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Month: June 2022

Memorial service for Eric Wermuth

A memorial service for Eric Wermuth will take place Friday June 17, 2022 at 1 pm at Schwab Funeral Chapel in Thayne.

Newcastle police chief arrested, resigns

NEWCASTLE (WNE) — Too many beers and a joke gone wrong led to a domestic dispute call and the arrest of Newcastle Police Chief Samuel Keller, 58, and the Newcastle City Council began the process of finding and hiring a…

Cottonwood Creek Rd east of Smoot closed due to flooding

The Bridger-Teton National Forest has closed Cottonwood Creek Rd. (FS 10208) on the Greys River Ranger District until further notice due to flooding. The Forest Service said that there is “significant water across the roadway and the road is no…

UPDATE: All entrances to Yellowstone National Park CLOSED temporarily due to heavy flooding, rockslides, extremely hazardous conditions

Statement from superintendent Cam Sholly about all entrances in Yellowstone National Park closed temporarily due to heavy flooding, rockslides, extremely hazardous conditions: “Due to record flooding events in the park and more precipitation in the forecast, we have made the…

Interviews

May 13: Wyoming Patriot Camp

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Groups challenge Bridger-Teton grizzly ruling

By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A legal standoff over grizzly bear killings in Bridger-Teton National Forest will continue as conservation groups challenge a recent court ruling that sided with federal officials and local ranchers….

Woman banned from Grand Teton for providing false info in search

JACKSON (WNE) — A former Jackson resident has been banned from Grand Teton National Park and ordered to pay restitution after park officials say she knowingly provided false information in the search for a missing hiker last summer that cost…

KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Rodeo Road” by Chris Petersen

Kick It or Keep It returns this week with a country song from Utah singer who is performing this weekend at the Back County Jam in Afton, Wyoming. Chris Petersen, from Cedar City, Utah, was a performer on Season 15…

Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir gives update on nuclear facility project

Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir says all things are going smoothly right now as subcontractors are beginning their drilling without any red flags. He says they will be there for at least another month or so. “We have about 50…

Jacetin Clark wins 1st Annual YHEC

The 1st Annual Star Valley Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) was held this past weekend in Grover Park. Over 40 kids between the ages of 8 and 18 participated in the shooting competition in eight various events. Jacetin Clark coming…