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South Lincoln Hospital District to hold 25th Annual Golf Scramble August 15

The South Lincoln Hospital District will hold its 25th Annual Golf Scramble at Fossil Island Golf Park on August 15 with a goal to raise money to expand women’s health services in the region. Marketing Coordinator for South Lincoln Medical…

State hoping to start construction of wildlife crossing south of Big Piney within calendar year

Director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Brian Nesvick says the state hopes to start construction on wildlife crossing south of Big Piney within the calendar year. He says all the funding and planning has been done for it. This is…

Utah Jazz TV play-by-play announcer Craig Bolerjack expects sporting events to look different moving forward

Utah Jazz TV play-by-play announcer Craig Bolerjack says he expects all sporting events to look a little different as things start to possibly open back up. The NBA temporarily suspended its season back in March after Jazz stars Rudy Gobert…

Gifts of Grace to hold a “virtual run” fundraiser

The Gifts of Grace organization, a nonprofit business fighting against human trafficking, says it will hold a virtual run fundraiser for the next week or so. With a lot of races or fundraiser races canceled due to COVID-19, the group…

Unique Kemmerer High School Graduation to take place Saturday

Kemmerer High School will still honor its seniors with a special graduation ceremony on Saturday at 1 P.M. School principal, Shawn Rogers, says they want to do something special to honor the students while also following health guidelines amid the…

Kemmerer Fishing Derby expecting to see some changes, but event will still be held

Kemmerer City Administrator, Brian Muir, says the Fishing Derby event will still be held this summer, but will see some changes due to COVID-19. Children 13 and under can go to the community pond and have their picture taken. Then…

Bear Lake County, Idaho Fair Board says it has received the okay to hold the fair

The Bear Lake County Fair Board in Idaho says it got the thumbs up to hold the fair August 10th through the 15th. That means the board is now busy trying to get everything set up to have operations run…

Senator Dan Dockstader shares insight to state legislature’s plans to help public amid COVID-19 pandemic

State Senator Dan Dockstader gave insight to special sessions the governor will call to pass bills that aim to help provide relief from effects felt during the COVID-19 pandemic. He says the state legislature has been working hard behind the…

Swift Idol Live Concert set for Friday; Will be video only

The Swift Idol Live Concert, presented by Randy Thompson Insurance and Financial Services, is still set to happen Friday at 7 P.M., but will be live video only on SVI for the viewing audience. Host of the event, Duke Dance,…

Exxon delays construction on the LaBarge Carbon Capture Project due to economic downturn

Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir says ExxonMobil Corporation will have to delay construction on the LaBarge Carbon Capture Project due to the economic downturn as a result of COVID-19. The project originally was to start in August, but now there are…