Teton County forms animal attack response team
———————- By Emily Mieure Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — First responders have been running up the Snow King boot pack as their first round of qualifications to be part of a new animal attack response team….
Arch chief says mine outlook grim without joint venture
By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Once a money-generating juggernaut for one of the world’s largest coal producers, Powder River Basin mines have become a financial albatross for Arch Resources Inc. Continued low pricing…
House speaker suggests using federal money to cover tuition
By Ethan Sterenfeld Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives has sponsored draft legislation that would provide $116 million to cover most of the costs of college tuition in the state….
Independent Obituaries: July 29, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the July 29, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. For more obituaries, resources and headstones visit the Star Valley Historical Society. J. Allen Hale 77, born…
Cokeville bike and pedestrian pathway project gets underway
◆ Virtual meetings planned for public. The Town of Cokeville is working with the Lincoln County Planning Office on a bike and pedestrian path. According to information provided by the Lincoln County Planning Office, a study to “recommend future bicycle…
Lawton appointed Thayne Municipal Judge
————- ◆ Legal career includes, California, Wyoming and Asia. The Town of Thayne has appointed Larry Lawton to serve as the municipal judge. The appointment covers a legal career that has included private and government assignments over 50 years. “What…
East Smoky Panel Mine expansion of the Smoky Canyon Mine approved
——– ◆ Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management give approval of mining project. Tuesday, July 28 the Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District and U.S. Department of Agriculture Caribou-Targhee National Forest each released a Record of Decision approving…
Legislators consider more tax relief for oil, gas
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming lawmakers once again deliberated introducing more tax relief for oil and gas operators on Tuesday, with the aim of spurring additional mineral production and capital investment in the…
July 30: Superintendent Matt Erickson, LCSD2 Smart Start Plan
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Public health orders extended as Wyoming cases jump by 64
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — As Wyoming reported its single-day record for increase in lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, Gov. Mark Gordon announced the state’s current public health orders have been extended through Aug….