Opposition to ICE facility strong at Evanston event
By Kayne Pyatt, Uinta County Herald Via- Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — “When we show support for our brothers and sisters, we encounter the Lord,” Father Augustine Carillo of St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church said as he finished reading a…
Wyoming News Briefs: August 23, 2019
Sheridan commissioners frustrated with air service deal delay SHERIDAN (WNE) — Sheridan County commissioners expressed frustration with the city of Sheridan during a regular meeting Tuesday for its inability to come to a funding agreement with the county regarding local…
A look at the NuScale small modular nuclear reactor project
This story provided by EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. IDAHO FALLS — New nuclear reactor technology is being developed here in Idaho, and Idaho Falls Power wants a piece of it. NuScale Power is developing a new kind…
Coburn Fire burning on the Snake River Range
The Bridger-Teton National Forest has a new fire to report on the Jackson Ranger District. The Coburn Fire was discovered on August 22 in the Snake River Range. Located at 9,000 feet in elevation on a ridge in upper Coburn…
Study of Bighorn Forest moose in second year
By Mark Davis, Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — By the time the sun began illuminating tree-covered peaks, Sam Stephens was already in hot pursuit of a cow moose near Shell. Before 5 a.m., his green company truck…
Teton Co. withdraws from federal funding program
By Tom Hallberg, Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Title X funding is no more in Teton County. The Teton County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to withdraw from the federal program, which provides grants…
Independent Obituaries: August 21, 2019
The following obituaries appeared in the August 21, 2019 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more local obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. Brandon Astle was born May 14, 1980 in Afton Wyoming at the old hospital to Jay…
Group continues work on wasting disease
By Floyd Whiting, Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — A working group formed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is exploring options and taking public opinion on the management of chronic wasting disease throughout Wyoming. In April,…
Corpening is new Circuit Court Judge
Gregory S. Corpening was sworn in at the new Circuit Court Judge in ceremonies conducted by the Wyoming Supreme Court last week in Kemmerer. Chief Justice Michael K. Davis. Administered the oath of office to Corpening on Aug. 9, 2019….
“Faith, Family and Fun” are the tenets of the Berean Bible soccer camp
The Berean Bible Fellowship hosted its third annual summer soccer camp. The camp took place at the Simplot Fields west of Afton as part of the fellowship’s summer “Faith, Family and Fun.” “After 12 years of watching my son play…