By Bob Beck

Saratoga, Wy – Intermountain Resources is planning to reopen the Saratoga sawmill in southern Wyoming early next year.
Intermountain spokeswoman Nancy Fishering said the company plans
to make the mill as efficient as possible in order to survive in
the poor national timber market.
Fishering said the mill reopening is set for some time in the
first quarter of 2009.
The Saratoga sawmill has been mothballed since Louisiana Pacific
closed it in 2003. It was then bought by Intermountain, which is
based in Montrose, Colo.

Pinedale, Wy – A recount of the state House District 22 race in Sublette, Teton and Lincoln counties reaffirmed Tuesday's results. Democrat Jim Roscoe of Wilson defeated Republican
Charles Stough of Pinedale by a mere four votes.
The results still must be certified by the canvassing boards in
the three counties, as well as the state canvassing board

By Peter O'Dowd

Laramie, Wyo. – Cheyenne's economy is softening. Sales tax revenues are down and the future of economic development is in question as the country prepares for the likelihood of a recession.

The city's budget office says Cheyenne is already 300-thousand dollars behind in projected revenues from sales tax, and that's from data before the country's economy started spiraling downward.

The director of the Wyoming Center for Business and Economic Analysis Dick O'Gara says Wyoming's capital city is not immune from national trends.

By Bob Beck

By Bob Beck

Laramie, WY – Several key legislative races were decided last night.

By Addie Goss

Laramie, Wy – The Wyoming Secretary of State's Office says voters have rejected a ballot issue that would have changed petition signature requirements for an initiative or referendum.
Constitutional Amendment B failed because it did not get a
"yes" vote from a majority of all voters, according to unofficial
results from the Secretary of State's Office.
Unofficial results show 257,331 ballots were cast in Tuesday's
election. Amendment B received 120,312 votes.
Secretary of State Max Maxfield said the measure would have

By Bob Beck

Cheyenne, Wy – Wyoming's congresswoman elect is planning to get a quick start on her new job. Cynthia Lummis says she plans to try and develop some relationships with Democrats and Republicans prior to taking over the reins from Barbara Cubin.
Lummis is especially trying to find people who she can work with to develop regional solutions to problems. Lummis adds that she plans to use Vice President Dick Cheney as a mentor and wants to pick his brain for how to best operate as a Republican in a Democratic majority.

By Bob Beck