Legal services meeting set

CHEYENNE -- The next public hearing of the Access to Justice Commission is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the former Natrona County Courthouse in Casper.

The hearing is one of a series scheduled by the commission, a joint project of the Wyoming State Bar and the Wyoming Supreme Court, to evaluate the specific legal needs of low- and moderate-income people in the state.

The Access to Justice Commission hopes to use this information to craft a high-quality, statewide legal aid system that could be of great benefit to the citizens of Wyoming, according to a media release issued by the commission.

The public is encouraged to attend and should be prepared to discuss legal services and the justice system in Wyoming.

Gillette cemetery equipment missing

GILLETTE -- Police in Gillette are investigating the disappearance of $6,000 worth of tools from a cemetery.

The tools include two drills worth a combined $2,500 and a motor pump valued at $650.

The equipment was reported missing last week after an inventory check at the Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Police say they believe the equipment was either lost or stolen.

Effort aims to bolster chub

PINEDALE -- The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has redistributed some roundtail chub from one western Wyoming lake to another as part of an effort to bolster the population of the native fish.

Pinedale fish biologist Pete Cavalli said he's monitoring the health of the roughly 200 roundtail chub that were moved from Little Halfmoon Lake to Scab Lake in August.

The roundtail chub is a large member of the minnow family that grows to about a foot long. It's found mostly in warm water streams of the Colorado River Basin.

In 2003, the roundtail chub was considered for endangered species protections in the Colorado River drainage below Glen Canyon Dam.

Wyoming is a participant in a conservation plan with Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah to work on restoring the fish's population.

Town considers clustered homes

JACKSON -- Developers will likely be able to continue building homes clustered closely together in the Jackson region after recent votes by town and county commissioners.

The town planning commission voted against a plan to limit the use of on-site planned residential developments, which allow for increased density to help protect open space elsewhere. But the county commissioners voted in favor of limiting the number of clustered developments.

Jackson Planning Commission Chairman Michael Pruett said the split vote means nothing will change in the region's residential development plan.

Several ranchers and other local residents spoke out against limiting the number of clustered homes.