U.S. and State of Wyoming flags being flown at half-staff. (Gregory Hirst, Oil City File)
CASPER, Wyo. — Governor Mark Gordon’s office is reminding the public that on January 28, both the U.S. and the Wyoming flags will be returned to full staff, as of sunset.
That’s according to a release from the governor’s office.
“Flags have been flying at half-staff for 30 days in accordance with U.S. flag code following the death of President Jimmy Carter,” the release stated.
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President Carter passed away on December 29, 2024. He was 100 years old.
The Wyoming and the U.S. flag were flown at half staff since Dec. 29, save for last Monday, which was Inauguration Day.
Governor Gordon, at the behest of newly-appointed President Trump, ordered the flag to fly at full staff on Jan. 20, to recognize the Inauguration of Trump.
“It is correct for our country to celebrate the inauguration of a new president and honor it with our flags flying high, just as we should continue to honor the life and legacy of President Carter by returning them to half-staff on January 21. Both actions mark our respect and reverence for the importance of these times,” Governor Gordon said.
Flags were again lowered to half-staff on Jan. 21.
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has confirmed a case of measles in a Park County resident. The adult is fully vaccinated but had extensive exposure to measles while abroad and developed a mild illness. The individual was not hospitalized. WDH is notifying all identified individuals potentially exposed to measles in Park County. While it […]
Fleets of drones and suspected UFOs have been spotted hovering over a Wyoming power plant for more than a year, while a local sheriff’s department is still searching for clues.
Officials with the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office recorded scores of beaming, drone-like objects circling around the Red Desert and Jim Bridger Power Plant in Rock Springs over the last 13 months — though they didn’t specify how many, the Cowboy State Daily reported.
Multiple drone or suspected UFO sightings have been reported at the Jim Bridger Power Plant in Rock Springs, Wyoming. UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Sheriff John Grossnickle was one of the first to witness the spectacles, and last saw the mind-boggling formation on Dec. 12, his spokesperson Jason Mower told the outlet.
The fleets periodically congregate over the power plant in coordinated formations, Mower claimed.
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The sheriff’s office hasn’t been able to recover any of the suspected UFOs, telling the outlet they’re too high to shoot down.
The law enforcement outpost’s exhaustive efforts to get to the truth haven’t yielded any results, even after Grossnickle enlisted help from Wyoming US Rep. Harriet Hageman — who Mower claimed saw the formation during a trip to the power plant.
Hageman could not be reached for comment.
A spokesperson for the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office said that the drones typically hover too high up for them to shoot down. X/@JerzyBets
“We’ve worked with everybody. We’ve done everything we can to figure out what they are, and nobody wants to give us any answers,” Mower said, according to the outlet.
At first, spooked locals bombarded the sheriff’s office with calls about the confounding aerial formations. Now, though, Mower said that people seem to have accepted it as “the new normal.”
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Mower noted that the objects, which he interchangeably referred to as “drones” and “unidentified flying objects,” have yet to pose a danger to the public or cause any damage to the power plant itself.
John Grossnickle, the sheriff of Sweetwater County, claimed he saw the objects. LinkedIn/John Grossnickle
“It’s like this phenomenon that continues to happen, but it’s not causing any, you know, issues that we have to deal with — other than the presence of them,” he told the outlet.
The spokesperson promised the sheriff’s office would “certainly act accordingly” if the drones pose an imminent harm.
Meanwhile, Niobrara County Sheriff Randy Starkey told the Cowboy State Daily that residents of his community also reported mystery drone sightings over Lance Creek — more than 300 miles from the Jim Bridger Power Plant — starting in late October 2024 and ending in early March.
Another sheriff’s office one county over also reported similar sightings over a creek. phonlamaiphoto – stock.adobe.com
Starkey said he’s “just glad they’re gone,” according to the outlet.
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Drone sightings captured the nation’s attention last year when they were causing hysteria in sightings over New Jersey.
Just days into his second term, President Trump had to clarify that the drones were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to quell worries that they posed a national security threat.
Still, the public wasn’t convinced, but the mystery slowly faded as the sightings plummeted.
In October, though, an anonymous source with an unnamed military contractor told The Post that their company was responsible for the hysteria.
