Cooler temps and increased chance of rain in the forecast as Willow Creek Fire continues to be active.
According to the latest update on Monday provided by officials battling the Willow Creek Fire south of Smoot, wetter conditions and cooler temperatures are expected to aid in the effort. No increase in burning acreage was reported with the total…
Willow Creek Fire Update: Sunday August 24
The Willow Creek Fire entered its third day pushing nearly 4,000 acres with zero-percent containment according to officials. The fire was originally reported late Friday morning south of Afton, Wyoming and grew quickly due to dry fuel and windy conditions….
Dollar Lake Fire in Sublette County surpasses 10,000 acres
The Dollar Lake Fire in Sublette County jumped from 1,000 acres to 10,000 acres in a single day as western Wyoming continues to be challenged by multiple fire fighting efforts. New evacuation ares for the Dollar Lake Fire include a…
Willow Creek Fire closes US 89
***UPDATE*** Highway 89 over the South End (Salt Pass) was reopened shortly after 1:00 am Sunday morning. The latest update on the fire since Saturday night will be posted as soon as information is available. The evacuation order for those…
Salt River Arts Society receives Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund Grant
At a recent Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund (WCTF) board meeting, the Salt River Arts Society received a $50,000 grant to assist with the replacement and rebuilding of the historic Ford Theater’s façade. As Mayor Jeff Jensen noted in his…
Type 3 management team moving in to take over Willow Creek Fire
Although an alert for evacuation of campgrounds south of County Road 155 went out in relation to the Willow Creek Fire on Friday night, there is no such order for residents of the area according to officials battling the blaze….
Willow Creek Fire grows to 250 acres
The Willow Creek Fire, reported just after 11 a.m. on Friday some four miles west of Smoot, has grown to 250 acres as of 8 p.m. according to the latest estimates. Multiple helicopters and other fire suppression methods including an…
Willow Creek Fire reported south of Afton
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS BY DUKE DANCE – An initial call for a response to the Afton Fire Department went out just after 11 a.m. on Friday, August 22, to the report of smoke coming from the south end of the…
Fall practice opens for football, cross-country and volleyball
Although school starts Thursday for the academic portion of the year, the activities slate has already begun with golf last week and now the remainder of the SVHS sports team beginning practice and tryouts this week. Football and cross-country will…
Braves Golf places second in Lander
Golfers from around the region were back in action in Lander on Monday and Tuesday for the Terry Berg Invite. On the boys side, Kemmerer’s Trevan Benson finished second with a score of 149, just two strokes behind Lander’s…