Area wide snowpacks remain above median as April arrives
◆ Water levels looking positive as snowmelt begins. Moisture levels in Western Wyoming are looking positive, according to information provided by the Natural Resource Conservation District. “The water content in area wide snow packs are slightly above median for the…
Forest Service and BLM approve Simplot’s Dairy Syncline Mine Plan
◆ Project safeguards 250 mining jobs, 187 service jobs. Wednesday, April 8 the Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District and Caribou-Targhee National Forest released Records of Decision approving the Dairy Syncline Mine and Reclamation Plan. The Dairy Syncline phosphate…
Hospital faces some financial struggles in light of COVID-19
◆ Economic impact of pandemic is widespread. Life in a pandemic requires a lot of adjustments for area families and businesses. Star Valley Health is not exempt, according to CEO Bren Lowe. “The current crisis has impacted all of us…
SVI Media, local health officials coordinate on COVID-19
BY JULIE DOCKSTADER HEAPS Getting educated about COVID-19 and community protocols may not only help slow the spread of the virus. You may also help mitigate a surge in a pandemic that has taken but 2 ½ months to…
Game and Fish to non-residents: please wait to come as COVID-19 spreads
BY JULIE DOCKSTADER HEAPS Usually this time of year, hunters and other recreationists – including non-residents – are itching to get out on the waterways and mountains of Wyoming. But this spring with COVID-19 spreading across the country, officials with…
Applying for Medicaid during COVID-19 pandemic
As COVID-19 continues to affect people in myriad ways, The Wyoming Department of Health put word out on the best ways to apply for state Medicaid and who may be eligible. “We realize that COVID-19 has touched many residents’ lives,…
Fossil Butte is modifying visitor center operations
Kemmerer – Fossil Butte National Monument announced modifications — effective Saturday, April 4 — to operations in response to guidance from the governor and Wyoming Department of Health to slow the spread of COVID-19. Until further notice, the following services and…
Star Valley virus cases not ‘community spread,’ says health official
BY JULIE DOCKSTADER HEAPS The four currently confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lincoln County were not the result of “community transmission,” Star Valley Health CEO Bren Lowe told SVI Media this week. “All of those cases [which are within Star…
Fatal Crash North Of Glendo, Wyoming
On April 4, 2020, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 221 on Wyoming 319 north of Glendo, Wyoming. At 11:00 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a one-vehicle rollover. A 2004 Dodge Ram was headed…
Case numbers at 212, leaders signal special session
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers The number of coronavirus cases in Wyoming reached 212 on Monday with the diagnosis of 12 new cases in eight counties. As case numbers continued to grow, the state’s legislative leaders signaled that a…