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Month: December 2019

(Video) – Keeping it clean during the cold and flu season

*Health Topics Tuesday is a sponsored segment from Star Valley Health. Becki Johnson and Anona Skinner are Infection Prevention & Employee Health Nurses.

Yellowstone’s migrating bison manipulate springtime green

◆ UW scientists illustrate benefits of bison. On a typical June day in Yellowstone, it’s not unusual to see hundreds of bison grazing in the Lamar Valley. The herds appear to aimlessly move back and forth through meadows threaded by…

Gifts of Grace asking for donations to help victims of human trafficking

Gifts of Grace is asking the public for donations to provide help for victims of human trafficking in particular for a specific city in South America they are going to help. Founder of the non-profit organization, Tyler Schwab, says its goal…

LCSD2 to host Take Your Legislator to School Day on Thursday

The Lincoln County District No. 2 is gearing up for its third Take Your Legislator to School Day event on Thursday which will happen all day long. It started four years ago and the district missed last year, but is…

County attorney says no charges in police shooting

By Clair McFarland Riverton Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — Citing citizens’ legal rights to defend their own lives and the lives of others from “immediate peril,” the Fremont County Attorney’s office will not prosecute the Riverton Police Department…

Braves earn 13 All-State selections for 2019 campaign

After such a special season, it was going to take a special number to match it at the All-State meetings in Casper. As it turns out, a baker’s dozen is pretty darn special. Star Valley earned 13 All-State selections after…

Wyoming News Briefs: December 2, 2019

Sales, use tax collections strong in 2019 CASPER (WNE) — Wyoming’s sales and use tax collection stayed strong in fiscal year 2019, with the state amassing over $1 billion, a nearly 12 percent leap from the previous year, according to…

Jackson resident dies in U.S. 89 accident in Star Valley

Updated by the Wyoming Highway Patrol On December 1, 2019, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 96 on US 89 north of Afton, Wyoming.  Around 1:10 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a motor vehicle…

Town of Alpine donates a former police vehicle to Alpine EMS

The Town of Alpine has donated its former police vehicle to the Alpine EMS Department. The Ford Expedition was turned over to the Alpine EMS Department this last week. “Our EMS was in need of a vehicle,” said Alpine Mayor…

(***Update) Rexburg man found by family members

According to reports from EastIdahoNews.com, Rex Price, a Rexburg man missing since Saturday, has been located by family members and appears fine. This information was relayed to EastIdahoNews.com via the Rexburg Police Department.   (Original Story) REXBURG — Authorities are…