Cokeville power restored after substation transformer failure
• 420 customers experienced a 20-hour outage Cokeville was plunged into darkness in the early hours of Tuesday, June 16, when a power outage disrupted service to about 420 customers and set off an around-the-clock response from utility…
Gateway West transmission line still in planning phase
• Power line would run through Lincoln County south of Cokeville Lincoln County Commissioner Mel Shumway shared in a Weekday Wake-up interview that the utility recently updated county leaders on the long-delayed project, which is planned to cross…
IDAWY transfer projects move ahead as Georgetown pit nears opening
Progress continues on the Idaho-Wyoming Solid Waste District (IDAWY) as transfer-station and landfill projects move forward in Lincoln County. Lincoln County Commissioner Mel Shumway said the Thayne transfer station is next in line for its transfer building and that…
Alpine/Bridger Teton KOA named June Business of the Month by Star Valley Chamber of Commerce
This month’s Business of the Month for the Star Valley Chamber of Commerce honors Alpine/Bridger Teton KOA, locally owned by the Decker brothers and their wives: Josh and Tiffani, and Zach and Madison. Located north of Etna, just off…
Wyoming Game & Fish Director urges more authority in Grizzly Bear policy
Wyoming Game and Fish Director Angi Bruce told listeners of the Weekday Wake-up that the state is doing its share to study and monitor grizzly bears, yet remains constrained by federal rules governing the animals’ status. Bruce reminded the public…
Wyoming State Forester Kelly Norris to visit Lincoln County
Wyoming State Forester Kelly Norris will be in Lincoln County this Thursday to meet with local leaders and community members as part of her statewide work to protect forest health and strengthen wildfire preparedness. Norris, who has served as…
Motorcycle escort will bring The Wall That Heals through Star Valley
• Spectators encouraged to line highway and wave flags A motorcycle escort will help bring The Wall That Heals into Star Valley on Tuesday, July 7, in a public show of support for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica set…
The Wall That Heals is for everyone!
Scott Shumway, chair of the Education Committee for The Wall That Heals, joined the Weekday Wake-up to help promote the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica that will come to Afton, July 9–12. Shumway said the Education Committee’s mission is…
Timber sales and forest plan revision move forward
Lincoln County Commissioner Mel Shumway told listeners in a live studio interview on the Weekday Wake-up that county officials are working to increase timber harvest activity while also tracking a long-running revision process for the Bridger Teton National Forest plan….
Cokeville solar project advances after permit condition extension
• Focusing on road safety, workforce impacts, and wildlife concerns Lincoln County is moving into the next phase of review for a proposed solar project near Cokeville, after an earlier permit was granted with a construction-timing condition that…