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Month: July 2019

Missing individual found in river

By Dan Dockstader, SVI Media   The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Star Valley Search and Rescue responded to a call at 4:16 p.m. Sunday, July 14, that alerted officials to a possible body floating in the Snake River above…

Efforts to create Mid-Valley fire district continue

By Sarah Hale, SVI Media   The Town of Thayne, the Town of Star Valley Ranch and the Thayne Volunteer Fire Department continue with efforts to create a Mid Valley fire district. Lincoln County is also backing the effort to…

Police remind Summer Road Trippers to leave their Weed and Illicit drugs at home

(Casper, Wyo.) Drug-impaired driving is impacting highways in Wyoming. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) compiles and reports monthly data based on drug-related crashes, injuries and deaths. In June, 2019, there were 17 drug-involved crashes and nine drug-involved injuries from…

Idaho Site Safely Resizes, Repackages Challenging Waste Boxes for Disposal

Environmental Management (EM) crews at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site have safely finished reducing the size of large, contaminated legacy waste boxes and debris and repackaging them for shipment to permanent disposal facilities. Workers with EM cleanup contractor Fluor…

Sublette County Search and Rescue Mission Suspended

The official Search and Rescue mission has been suspended in the search for Aubree Corona, who was been missing since Saturday. This morning, search and rescue operations on the Sublette County and Fremont County side of Union Pass have been…

Utah Jazz sign William Howard and Stanton Kidd

The Utah Jazz kept up their busy offseason Wednesday with the official announcement of two more signings in William Howard and Stanton Kidd. We have signed forwards William Howard and Stanton Kidd ✍️ » https://t.co/8GzOTvWhdq — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) July…

BYU Football Stadium getting upgrades

It is not an expansion for Lavell Edwards Stadium, but there will be some upgrades to the stadium for the upcoming BYU Football season. According to the school all four stadium stands will be connected at the mezzanine level. This…

Wyoming soldiers deploy July 29 from Cheyenne

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Army National Guard will say farewell to soldiers in the 115th Field Artillery Brigade July 29 at 2 p.m. before they deploy to various locations in the Middle East. U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, Gov. Mark…

Wyoming State Forestry Division Provides Landowner Forestry Field Days Across Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Annually, the Wyoming State Forestry Division provides the opportunity for educational outreach related to forest management, wildfire mitigation, and assistance programs at forestry field day events. This summer, several forestry field days have been held across the state of…

NEWS BRIEFS for Wednesday, July 17, 2019

  Two killed in Grand Teton Park accident JACKSON (WNE) — Two people were killed and five others are fighting for their lives after a head-on collision Tuesday afternoon in Grand Teton National Park. Police said Craig Edward Aubuchon, 65,…