency's holding corrals in Rock Springs.

The Green River City Council has decided to continue participating in a cooperative agreement for air service between Rock Springs and Salt Lake City.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's initial assessment of how much water could be diverted in coming decades from the Green River basin in Wyoming is far less than the amount a private entrepreneur has applied to draw for a planned pipeline to Colorado, agency officials said.

A district court judge says an anesthesiologist was wrongly suspended by Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and the suspension was based on inaccurate information.

A bilingual University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service nutrition and food educator based in Sweetwater County will provide educational programs for a five-county area.

An entrepreneur proposing to build a multi-billion-dollar pipeline to carry water from Wyoming to Colorado says he's considering reducing the amount of water he's seeking.

Uranium One is seeking permitting from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its proposed Sweetwater County mine.

GREEN RIVER, WY, August 5, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Cathy Hemker, Human Resources Administrator for Sweetwater County School District 2, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of education.

GREEN RIVER, WY, August 5, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Cathy Hemker, Human Resources Administrator for Sweetwater County School District 2, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of education.