Palisades Reservoir remains full going into final week of July
The good news of cool, wet weather in the spring and early summer months in Star Valley is that Palisades Reservoir reaps the rewards. According to information provided by the Bureau of Reclamation, Palisades is sitting at 94 percent full…
Alpine prepares for expansion
By Dan Dockstader, SVI Media The Town of Alpine has approved an annexation measure this summer that will include expansion across the Snake River. Areas included in the annexation are Targhee Place and the KJ’s Store, on U.S 26, in…
WHP Trooper Injured In Two Vehicle Collision
A Wyoming Highway Patrol vehicle was involved in a motor vehicle collision yesterday evening south of Cheyenne. The Trooper was patrolling southbound on US 85 when a Dodge Ram pickup truck entered US 85 from East Jefferson Road causing both…
Bonneville County Sheriffs Office to participate in the State of Idaho Aggressive Driving Mobilization.
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, along with Law Enforcement Agencies all across the State of Idaho, are adding extra officers to our streets, roads, and highways between July 26, 2019 and August 7, 2019 to target aggressive drivers. The Idaho…
NEWS BRIEFS for Friday, July 26, 2019
Crop insurance payout depends on cause of canal collapse TORRINGTON (WNE) — The collapse of an irrigation tunnel along the Fort Laramie-Gering canal has threatened the livelihood of farmers in the Wyobraska area by cutting them off from a key…
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to Visit Wyoming’s Thunder Basin National Grassland
WRIGHT, Wyo – Secretary Perdue will visit Wyoming July 30-31 and visit Thunder Basin National Grassland. This will be Perdue’s second visit to Wyoming and his first visit to Thunder Basin National Grassland, one of only 20 national grasslands in…
Accident between sedan and four-wheeler on U.S. 89
Thayne Fire and EMS services have responded to an accident on U.S. Highway 89 approximately 1/2 mile north of Thayne. Initial reports are that a collision took place between a sedan and a four-wheeler ATV. Details from this incident are…
Fatal Crash Near Casper
On July 20, 2019, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 14 on Wyoming 258 near the city limits of Casper, Wyoming. Around 10:00 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a motor vehicle collision. A 1992…
Wyoming Regional Wildlife Supervisor Testifies Before the Senate on Human-Predator Conflict
Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), welcomed Brad Hovinga, Jackson regional wildlife supervisor for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, to the committee. Hovinga was testifying before the committee…
Three arrested for Burglary, one charged with Possession of Methamphetamine
On July 21st, 2019 at approximately 6:40 AM, Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to Marler’s Auto Supply on N. 15th E. to a report of a Burglary in progress. The owner of the business was advising that two males…