Star Valley COVID-19 cases rise by five
Wyoming saw its second-highest increase in confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday as 10 counties reported 29 new cases to boost the total number of cases confirmed since the illness was first detected in Wyoming to 1,151. The Wyoming Department of…
Republican Party official says fight at convention left him hospitalized
————————- By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Two county party chairmen were involved in a physical altercation at this weekend’s Wyoming Republican Convention in Gillette, according to one of the officials, who said the incident…
Bat found in Rock Springs tests positive for rabies
—————- ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A bat found in a backyard near Pilot Butte Avenue in Rock Springs has tested positive for rabies. On Sunday, June 14, Rock Springs Animal Control responded to the 1000 block of Pilot Butte Avenue…
Coronavirus detected in Jackson plane passengers
JACKSON (WNE) — Air travel is picking up in Jackson Hole, bringing with it economic opportunity — and new COVID-19 cases. As of Friday afternoon’s community update with elected officials and public health representatives, five people who have landed at…
Athletics cuts catch student-athletes off guard
By Jack Nowlin Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Vijay Pitter was in a group chat with some friends Thursday morning when he got a text message that set his world spinning. Pitter, a recent graduate of Campbell…
Visser named Wyoming Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year
————— On the morning of Monday June 29, Star Valley Senior Peter Visser has been named the Wyoming Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the year. It is the third Gatorade award for Visser who will be looking to win…
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Thousand Faces” by Don Diablo & Andy Grammer
Andy Grammer and Don Diablo have teamed up for the release of a new song which is this week’s Kick It or Keep It. “Thousand Faces” was released ten days ago, June 19. If the song is kept it will…
Idaho Falls man charged federally for production of child pornography
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. IDAHO FALLS — A man who police say admitted to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy and filming the act is now charged in federal court. In January, Richard Dutton,…
Governor preps bid for Occidental land, leaving Legislature out
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com Gov. Mark Gordon’s administration is preparing a bid to Occidental Petroleum for 1 million acres of surface land and 4 million acres of mineral rights, and is using a process that won’t require legislative approval, according…
Injunction to block killing of grizzlies on Upper Green rejected
◆ Conflict has been chronic, with 527 cattle confirmed killed by bears between the 2010 and 2018 grazing seasons. By Mike Koshmri Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Thousands of domestic cows paired up with their calves…