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(Video) Terry Lemmon & Chad Turner with Star Valley Health

* Health Topics Tuesday is a sponsored segment from Star Valley Health Terry Lemmon, the head of Radiology Department and Chad Turner, CFO, discuss a price reduction in an MRI scan at Star Valley Health.

Wyoming Highway Patrol and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office respond to Grover accident

***Updated 11:15 a.m. August 20, 2019*** – According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper on the scene, “a 16-year old male was traveling southbound on U.S. 89 in Grover when the vehicle in front of him slowed to turn. He…

Family identifies missing kayaker in Alice Lake search.

Though authorities have not yet released his name officially, the family of Schuyler McKnight announced via Facebook and a GoFundMe page that the 21-year old man is believed to have drowned in Alice Lake in recent days. Lincoln County authorities…

Pair of rabid bats in Jackson called coincidence

By Tom Hallberg, Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Sitting around a campfire is the stereotypical camping activity: Flames lick the logs, someone roasts marshmallows while bats and nighthawks swoop around, eating mosquitoes. For Ashley Pipkin that…

Brian Muir: Interested buyers for coal fired power plants

Kemmerer City Administrator, Brian Muir, says he has learned there are interested buyers for coal fired power plants once Rocky Mountain Power announces retirement dates. “Which is good news for us to hear,” Muir said. He took part in a…

Lincoln County School District No. 2 has new bus routes, need drivers

The beginning of the upcoming school year is about one week away now and the Lincoln County School District No. 2 will have some new bus routes families will want to be aware of. LCSD2 transportation director Ryan Lyman says…

WWCC class schedule is now available; deadline is August 29

The Fall 2019 schedule of WWCC classes is now available. The cream colored brochures may be picked up at various businesses and other locations along Highway 89 and in each community. “Of course, you pick one up at the office…

Health Topics: education makes a big difference in an emergency situation

For Lindsey Hill, educating the public in heart saver first aid is a passion. And as the clinical educator with Star Valley Health, she takes that passion not only to healthcare professionals, but also to anyone in the community who…

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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office investigating shooting in Osmond

*This story has been updated to reflect a name correction and addition information from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. On August 3, 2019 at 2030 hours the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Wyoming Highway Patrol and Afton EMS responded to a…

Linemen from Lower Valley Energy save cat stuck in SV Ranch tree

As a Special Municipal Officer for the Town of Star Valley Ranch, Jim Rodgers has had some interesting phone calls. But Sunday, August 11, the phone call he received was still surprising. “I received a call from the Lincoln County…