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4-15 Ballard Johnson, SVHS Track & Field

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Wyoming Game and Fish looking at several ideas to improve mule deer management

Wyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik says the department is looking at several ideas to improve mule deer management to see if it can help reverse the trend of a lowering deer population. He says the Game and Fish…

KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” by Cole Swindell

A tribute to 90’s country music from Cole Swindell is up for vote in the week’s Kick It or Keep It on SVI Radio. “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” is part of Swindell’s latest album titled Stereotype. The full album…

Governor Gordon Responds to Announcement of Resumption of Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sales

CHEYENNE, Wyo. –  Governor Mark Gordon has issued the following statement following the Biden Administration’s announcement that lease sales for oil and gas drilling on federal land will resume. The Department of Interior plans to sharply reduce the acreage available for…

Easter Egg Hunts throughout Star Valley

Star Valley youngsters can choose from four Easter Egg Hunts in communities throughout the Valley. • Town of Thayne is offering a hunt on Saturday, April 16 at 10 a.m. at the Town Hall. • Town of Afton is offering…

Wyoming Cowboys Prepare for Spring Scrimmage on Saturday

Several Players Emerging to Fill Roles on Defense Looking forward to their first extensive scrimmage of the spring this coming Saturday, the Wyoming Cowboys practiced outside in War Memorial Stadium on Thursday.  Cowboy players will have an opportunity Saturday to…

DNA Study Provides New Information on Teton Bighorn Numbers 

Jackson, Wyo., April 15, 2022—Preliminary findings from an on-going DNA study suggest there may be more bighorn sheep in the Teton Range than biologists previously believed, a breath of good news as public land and wildlife managers work to conserve…

Old West Days parade at risk of cancellation

JACKSON (WNE) — Jackson’s Old West Days Parade, the longest-running horse-drawn parade in the West, by some accounts, may not return from its pandemic hiatus. The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce is considering calling off the parade, while keeping certain…

Congress OKs outdoor access bill

By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Outdoor recreation is poised to become more accessible. A bill to modernize mapping of federal lands that was championed by Wyoming’s U.S. senators cleared Congress last week and headed…

Getting Down to Nutrition: Taro: A Staple Crop in the Tropics

By Shelley Balls UW Extension, Nutrition and Food Safety Educator While visiting Kauai Hawaii years ago we saw fields full of tropical plants with large green leaves. After visiting with some locals, we found out that they were fields of…