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Fremont County delays liquor-license renewals while sheriff completes compliance checks

Fremont County Board of Commissioners · March 1, 2026

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Summary

During a public hearing commissioners postponed liquor-license renewals pending completion of 2025 compliance checks by the Sheriff’s Office and consideration of county policy changes on voluntary TIPs training and tribal approvals.

Fremont County commissioners postponed action on liquor-license renewals at a March 3 public hearing, saying they will wait for the Sheriff’s Office to finish its 2025 Alcohol Compliance checks and to develop a clearer renewal policy.

The Sheriff’s Office reported it had reviewed incident reports associated with renewal applicants and identified no immediate areas of concern, but the alcohol compliance checks for 2025 were not yet complete. County Clerk Julie Freese told the board that the state of Wyoming conducts its own compliance checks and reviews license applications to ensure legal requirements are met.

Commissioner Clarence Thomas raised concerns about ensuring tribal approvals for two tribal casino hotels (Shoshone Rose Casino Hotel and Wind River Hotel and Casino) before renewing licenses. Thomas also emphasized public-safety responsibilities tied to server training. The board discussed whether Fremont County’s TIPs (Training for Intervention Procedures) certification — currently voluntary and tied to a license discount — should become a mandatory condition for renewal; commissioners said making the training mandatory would require advance notice because it would change the county’s current voluntary incentive-based system.

After discussion, the board voted unanimously to postpone approval of the licenses until the Sheriff’s Office completes its compliance checks and staff begins work on a new policy and procedure for future renewals. County staff and the Sheriff’s Office were directed to report back to the commission with the results of outstanding compliance checks and proposed policy language.