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Month: June 2021

“Lagoon In June” offers SVI Radio listeners a chance to win

Who’s ready to put the year of no fun caused by the COVID bug behind us? Let’s do it with free passes to Lagoon. As they say, that’s where the fun is. The Lagoon in June ticket giveaway with SVI…

Turning the dial back in time: 80’s Day is next week

◆ 80’s Day returns to Swift 98 Wednesday, June 16. It was the decade of cassette tapes, hula hoops and Nintendo. Cheers was on TV and the movie Ghostbusters was on the Big Screen. You probably drove either an Oldsmobile…

Tips for a safe and healthy summer in the sun

◆ Use the proper tools to protect yourself from the heat and the sun. Provided By St. John’s Health – With the summer season just around the bend, the health experts at St. John’s are here to share some pointers…

Funeral service for Jessie Call

Funeral services for Jessie Call will take place Monday June 14, 2021 at 12 noon in the Afton Tabernacle. Visitation with the family will take place from 10:30-11:45 a.m. prior to the service at the church.

Hatch honored as 2021 Wyoming Special Education Paraprofessional of the Year

◆ Trudy’s kind and gentle manner has endeared her to the people she works with and serves.   Trudy Hatch, after ten years serving the Special Education students at Cokeville High School, has been honored as the 2021 Wyoming Special…

Hit music spreads to south Lincoln County

◆ Swift 98 will soon be heard in Kemmerer community. The purchase of KMER Radio in Kemmerer a few years ago gave SVI Media the ability to cover all of Lincoln County on one radio station. That radio station being…

Hunter’s Education class to begin

A Spring session of Hunter’s Education will take place in Star Valley Monday, June 14 through Friday, June 18. The class is under the direction of Chuck Sutter and will be held at the Afton Town Hall from 6-9 p.m….

Yellowstone Memorial Day visits up 50% from 2019

JACKSON — Yellowstone National Park hasn’t yet wrapped up its monthlong May visitation estimates, but the flagship park did publish figures about how many vehicles passed through its entry gates over Memorial Day weekend. Traffic shot up an astounding 50%…

Is Lincoln County Going Nuclear?

◆ Gov. Mark Gordon discusses Nuclear Power announcement on SVI Radio. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon joined the Weekday Wakeup Morning Show on Monday, June 7, to discuss last week’s announcement that a nuclear power plant would be built in the…

Supporting jobs, clean reliable energy

◆Former commissioner spends ‘fulfilling’ 16 years fighting for Wyoming When Kent Connelly was 8 years old, his uncle tied him to a tractor so he wouldn’t fall off while driving it. When he was 14, his 18-year-old uncles had him…

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