Paralyzed Motorcyclist Returns to Complete Jump that left him Injured
By Ray K. Erku Rawlins Times Via Wyoming News Exchange RAWLINS – Out on a rugged dirt bike track that overlooks the desolate, bristly green highlands west of Rawlins, a group of nervous spectators surrounded David Trujillo and began to…
Volunteers on Horseback clear Hundreds of Miles of trails
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — With storms threatening Sunday, a half-dozen horsemen loaded their saddle bags and panniers with serious looking saws, lunches of canned sardines and jerky, and rain slickers. They climbed aboard…
Plan Calls for Scaling back of Elk Feeding on Refuge
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Save for a decade’s worth of mild winters, the National Elk Refuge has spread out hay or alfalfa to nourish gathering wapiti for the past 107 years….
NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, June 27, 2019
UW sexual assault reports decline CASPER (WNE) — There were 18 reports of sexual assault at the University of Wyoming in 2018, according to data from the school, a slight decrease from last year’s high of 21. “Sexual assault numbers…
Fun Run celebrates its 41st year on Independence Day 2019
Thursday, July 4, 2019 will see the 41st annual KVSI 101.7 Fun Run. “It is 8.6 miles from the radio station to our stopping point in Paris,” said Lisa Hillier of KVSI. “The majority of our participants are people who…
AARP Wyoming Seeks Nominations for Volunteer Award
CHEYENNE – AARP Wyoming seeks nominations for the 2019 Andrus Award, the State’s premiere community service award for those age 50 and over. To nominate someone for the Andrus Community Service Award, use the webform available at: https://www.aarp.org/forms/aarp-andrus-award-for-community-service/ <https://www.aarp.org/forms/aarp-andrus-award-for-community-service/> ….
Brian Summers and Nita Coyle win 2019 Mountain Man Triathlon
By Dahl Erickson, SVI Media With conditions at 8 a.m. in Alpine on Saturday June 22 flirting with temperatures near 40 degrees and water temperatures at roughly 51 degrees, it was a brisk beginning to the 2019 Mountain Man Triathlon….
Timber sale scheduled for upper Greys this summer
By Dan Dockstader, SVI Media The Greys River Collaborative is a group of community and government representatives from the Star Valley area that have come together to work with the Forest Service on projects specific to the Bridger-Teton National Forest….
Afton invites all to celebrate during the 2019 Freedom Festival
By Richelle Primm, SVI Media The Afton Freedom Festival will take place June 28-29 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds with the junior rodeo kicking off the events on Friday at 10 a.m. Camie Hale, Town of Afton Events Coordinator, said…
Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit over ‘pond skim’ injury
By Emily Mieure Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange Photo courtesy of JacksonHolewy.com JACKSON — A couple suing for injuries their teenage son suffered during a 2017 “pond skim” accident argue that Snow King Mountain Resort was negligent, but…