Cokeville and Jackson Hole Receive AARP Grant Funds
—————– CHEYENNE – Today, AARP announced awardees for its 2020 AARP Community Challenge grant program, with entities in Jackson and Cokeville, Wyoming receiving grants totalling over $35,000. The Jackson Hole Land Trust was awarded a $10,250 grant from AARP to…
University of Wyoming Athletics Launches WHYoming NOW Campaign
The Mountain West Conference recently announced that 2020 fall sports are being postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing challenges with the effective mitigation and management of the COVID-19 virus as it relates to athletic competition. Due to that postponement of…
LCSD2 Transportation Department is gearing up for a busy and unique year
——————- ◆ Students and bus staff will be wearing masks. Transportation to and from school will look a little different for many LCSD2 families this fall. Bus policies will be different than they have been in the past, and it’s…
While You Were Sleeping: SVXC racks up over 111 miles of Midnight Madness
—————– ◆ Schedule and procedure changes won’t stop the SVHS Distance Posse. They are a different breed. The people running while the rest of us drive. Those that are up both early and late to get in the vital miles…
(Video) – Huge snake crawls out of engine bay of Yellowstone visitors’ SUV
Story by Ben Hooper, UPI – Video compiled by The Idaho Statesman – A family of tourists had an animal encounter in Yellowstone National Park but it was different than what typically makes the headlines during the summer. Alisha Archuleta…
Fire along Idaho/Montana line burning over a week
—————- This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. SALMON — The fire along the Idaho and Montana line has now been burning for more than a week. Officials first got word of the Bear Creek Fire…
Bomgaars acquires Afton store
—————————— ◆ New store to open in Shopko building. The former Shopko Hometown building in Afton has new owners. Bomgaars Supply, a farm and ranch chain based in Sioux City, Iowa recently purchased the building. According to information provided by…
Silver Star awarded CARES grant to expand fiber network in SV
◆ Grant funds going to bring a fiber connection to residents of Afton, Auburn, Fairview, Grover, Osmond and Smoot. Monday, August 17 Silver Star announced that it has received grant funding to broadband expansion in the southern end of Star…
Company seeks permits for new soda ash plant
—————————- GREEN RIVER (WNE) — A new soda ash plant might be in the cards for Green River’s future, bringing with it jobs and other benefits at a time when economic uncertainty is prevalent throughout the state. Jim Zimmerman, the…
Golf teams rack up the miles as season begins
—————————- ◆ Star Valley View Golf Course hosting teams this Thursday and Friday. While the rest of the area teams have been anxiously awaiting the start of fall practice, the golf program has already tucked away three events in the…