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Month: August 2024

Should the state provide life support to Wyoming’s ailing ambulance services?

  Most people expect an ambulance to arrive quickly when they call for help. But Wyoming’s EMS system isn’t funded like an essential service, and a critical failure can cost lives.   By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com Bondurant sits about halfway…

Concealed carry considered at the University of Wyoming

  • UW is asking for input on allowing firearms on campus following the governor’s directive earlier this year. Currently, guns aren’t allowed in university buildings without permission.   By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com Students at the University of Wyoming may…

US national parks are receiving record-high gift of $100M

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history, a $100 million gift the fundraising group described as transformative for the…

Wetzel part of USTFCCCA ranked Cowboys

The USTFCCCA Coaches preseason poll was released on Monday with the Cowboys ranked eighth and the Cowgirls landing ninth in the Mountain Region poll. Last season the Pokes finished eighth in the men’s regional poll and ninth in the women’s….

Graveside services for Ann Jensen

Graveside services for Ann Jensen will take place Thursday August 29, at 12 noon at Grover Cemetery. A viewing will take place from 11-11:45 a.m. at Schwab Mortuary in Afton prior to the service.

Lightning strike causes hay fire at Shumway Farms

A haystack caught fire early Monday morning at Shumway Farms in Osmond. Afton Fire Chief Cody Wilkes said the department was dispatched to the scene at roughly 3:50 a.m. According to Wilkes, lightning struck in the middle of a stack…

Fish Creek Fire at 23% containment

According to the most recent information provided by officials battling the Fish Creek Fire, the blaze is currently estimated to be at 11,278 acres and is at 23-percent containment.  The lightning-caused fire began on August 16 approximately seven miles southwest…

SVI Radio Interview: Berkely Young, Lincoln County Tourism

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SVI Radio Interview: Lincoln County Commissioner Kent Connelly

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New Wyoming fishing regulations at Flaming Gorge: Unlimited harvest of small lake trout begins Oct. 1

GREEN RIVER—New fishing regulations for the Wyoming portion of Flaming Gorge Reservoir go into effect Oct. 1, 2024. The Game and Fish Commission approved the regulation changes at its July meeting, following an extensive public outreach campaign in which fisheries…