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Industrial Siting Division administrator, Dr. Jenny Staeben, explains the ISD permitting process to Platte County commissioners.

Industrial Siting Division clarifies permitting process

PLATTE COUNTY – During the June 17 Platte County Board of Commissioners meeting, Dr. Jenny Staeben explained the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Industrial Siting …

A caravan of Platte County and Goshen County residents, commissioners and other interested parties drove out to Carbon County to tour the Medicine Bow wind turbine projects, ask questions to their local officials and residents and to take measurements last week. Pictured above, the rows of electrical lines and medium-sized turbines can be seen, limiting the view of the mountain range in the distance.

Wind turbines may save the family farm, but ...

Commissioners from Goshen and Platte counties, along with local community members, visit with landowners and officials from the Carbon County wind turbine projects to hear and see firsthand what it is like to live in an area with large wind turbine projects.

Emergency management holds quarterly meeting

PLATTE COUNTY – According to Albany County emergency management, the tornado sirens did not sound during the most recent tornado on June 17 due to the touchdown location being outside of the …

Fire districts met with commissioners over budget

PLATTE COUNTY – Representatives from all of Platte County’s five fire districts met with Platte County Commissioners to discuss a number of budget concerns, both short-term and long-term …
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GLENDO – With the need for continued training and experience for local emergency responders, Glendo Volunteer Fire and Rescue hosted a multi-agency ice-rescue training Jan. 25 – 26 put on …
Platte County unofficial results as of 8:29, includes Wheatland precints and absentee votes. Further updates will be available as results come in.  US President …
Results as of 7:42 p.m.  Includes Absentee and Agriplex votes UNITED STATES SENATOR – REPUBLICAN   John Barrasso 1256 …
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Obituaries
Douglas K. Cermak
Funeral services for Douglas K. Cermak, 71, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 28 at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Johnny Wimberly officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View …
Ronald Charles Gilson
Ronald Charles Gilson, 90, of Guernsey, Wyoming passed away on April 13 in Galveston, Texas. Ronald was born March 20, 1935 in Spooner, Wisconsin, where he was raised by his mother Alice Dahl and …
Eve Loretta Carlson
Eve Loretta Carlson, 85, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she had lived since 1990. She was born in Fort Laramie, Wyoming, on Friday, Aug. 18, 1939. She …
Juan Richard Ibarra
Juan Richard Ibarra, 93, of Franktown, Colorado, passed away on Jan. 26, 2025 in Castle Rock, Colorado. Known to all as “Richard” … he was born July 6, 1931, to Jose Manuel Ibarra …
Marietta Jean Posten
Graveside memorial services for Marietta Jean Posten, 88, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 at Prairie Rest Cemetery in Guernsey with Pastor Bill Walker officiating. Marietta died Jan. 11, …

Schedule announced for Guernsey-Sunrise Old Grads Reunion

GUERNSEY—If the schools of Guernsey, Sunrise or the consolidated district of Guernsey-Sunrise are part of your education or employment as a teacher, keep the weekend of June 27-29 open and get …

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Platte County library board explained

About libraries, Albert Einstein once said, “The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.” Einstein’s poignant remark is a reminder of the importance …
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Stacy Buchholz
4-H and Youth
Develop. Educator
Friend or Foe? It is snake season
PLATTE COUNTY – Over the last weekend, my family and I were traveling some backroads and found that our creepy, crawly friends have come out of hibernation. Many of these backroad snakes were, …
Lisa Phelps
Sunset reflections
U nless you see it, it’s hard to grasp. That’s a bit of an understatement because I’m talking about an amazing double rainbow that spanned the entire county, from north to south I …
Legal Notices
Public Notice No. 2120
May 06, 2025 Town of Guernsey Regular Meeting Platte County, Wyoming PRESENT: Mayor Delgado, CM Harris, CW Wells, CM Fields, CM Michaels STAFF: J. Burfeind, H. Dawson, Chief Harrison, M. Howe. …
Public Notice No. 2118
April 15, 2025 Town of Guernsey Regular Meeting Platte County, Wyoming PRESENT: Mayor Delgado, CM Harris, CW Wells, CM Fields, CM Michaels STAFF: J. Burfeind, H. Dawson, Chief Harrison CALL TO ORDER: …
Public Notice No. 2117
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TOWN OF HARTVILLE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 30th The Town of Hartville requests proposals from interested parties (“Parties”) to update and expand the …
Public Notice No. 2116
The Town of Hartville requests proposals from interested parties (“Parties”) for a PER (preliminary engineering report) for rehabilitation/extension of water lines in accordance with the …
Court Report
The following actions were taken in the Town of Guernsey Municipal Court during the month of June, 2024: David Bell forfeit $100 for Improper Backing. Judge William M Conner Municipal Judge …