Evanston News

Virginia Businessman’s Sole Bid Wins Kemmerer Mine

KEMMERER, WY. (AP) — The Kemmerer coal mine in southwest Wyoming has a new owner. According to documents filed in bankruptcy court in Texas on Tuesday, Virginia businessman Tom Clarke was the sole bidder for... Read More...

1 Dead, Another Injured in Fatal Crash East Of Kemmerer

KEMMERER, WY. - On February 16, 2019, a fatal crash occurred at milepost 62 on US 30 east of Kemmerer, Wyoming. Around 5:20 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a one-vehicle ro... Read More...

Westmoreland Can Scrap Health Care, Contract to Sell Mine

KEMMERER, WY. (AP) — A bankruptcy judge says Westmoreland Coal Co. can eliminate health care for retirees and its union contract to sell a southwestern Wyoming mine to a Virginia businessman. The Casper Star... Read More...

House Fire Forces Evacuation of Family in Farson

FARSON, WY. - At around 6:00 PM on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, Sweetwater Combined Communications Center received report of a single-family residential structure fire off State Highway 28 in Farson, Wyoming.... Read More...

Wintry Weather Closes I-80, Other Wyoming Routes

SOUTHWEST WYOMING (AP) — Wintry weather has closed Interstate 80 across much of Wyoming. The interstate highway is closed in both directions from Rawlins to Rock Springs and eastbound from Evanston to U.S. 1... Read More...

Snowmobiler in Utah Dies After Being Buried by an Avalanche

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. (AP) — Authorities have identified a central Utah man who died after an avalanche buried him as he was snowmobiling. Summit County sheriff's officials say 49-year-old Jason Lyman, of Mona... Read More...

Rich County Deputy, Family Thankful for Support Following Crash Injury

RICH COUNTY, UT. - Rich County Sheriff's Deputy Jon Nichol and his family are thanking the community for their overwhelming support, and are expressing gratitude to everyone who has helped Jon, or prayed on his... Read More...

Solar Farm Planned for Site Next To Wyoming Coal-Fired Plant

KEMMERER, WY. (AP) — A solar farm has been proposed for a site next to a power plant that has closed one of its three coal-burning units in southwest Wyoming. The Casper Star-Tribune reports Fossil Solar LLC... Read More...

Six Stranded on White Mountain in Blizzard Rescued in Overnight Operation

ROCK SPRINGS, WY. - At around midnight on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, Sweetwater Combined Communications Center received a report of a man stranded atop White Mountain after experiencing an engine failure in... Read More...

Evanston Resident Dies in Fatal Crash West of Lyman

LYMAN, WY. - On January 24, 2019, a fatal crash occurred at milepost 35 on Interstate 80 west of Lyman, Wyoming. Around 6:53 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a one-vehicle r... Read More...