Wyoming Arts Council Announces the 2019 Wyoming Road Trip Playlist
Announcing the 2019 Wyoming Road Trip Playlist The Wyoming Arts Council is pleased to announce the 2019 Wyoming Road Trip Playlist. Hours driving across vast plains must be accompanied by some seriously engaging tunes and this playlist offers summer…
BLM to Conduct Prescribed Fires in Sublette, Lincoln Counties
PINEDALE, Wyo. – In support of the administration’s goals of conservation stewardship, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct two prescribed fires between June and July on public lands administered by the High Desert District’s Pinedale Field Office. Fire…
Fatal Crash South Of Kemmerer
On June 9, 2019, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 23 on US 189 south of Kemmerer, Wyoming. Around 9:50 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a one-vehicle rollover. A 2003 Chevrolet S-10 was traveling…
Reminder of the Perscribed Burn in Kemmerer
There will be a prescribed burn today on the Basis Creek. The Kemmerer Ranger District will be lighting the test fire for Basin Ck. RX this afternoon (most likely at noon or one) and if that goes as planned, they…
BLM Pinedale announces New Fork River Environmental Assessment
In support of the Department’s priority of conservation stewardship, the BLM Pinedale Field Office (PFO) has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to determine the potential impacts of the New Fork River Habitat Restoration and Boat Access Project. The proposed…
NEWS BRIEFS for Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Sheridan woman faces aggravated vehicular homicide charge SHERIDAN (WNE) — A Sheridan woman faces charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and aggravated homicide by vehicle in Sheridan County Circuit Court. Angela McIver Livingston, 40, faces the two charges…
Lawsuit Seeks to End ‘Bear Baiting’
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Three conservation organizations have filed a lawsuit in federal court in an effort to stop baiting for black bears during Wyoming and Idaho hunting seasons. WildEarth Guardians, Western…
Albany County Bans Development over Aquifer
By Daniel Bendtsen Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — During an emergency meeting hosted Monday afternoon, the Albany County Commission issued a temporary moratorium on construction and other development in Albany County’s aquifer overlay zone. The ban comes…
Governor Urges Ratification of USMCA
CHEYENNE, Wyo.– Governor Mark Gordon is supporting President Trump’s efforts to get the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) passed. In a letter to President Trump, Governor Gordon noted that Wyoming exported $329 million in goods and services to Canada and Mexico in…
Ace Hardware Grand Opening
By Richelle Primm, SVI Media Gundersen’s Ace Hardware store officially open in Montpelier, Idaho, located at 410 Washington St. with its’ new name of Gundersen Ace Hardware, transformed from True Value. Jerry Gundersen, owner of Ace Hardware, is grateful for…