Katie Roenigk

The six candidates vying for three open seats on the Lander School Board this year answered several questions about recent school board decisions during a candidate forum this month.

Four candidates are competing for two open seats on the Shoshoni Town Council this year.

The Lander City Council unanimously approved five action items this week during a short special meeting that lasted less than 15 minutes.

The Riverton City Council will hold a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the Council Chambers at Riverton City Hall, 816 N. Federal Blvd.

The Fremont County School District 1 (Lander) Board of Trustees has canceled the “Additional Meeting” it had scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 5.

The Fremont County School District 2 (Dubois) Board of Trustees will hold a work session meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the Board Room at the District Administration Building, 700 N. First St. in Dubois.

The University of Wyoming is forming a “working group” to explore options for providing more financial support to students enrolled in the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes, UW President Edward Seidel said last month.

The Riverton Police Department’s 911 dispatch center is now fully staffed with the addition of new dispatcher Helen “Denise” Licea, who was sworn in during a Riverton City Council meeting Tuesday.

The failure of Fremont County’s half percent sales tax option for economic development in this week’s General Election represents a loss of the No. 1 source of local funding for the Wind River Transportation Authority, WRTA Director Tim Nichols said Wednesday.

Local officials will be looking for alternative revenue sources to help maintain commercial air service at Central Wyoming Regional Airport in the coming years now that Fremont County voters have decided not to renew the optional half percent sales tax for economic development.