Arts Council seeking community volunteers for upcoming season
◆ Meeting set for June 4. The Star Valley Arts Council annual community meeting will be held Thursday, June 4, at 9 a.m. in the Afton Civic Center. The annual meeting is a chance for community volunteers to become a…
BLM releases final analysis of Simplot land exchange proposal
◆ Mine would swap 719 adjacent to the Don Plant for 667 acres in Blackrock Canyon area. Provided by the BLM The Bureau of Land Management Pocatello Field Office has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the…
Yellowstone to open Montana entrances June 1
Yellowstone National Park will open its Montana entrances on Monday, June 1 at 10 a.m. The Montana entrances include West Entrance (near West Yellowstone), North Entrance (near Gardiner), and Northeast Entrance (near Cooke City). The opening of Montana’s entrances coincides…
National Park Service seeks additional comments on proposal to provide WiFi for park visitors, employees
Mammoth Hot Springs – The National Park Service (NPS) seeks additional comments from the public about the impacts a Wi-Fi proposal may have on Yellowstone National Park’s historic properties or other cultural resources. The proposal from AccessParks includes the installation of…
First Lady Jennie Gordon allocates $90,000 in May
————— First Lady Jennie Gordon and the Wyoming Hunger Initiative allocated $90,000 this month; $50,000 for grants to support long term infrastructure and $40,000 for May’s COVID-19 response to food pantries across the state. Several organizations from around the state…
Alpine community says thank you to local healthcare providers
Wednesday, May 27 a gift basket was delivered to the Star Valley Health Clinic in Alpine. The gift basket was a way to say thank you to local health care providers. “The basic idea of this was for a way…
Outdoor gatherings up to 250 persons to be permitted under new health orders
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has announced that updated public health orders effective June 1 will ease restrictions on public gatherings, allowing outdoor gatherings of up to 250 people. The updated orders allow for outdoor events to occur with social…