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Month: August 2020

KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “7 Summers” by Morgan Wallen

Kick It or Keep It alternates back to The Spur this week with a new single from Morgan Wallen. “7 Summers” was released on Friday, August 14. The music video posted to Wallen’s Facebook page already has nearly 1.3 million…

Coal mines could store old turbine blades

—————————— By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wind energy companies will have the option of using decommissioned wind turbine blades as backfill material when reclaiming surface coal mine sites soon, thanks to a new bill…

Arrow shoved down throat of Lyman puppy

LYMAN (WNE) — On Thursday evening, Aug. 6, the Giles family dog, Milly, got loose. When Aaron Giles realized she was missing, he searched for Milly and found her about 20-30 minutes later behind the house and a group of…

Cokeville student awarded Burger King scholarship

◆ Kendra Cook awarded Burger King Scholarship. Provided by Burger King McLamore Foundation COKEVILLE – The Burger King McLamore Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Burger King brand, has announced they awarded over $3,900,000 in scholarships through the Burger King…

Road between Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Junction closed

————— Road between Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Junction in Yellowstone National Park closes temporarily due to a major water main break The road between Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Junction is temporarily CLOSED due to a major water main break in Mammoth Hot…

Active coronavirus cases increase by 24 statewide since Thursday

Record growth in new coronavirus cases pushes active cases over 500 By The Wyoming News Exchange The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming went back up over 500 on Friday as the state saw a record number of new…

Independent Obituaries: August 12, 2020

The following obituaries appeared in the August 12, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries visit Schwab Mortuary. For historical obituaries and more resources, visit the Star Valley Historical Society.   Harriett Marion Dair Parks, 85,…

Gas prices up in last month

GILLETTE (WNE) — Gas prices in Wyoming are 7.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, going up 1.2 cents in the past week. But at an average of $2.16 a gallon, that’s still 51.4 cents lower than a…

Summer Book Reviews

◆ Check out some of your county library staff’s favorite dog books. Provided by the Lincoln County Library System For the “Dog Days of Summer” staff across the Lincoln County Library System were asked to share their favorite “dog book.”…

Interviews

August 14: Patrick Schmidt, Wyoming-Football.com

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