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Month: August 2024

Jordan Bertagnole Named to Bednarik Award Watch List

• Award goes to most outstanding defensive player in college football The Maxwell Football Club today announced its watch list for the 30th Chuck Bednarik Award presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in college football. Wyoming defensive tackle Jordan Bertagnole…

Heavy rain causes flooding in Opal

Portions of southern Lincoln County flooded Monday due to heavy, sustained rains. Lincoln County Commissioner Kent Connelly said eastbound Highway 30 was closed near Opal for a period of time due to mud slides, stating that WYDOT was using snowplows…

Body of Idaho Falls man recovered after drowning on Palisades Reservoir

The body of a man who drowned Saturday in the Bear Creek Drainage of Palisades Reservoir has been recovered. According to the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, dispatch received a call just before 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 10 advising that…

Wind River Reservation embarks on one of largest economic development efforts in its history

  • Wind River Development Fund lands $36M to generate jobs via bison restoration, ecotourism and food sovereignty   By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com It’s no secret the rural 2.2-million-acre Wind River Indian Reservation has received few major economic investments since…

BLM taking final comments on multi-billion dollar project

  • Pacific Soda wants to build trona mine near Green River   By Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A multi-billion dollar trona production project in Sweetwater County is nearing the finish line.  Pacific Soda…

Wyoming faces dire consequences of border crisis, officials warn

  By Tracie Sullivan Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — The southern border crisis, once perceived as a distant issue, has now become an immediate concern for Wyoming, with Sweetwater County experiencing significant impacts. During a press…

SVI Radio Interview: VFW Gun Raffle Drawing

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SVI Radio Interview: Richard Weber & Brent Bien, Property Tax Ballot Initiative

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KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Georgia Is Yours” by Sugarland

A new song by Sugarland is up for vote in this week’s Kick It or Keep It. “Georgia Is Yours” was released on Friday, August 9 as part of the group’s new album There Goes The Neighborhood. If kept, the song…

Merna Butte Fire Discovered on the Bridger-Teton National Forest

Merna, Wyo., August 10, 2024— The Merna Butte fire was reported in the early morning hours of August 10, 2024 on the Big Piney Ranger District off of the Horse Creek Road. The 35-acre fire is burning in heavy timber…