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Month: May 2018

How the LDS Church manages its finances

Josh Furlong, KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — Like many religions around the world, the LDS Church relies on donations from its members to support the day-to-day operations of a growing church — a principle it calls “the law of tithing.”…

(Video) – Cokeville Class of 2018 Graduation

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE COKEVILLE CLASS OF 2018 GRADUATION. Simplot Smoky Canyon Mine has generously sponsored the 2018 graduation season for LCSD #2 which includes Star Valley High School (May 22), Cokeville High School (May 23) and Swift Creek…

Town of Jackson looks at banning plastic bags

By John Spina Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — With a biodegradable life span of 500 to 1,000 years, every piece of plastic ever made still exists in some form unless it was incinerated. With the average…

Dr. Lori Schieffer Named New Principal of Thayne Elementary

Dr. Lori Schieffer has been named as the new principal of Thayne Elementary School. Dr. Schieffer has  more than 21 years in education and is currently an online college professor. Her background includes teaching elementary school in California and the…

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LDS Church Transfers 169 Missionaries Out of Nicaragua

Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff released the following statement on May 22: “Due to growing political instability in Nicaragua, the Church is in the process of transferring 169 missionaries out of that country. This includes 37 missionaries from the Nicaragua Managua…

As West Coast shuns coal, states like Wyoming will face difficult choices

By Heather Richards Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — If Oregon, Washington and California ditch coal, it may leave Wyoming’s largest utility, and its customers, holding a bag they don’t want to carry, officials told lawmakers Monday. Wyoming…

Big Snake runoff looms

By Mike Koshmrl  Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The brunt of a runoff season that’s predicted to reach 150 percent of average will likely rush through Jackson Hole’s streams and rivers in the next week or…

(Video) – Simplot Smoky Canyon Mine presents 2018 SVHS Graduation

Simplot Smoky Canyon Mine has generously sponsored the 2018 graduation season for LCSD #2 which includes Star Valley High School (May 22), Cokeville High School (May 23) and Swift Creek High School (May 24). Tuesday night’s broadcast from SVHS will…

Where is Kayla Davis? Idaho authorities seeking information

This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. IDAHO FALLS — She had only been married a few months when 23-year-old Kayla Davis and her husband, 23-year-old Walker Thomas, moved to Idaho Falls from Pocatello to start…