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Year: 2021

Snow Water Equivalents up

Snowpack and Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) reports continued to improve in many areas around the state through mid-April. Some of Wyoming’s basins showed 5 to 15 percent increases within the past week. The Powder and Lower North Platte Watersheds continued…

Lincoln County Library System Book Review: “Logged in and Stressed Out”

By Michelle Carollo, Library Assistant, Lincoln County Library Stress, anxiety, and depression are all words that we hear, and so many of us feel, on a daily basis. With so much going on in the world around us, it is…

(Video) – Star Valley Soccer hosts Rock Springs

Star Valley hosts Rock Springs on Saturday, April 24, in 4A West Conference play in Afton at Braves Field. The girls varsity match begins at 11 a.m. with the boys varsity game scheduled for 1 p.m. Lady Braves (3-3-1)(3-3-1)  Tigers…

Checklist Before You Go Out Hunting

Without the proper supplies, preparation, or mindset, hunting can be a nightmarish experience filled with stress, frustration, and legal repercussions. But by keeping a checklist before you go out hunting, you can prepare yourself for whatever comes your way. Always…

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Groundbreaking for Alpine medical facility is May 21

The following is a release from Star Valley Health Star Valley Health is delighted to invite you to the Alpine Healthcare Facility groundbreaking event. Star Valley Health is a 22-bed critical access hospital headquartered in Afton, WY. We are expanding…

State joins lawsuit over greenhouse gas ‘social cost’

By Brandon Foster Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming joined a 10-state lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration over an executive action seeking to cut greenhouse gases, arguing that one of the president’s recommended metrics for gauging…

Two killed in Shoshoni explosion

RIVERTON (WNE) — Two Fremont County local men died in an explosion Wednesday afternoon at the railcar repair yard in Shoshoni. The victims – an 18-year-old from Shoshoni and a 28-year-old from Riverton, both employees at Wasatch Rail Repair –…

Funeral services for Betty Allred

Funeral services for Betty Allred will take place Saturday April 24, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. in the Fairview LDS Ward Chapel. A viewing will take place from 11 a.m.-12:20 p.m. prior to the services at the church.

Ramaco CEO Testifies on Future of Coal Industry to U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Washington, D.C. — Today Randall Atkins, CEO of Wyoming-based coal technology company Ramaco Carbon, testified before the full U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. His testimony centered on the growing field of coal-to-products, in which the carbon from coal…

Transportation Commission awards $49.4 million in contracts in April

The Wyoming Department of Transportation will replace two bridges on Interstate 25 in Casper that are in need of repairs. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded a $29.7 million contract to Ames Construction Inc., of Burnsville, Minnesota, for work on the…