Palisades Reservoir remains nearly 90 percent full at start of 2020
◆ Entire Upper Snake River Basin system sitting at 74 percent full. Water levels in Western Wyoming are looking positive at this point in the year. The Upper Snake River Basin System, which includes the Palisades Reservoir, is sitting at…
Snow and wind raise avalanche danger across the Bridger-Teton
◆ 74 mph wind gusts buffet Mount Coffin in early days of 2020. Snow and wind has been the story in Southwest Wyoming this week. The Kemmerer and Bridger Valley areas saw impressive wind gusts, but Mount Coffin tallied the…
Cowboy Draw jackpot ticket worth $805K purchased in Thayne
◆ Lottery winner has 180 days to claim the prize. WyoLotto officials announced Tuesday, January 7 that a Cowboy Draw player holds a $811,058 winning ticket from the Monday, Jan. 6, Cowboy Draw drawing. The winning ticket was purchased on…
Airplane museum opens in Cokeville
Norman Freeman, of Cokeville, has been collecting model airplanes since he was a young boy and decided to get serious about collecting in 1975. His wife, Charlotte, opened her Little Church of Nativities and didn’t have room for his airplanes….
Coal tax losses in Lincoln County top $1.2 million
Lincoln County Treasurer Jerry Greenfield released a report at the end of the year summarizing the first losses associated with the shutdown of the coal power plant in Kemmerer. “Financially, this has caused a loss in coal sales in the…
Students win award for film on missing, murdered indigenous people
By Chris Aadland Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange FORT WASHAKIE — What started out as a summer opportunity for students to learn about filmmaking has turned into awards, increased awareness and future projects. A handful of students at Fort…
Local elementary student donates funds for LCSD2 autism library
◆ Check for $268 presented to Superintendent Matt Erickson. By Nathan Wescott LCSD2 Special Services Director Gus Hepworth, a fourth grader from Osmond Elementary School, presented a donation of $268 to Superintendent Matt Erickson for the purpose of adding books…
WWCC president plans listening session for Star Valley
◆ Dr. Kim Dale will be in Star Valley on January 15. Western Wyoming Community College’s new President, Dr. Kim Dale, will meet with community members on Wednesday, January 15 from 6-7 p.m. at the Lincoln County School District 2…
Extension researchers test ancient grains development in Wyoming
◆ Rising consumer interest in niche foods has farmers and scientists taking a new look at these grains. UW College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Here’s how one University of Wyoming Extension educator surveying malting barley markets in the Big…
Work continues on the Wyoming Range Mule Deer Project
◆ Biologists anticipate deer will weather winter well. Wildlife managers remain actively involved in the Wyoming Range Mule Deer Project. Now in its sixth year, the project is designed to monitor and track one of the largest mule deer herds…