JACKSON, Wyo. — As the temps rise and more people head toward the water to recreate, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ), the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) and the Wyoming Livestock Board (WLSB) sent out an annual reminder to avoid harmful cyanobacteria blooms (HCBs).
According to the WDEQ, cyanobacteria is also known as blue-green algae and can form HCBs that pose risks to human and animal health. HCBs usually appear in mid-to-late summer and can occur in streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs. They can vary in appearance — they can be green, tan, brown or blue-green, and can float in or on the water, producing cyanotoxins and other irritants. HCBs can often look like spilled paint, clumps, grass clippings or scum. They can also stick to surfaces underwater like rocks or plants.
If a person or animal is sick after exposure to a cyanobacteria bloom, seek medical attention or a veterinarian. More information on the health risks and symptoms can be found on WDH’s website. The WDH will follow up on all HCB illnesses reported, and the WDEQ will investigate potential blooms to determine if they are harmful. The WDH will also issue different levels of advisories for bodies of water where HCBs could pose a risk to people and animals.
To view a webmap of current and past advisories, to view answers to frequently asked questions, or to report a suspected bloom or bloom-related illness, visit the WDEQ webpage here.
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If a suspected bloom is present, the WDH and WLSB recommend the following:
Avoid contact with water in and around the bloom, especially in areas where cyanobacteria are dense.
Do not swallow water from the bloom. Boiling, filtration or other treatments will not remove toxins.
Rinse fish with clean water and eat only the fillet portion.
Avoid water spray from the bloom.
Do not allow pets or livestock to drink water near the bloom, eat bloom material or lick fur after contact.
If people, pets or livestock come into contact with a bloom, rinse off with clean water as soon as possible.
Monica is a Staff Reporter who studied journalism at Syracuse University and has been in the valley since 2015. She loves writing about the local food and bev scene, especially craft beer. When she’s not on the clock, you can find her paddle boarding, sewing, or whipping up a new recipe at home.
Warsaw, N.Y. — Speedy cow, a new community owned internet service is now online in Wyoming County.
The service will bring faster, more reliable internet to Wyoming County residents.
The county received $15 million in grant funding to build the broadband network.
Anyone living in Wyoming County can sign up on the Speedy Cow website.
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With the network being community run, that means all customer service experiences will be locally based.
“At the end of the day we own the system, so if there’s an issue with the system, the service or anything like that, you call the county and we’ll take care of it,” a county official said. “We’ll reach out to community broadband networks necessary and resolve any issues that the residents might have and at the end of the day, the residents of the county, the taxpayers of the county, own this system.”
Net profits from the service will be returned to expand and improve the system.
$3.8 Million in funding awarded for Affordable Broadband in Genesee County
One of the biggest auto and truck collections in Wyoming is about to go up for auction. You are not going to believe the size of this event. Chunks of old classics to working old cars and trucks will be on the block.
Watch the video below as they preview the Rick Knigge Collection up for auction in Evansville, Wyoming. This auction will feature many hot rod project bodies, muscle cars, old trucks, Jeeps, rock crawlers, and more. This will all be sold by VanDerBrink Auctions with online and live bidding.
The auction will be held Saturday, July 8th. Some of the auctions will be online, but some will be in person only.
According to the website, Rick passed away unexpectedly, and his family decided to offer this wild collection at auction. The auction will be live onsite with online bidding for vehicles, motors, bodies, and a few other items. There is a large assortment of 1932-35 Ford, MOPAR, Chevrolet parts, performance parts, Tri-Five, and more. These parts will be offered only to onsite bidders, so plan now to attend this wild auction.
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Rick Knigge Liked to “Go Fast”! The louder, faster, the better! There are many 1932-40 Ford, Dodge, Plymouth, Chevrolet Cars and Bodies for Rods along with parts!
Here is a second video with more about Rick and the collection he loved.
The collection has muscle cars from a Plymouth GTX to Chevelles and Camaros, and more. 1970- 80s speed boats, Monster Trucks, just to name a few. There will be motors, high-performance, and vintage speed parts.
You are not going to believe the size of this event. Chunks of old classics to working old cars and trucks will be on the block.
SEE: 39 Hot Cars On Display In Wyoming
The goal of this gallery is not to provide every detail of every car, their modifications and their owners.
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This was just a cool car show in Casper Wyoming.
Not matter if the people attending were into cars or not.
There was a lot of OHHH and AHHH’s heard up and down every street.
American Rare Earths strengthens board with veteran Wyoming mine builder ahead of planned Nasdaq listing Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock
Veteran mine builder Matthew Gili will join American Rare Earths Ltd (ASX:ARR, OTCQX:ARRNF)’s board as a non-executive director as the company advances the Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project in Wyoming and prepares for a planned Nasdaq compliance listing in H2 2026.
Gili is currently president and CEO of Ur-Energy Inc, a NYSE American and TSX-listed Wyoming uranium producer, and brings more than 25 years of mine development and operational experience across major global mining groups including Rio Tinto and Barrick.
His appointment remains subject to completion of Australian regulatory formalities, which American Rare Earths expects to be completed shortly.
Once formally appointed, Gili will join the company’s Technical Committee and contribute to the Definitive Feasibility Study workstream at Halleck Creek, which American Rare Earths describes as the largest known rare earth deposit in the United States on a total rare earth oxide basis.
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Board renewal ahead of US listing plans
The appointment forms part of a broader board renewal process as ARR works toward a Nasdaq compliance dual-listing in H2 2026, while retaining the ASX as its primary listing.
The company is also considering a full US domicile in 2027, subject to a prospective shareholder vote.
CEO Mark Wall said Gili’s operational experience and Wyoming background would strengthen the board as Halleck Creek moves toward construction and production.
“The intended addition of Matt to our Board of Directors further demonstrates our commitment to advancing the largest rare earth element deposit on a total contained rare earths basis in the United States toward construction and operations. Matt brings a tremendous blend of mining technical expertise and Wyoming-specific experience to both the Board and the Technical Committee. His depth of operational knowledge, his relationships in Wyoming, and his proven track record of delivering world-class mining projects, including building the first new copper mine in the United States in a decade, make him exactly the right person to help us get Halleck Creek built.
“As we progress toward our NASDAQ listing later this year, appointments of this calibre send a clear message to U.S. investors about the quality of the team and the seriousness of our intent. Matt’s experience managing ISR uranium operations in Wyoming gives him first-hand knowledge of the hydrometallurgical processing chemistry that will be central to bringing Halleck Creek into production. The parallels between uranium and rare earth processing are substantial and practically meaningful. This is not simply a credential; it is operational expertise that will directly benefit our Technical Committee and Feasibility Study.”
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Wyoming experience to support Halleck Creek
Gili is based in Casper, Wyoming, and has direct operational experience in the state’s regulatory, permitting and community environment.
American Rare Earths said that experience was directly relevant to Halleck Creek, which is in Albany and Platte counties, and to the Cowboy State Mine area within the broader project.
The company has started its 2026 feasibility-study-level drilling program at Cowboy State Mine, targeting geological and geotechnical data to support ore reserve estimates, engineering, environmental baseline studies and pilot-scale metallurgical test-work.
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Gili said the company was at an important point in the development of a domestic rare earths supply chain.
“ARE is at a pivotal moment for the domestic rare earths industry. The strategic mandate for secure, reliable supply chains has never been stronger, and assets of Halleck Creek’s scale and quality come along once in a generation. Throughout my career I have focused on building safe, high-performing mines and operational teams that execute.
“My experience leading ISR uranium operations in Wyoming has given me a direct understanding of the hydrometallurgical processing disciplines acid leaching, solvent extraction, ion exchange that are at the heart of rare earth extraction and separation. I have seen how these technologies operate at scale in a Wyoming regulatory and environmental context, and I believe that experience will be genuinely useful as American Rare Earths advances toward its Definitive Feasibility Study and processing pilot programmes at Halleck Creek.
“Wyoming is my home. I am proud to bring this experience to American Rare Earths and to work with the team to advance this world-class deposit into production for the benefit of our state, our investors, and our nation’s supply chain security.”
Processing crossover with uranium ISR
American Rare Earths said Gili’s background in uranium in-situ recovery, or ISR, was relevant because the processing route shares core chemistry with rare earth hydrometallurgy.
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The company pointed to common processes including sulfuric acid leaching, solvent extraction, ion exchange, precipitation, drying and solution management.
Gili has overseen ISR uranium hydrometallurgy at Lost Creek, an operating Wyoming ISR facility, giving him experience in similar processing disciplines in the same state regulatory and environmental setting.
The company said the appointment would also add US public company experience as American Rare Earths works through the governance, disclosure and investor relations requirements associated with a Nasdaq listing.
