Dubois schools face biggest cut of any district in state next year
By Daniel Bendtsen Riverton Ranger Via Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — A bill the Wyoming Legislature approved this year saved Fremont County School District 2 in Dubois from a more than 3 percent reduction in funding. The district still will…
LDS Church responds to allegation of abuse by former mission president
In response to questions from multiple media outlets about allegations that a former Church mission president committed sexual assault, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released the following statement Tuesday, March 20, 2018. These allegations are very serious…
Local Partners Awarded National Forest Citizen Science GRANT for Neighbors to Nature: Cache Creek Study
JACKSON, Wyo., March 23, 2018— A new citizen science initiative will be launched this summer to better inform land management decisions in the heavily used Cache Creek drainage. The project is called the.Neighbors to Nature: Cache Creek Study and will…
Funeral services for Vern Blane Crook
Funeral services for Vern Blane Crook will take place on Wednesday, March 28, at 12 noon in the Etna LDS Chapel. A viewing will take place on Tuesday, March 27, from 6-8 p.m. at Schwab Funeral Chapel in Thayne and…
Bridger-Teton National Forest Contracts with Local Engineering Firm
The following is a news release from the Bridger-Teton National Forest Alpine, Wyo., March 23, 2018 – As part of its continuing efforts to monitor the ever-changing Porcupine landslide, 17 miles upstream the Greys River from the town of Alpine,…
B-T Officials: No Road Repair Starts until Porcupine Landslide Stops
The following is a release from the Bridger-Teton National Forest The Bridger-Teton National Forest is actively monitoring landslide movement and stream flow for the Porcupine landslide, 17-miles from the Alpine parking lot on the Greys River Road, as the hillside…
Wyoming News Briefs: March 20, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories courtesy of the WNE. Protests over Yellowstone bison culling continue CODY (WNE) — Protests over the winter bison culling at Yellowstone National Park have continued along with…
Attorney General investigating Idaho teacher who fed puppy to turtle
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. PRESTON — The criminal investigation into a science teacher who fed a small puppy to a turtle has been turned over to the Idaho Attorney General. Franklin County Prosecutor…
Star Valley soccer rolls past Pinedale
Based on the opening weekend of results, Tuesday afternoon’s matches with the Pinedale Wranglers were mismatches on paper and that’s how the final scores turned out on the field as well as the Lady Braves (2-1)(1-0) dispatched the Lady Wranglers…
(Video) – D.I.R.T. Presentation
The Dangerous Individual Recognition Training or D.I.R.T. is aimed at helping citizens recognize and respond to an active shooter situation.