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Month: April 2021

Fathom Restaurant opens with international menu in Afton

◆ Offering Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Mexican and American classics, each dish features only fresh ingredients. Morison and Bernadette Fernandez are introducing a new selection of culinary choices to Star Valley. The couple has opened Fathom Restaurant at 461 South Washington…

Yellowstone grizzly population jumps with count revision

By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Federal scientists who track grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are revising a key criterion that underlies how they count bears, with the effect being a 34%…

KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Version of Me” by Emily Rose

A fairly unknown artist has a new release which will be voted on in this week’s Kick It or Keep It. Emily Rose, from New Jersey, is set to release a new single this upcoming Friday called “Version of Me.”…

U.S. Senator for Wyoming John Barrasso traveling around state to meet with counties and check on vaccine rollout

U.S. Senator for Wyoming John Barrasso is traveling the state and meeting with counties and is checking in on the vaccine rollout. He met with SVI and spoke of various topics. COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in Lincoln County He says he…

Area physician, Brad Washburn, volunteers expertise at World Ski Championships in Bulgaria

Local physician, Brad Washburn, accompanied the Men’s US Alpine Ski Team to the Junior World Alpine Ski Championships in Bansko, Bulgaria March 3-10. Washburn explained, “Last month I was contacted to provide medical coverage for the US Alpine Ski Team…

Wyoming Rep. Scott Heiner: No agreement reached on education funding, says ‘can has been kicked down the road’

Wyoming Representative Scott Heiner (R-HD18) says he is disappointed the House and Senate could not reach an agreement on education funding, meaning for now everything will be the same. He says there were categorical differences between the chambers. “The can…

Gordon disappointed by K-12 funding impasse

By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon addressed a range of issues, primarily K-12 education funding and the state’s long-term fiscal outlook, during a media briefing Thursday afternoon, a day after the…

Cheyenne Frontier Days unveils all-country concert lineup

CHEYENNE (WNE) — The day after announcing this summer’s event will take place at full capacity and without masks, Cheyenne Frontier Days announced the 2021 Frontier Nights entertainment lineup. Professional Bull Riders will return this summer with its exclusive Last…

Lincoln County Experiences 4th Quarter Jump in Taxable Sales

◆ Economist see positive numbers amidst pandemic. Lincoln County did not follow the trend in dipping sales tax revenues in the final quarter of 2020. In fact, the exact opposite is true with Lincoln leading the state with an increase…

A Head Start for Kids

◆ The LUCDA is Dedicated to Early Childhood Development in Western Wyoming. The Lincoln Uinta Child Development Association (LUCDA) offers free developmental screenings to the children of Lincoln and Uinta counties. The screenings happen twice a year, with the next…