Mobile food pantry and Star Valley community food drive a success
◆ Shelves are stocked, individuals and families helped. Thursday, April 2 volunteers gathered at the National Guard Readiness Center in Afton to unload and distribute 24,000 pounds of food to over 250 patrons in Star Valley. “The food was from…
Wyoming’s Second Coronavirus-Related Death Confirmed
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Wyoming reported its second death attributed to coronavirus on Wednesday. The state Department of Health, in a news release, announced that the victim was an older Laramie County man who had been hospitalized for…
Hathaway exception granted to all students who drop courses during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) is granting an exception for cause to all Hathaway Scholarship recipients who do not meet satisfactory academic progress due to courses dropped on, or after, March 13, 2020. Hathaway Scholarship recipients must maintain…
Uinta County authorities seeking information on suspicious mail activity
Information from the Uinta County Law Enforcement Services Facebook page. “On Monday April 13, 2020 at approximately 11:30 a.m., Dispatch received a report of a female in a white Jeep going through the mailboxes on County Road 217 outside of…
First Coronavirus-Related Death Confirmed in Wyoming
Wyoming recorded its first death attributed to the coronavirus Monday. Gov. Mark Gordon and Sean McCallister, chief executive officer for the Johnson County Healthcare Center, both confirmed that the person who died was an older man from Johnson County who…
State holding over $1.57M belonging to Lincoln County residents
◆ Wyoming law requires the state to hold unclaimed property in perpetuity until the rightful owner is able to claim it. The state of Wyoming is holding over $91 million belonging to current and former residents of Wyoming, according to…
Forest Service announces some developed recreation site closures, fire restrictions
“While we know that going outside provides forest and grassland visitors needed space, exercise and satisfaction, we are taking the risks presented by COVID-19 seriously,” said Eberlien. “We are providing some recreation opportunities where we can while protecting and keeping…
Wyoming corona virus count up to 261; Lincoln County adds one more
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased to 261 on Saturday as the state Department of Health reported eight new cases in seven counties. The Department of Health reported new cases in Albany, Campbell, Converse, Johnson, Lincoln and…
Idaho Fish and Game suspends several types of nonresident licenses
Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopted a rule at their April 4 meeting that temporarily suspends the sale of several types of nonresident fishing and hunting licenses, tags, and permits. The action is effective immediately and lasts until the rule…
Local Scouts BSA troop looking for merit badge counselors
BY JULIE DOCKSTADER HEAPS Local BSA Troop 1307 is looking for merit badge counselors, Scoutmaster Karl Scherbel told SVI Media recently during a broadcast of Weekday Wake-up. The counselors, Scherbel told SVI’s Duke Dance of the SVI Radio Network, can…