Wyoming
Experts address hundreds of people on Wyoming wildfires
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – A series of large and powerful wildfires have impacted Northeastern Wyoming in the past few weeks. In the effort to fight them, leaders addressed a crowd of hundreds in Gillette Tuesday.
More than 200,000 acres have been scorched by wildfires in Northeastern Wyoming, prompting evacuations and a massive, coordinated firefighting effort.
Firefighters, incident commanders, and meteorologists provided information and updates to a large crowd in Gillette’s CAM-PLEX Energy Hall Tuesday night, including affected homeowners, first responders on the front lines, and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon.
Crews from around the country came to Northeastern Wyoming to aid firefighting efforts, including Ansgar Mitchell’s crew from Arizona.
“It’s been a great partnership working with the local resources where they’ve tried to give us as much information of how their communities receive information and, you know, one of them being tonight at this community meeting,” Ansgar Mitchell, Southwest Area Incident Management Team said.
Several fires have erupted in recent weeks, including the House Draw Fire, the Flat Rock Fire, and the Constitution Fire.
Though Monday’s storms brought some rain to the region, experts predict dry conditions favorable for wildfires to return soon.
”So, we’re definitely pretty much done, unfortunately, with precipitation chances for the next seven days or so,” Bruno Rodriguez, Incident Meteorologist, NWS Boulder said, “We have some very slim chances here and there. But it does look like a warm, dry pattern is gonna be interspersed with some breezy conditions, some dry conditions.”
Though the challenge of stopping the fires is far from over, meeting attendees left with new knowledge on how to stay safe through the fiery Wyoming summer.
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With school back in session in most areas of the state, the prep golf schedule in Wyoming slows down. Only four events are part of the Week 3 schedule. Three of them are two-day events. One is a one-day event. Gillette, Moorcroft, Rock Springs, and Worland are the sites to host this week.
WYOMING HIGH SCHOOL GOLF SCHEDULE WEEK 3 2024
Here is the schedule for Week 3 of the golf season. All schedules are subject to change. If you have an update, you can email david@wyopreps.com. The results will be posted below each event.
Gillette Invite – at Bell Knob G.C., at 9 a.m. – Campbell County, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Cheyenne South, Douglas, Kelly Walsh, Natrona County, Sheridan, Thunder Basin, Torrington.
Rock Springs Invite – at White Mountain G.C., 1 p.m. – Evanston, Green River, Jackson, Kemmerer, Laramie, Lyman, Pinedale, Rawlins, Rock Springs, Star Valley.
Worland Invite – at Green Hills G.C., 9 a.m. – Buffalo, Cody, Glenrock, Lander, Lovell, Riverton, Ten Sleep, Thermopolis, Wheatland, Worland.
Gillette Invite – at Bell Knob G.C., at 8 a.m. – Campbell County, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Cheyenne South, Douglas, Kelly Walsh, Natrona County, Sheridan, Thunder Basin, Torrington.
Moorcroft Invite – at Sundance C.C. – Big Horn, Hulett, Lusk, Moorcroft, Newcastle, Sundance, Tongue River, Upton, Wright.
Rock Springs Invite – at White Mountain G.C., 8 a.m. – Evanston, Green River, Jackson, Kemmerer, Laramie, Lyman, Pinedale, Rawlins, Rock Springs, Star Valley.
Worland Invite – at Green Hills G.C., 9 a.m. – Buffalo, Cody, Glenrock, Lander, Lovell, Riverton, Ten Sleep, Thermopolis, Wheatland, Worland.
Sundance Fall Golf Invite 2024
Photos from the Sundance Golf Invite on 8-23-24.
Gallery Credit: Courtesy: Amanda Watt
Lander Golf Tournament
Gallery Credit: Frank Gambino
Wheatland Golf Tournament
Wheatland Golf Tournament
Gallery Credit: Frank Gambino, Randy Bell
CASPER, Wyo. — An open house for the Casper Wyoming Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will begin this week.
After invited guests tour the temple on Tuesday and Wednesday, a public open house will begin Thursday and will run through Saturday, Sept. 14, with the exception of Sundays. No tickets are required to attend the open house.
The temple will be dedicated by Elder Quentin L. Cook, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 10 a.m.
The temple was first announced by President Russell M. Nelson in April 2021.
“Keep your temple covenants and blessings foremost in your minds and hearts,” President Nelson said as he announced the Casper Wyoming Temple and 19 others.
According to a Church news release, the temple is 9,950 square feet and was built on 9.52 acres of land. It is located at 3011 Independence Court in Casper.
The temple will be the second operating temple in Wyoming. The Star Valley Temple was dedicated in October 2016. President Nelson also announced a temple for Cody, Wyoming in October 2021.
Currently, there are 350 temples that are in operation, under construction or announced around the world.
The temple will serve 15,000 church members in 50 congregations.
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