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Month: June 2024

‘Neighbors reaching out’ – Box-H Park playground equipment result of community effort

  It’s about the laughter. It’s about the memories — past and future. It’s about reaching out to your neighbor. It’s about building a community. In essence, those were the motivations behind efforts to bring in new playground equipment for…

$880K price tag to fix mudslide on Teton Pass

  By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Hiding in the shadow of a landslide that severed part of Teton Pass on Saturday is a mudslide that will cost $880,600 to address. The Wyoming Transportation…

The Rookie Cookie Shack; Open for Business

  • Jordyn Roberts saves for college. After countless weekend bakes with her family as judges, Star Valley High School senior Jordyn Roberts has officially launched The Rookie Cookie Shack in the Afton Bomgaars parking lot. Open Monday through Saturday…

Valli Vu Golf Course enjoying busy times

• Tee times are recommended. For many years the Valli Vu Golf Course in Afton was a nine-hole municipal course that was almost sleepy at times. Punch cards for rounds carried over from two summers prior and getting a cart…

Independent Notes: Great-grandparents and Nuclear power.

  On Monday, just outside of Kemmerer, I watched as they turned the first shovelfuls of dirt for the TerraPower Natrium Reactor 1 Demonstration Project. My mind was on my great-grandparents, not necessarily on nuclear power. I was thinking about…

Addie Vigil named Mrs. Lincoln County 2025

  In an interview with SVI Media’s Duke Dance on Weekday Wake-up, Addie Vigil explained her decision to run for Mrs. Lincoln County. Vigil expressed a desire for a role model like herself, emphasizing her love for uniqueness and her…

Jirak caps prep career with National Championship in the Heptathlon

Valerie Jirak is a national champion. The recent Star Valley High School grad and track and field standout finished atop of the field in the Heptathlon with 5,201 points at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon. Jirak won the…

Sports Friday Interview: KSL’s Jeremiah Jensen

Sports Reporter and Star Valley High School Alumni Jeremiah Jensen from KSL called into First Bank of Wyoming Sports Friday on June 14 to discuss the 2034 Winter Olympics coming to Salt Lake City, the official formation of the Utah…

$3.5M Gift Supports Renovation of UW’s War Memorial Stadium

LARAMIE, Wyo. (June 13, 2024) – The University of Wyoming received a transformative gift to its Difference Makers Campaign, paving the way for the revitalization of the west side of War Memorial Stadium and the creation of a new state-of-the-art swimming…

SVI Podcast: Dave Walsh Co-Hosts Weekday Wake-Up

Former radio announcer for the Wyoming Cowboys and Hall-of-Famer Dave Walsh joined Duke Dance and Dahl Erickson live in the SVI Radio studio on Thursday, June 13 as a guest co-host of the Weekday Wake-Up. Walsh reminisced about his time…