Barrasso, Lummis vote for postal reform
PINEDALE (WNE) — U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis released statements earlier this week supporting bipartisan postal reform legislation. The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 passed in the Senate by a 79 to 19 vote on Tuesday. “While…
Thayne, Wyoming Stake Conference to be held, streamed live
THAYNE–The Thayne, Wyoming Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will hold their bi-annual stake conference March 19th and 20th virtually, with the conference being streamed live on the SVI1 Livestream channel. Members of the Thayne Stake…
R1 Rezoning request denied, blocking proposed Afton fly-in residential development
Boise, Idaho developer Third Eye Development LLC and a local landowner applied for a rezoning of a parcel west of Afton that would change its designation from agricultural to an R1 status––with an eye to developing it for a fly-in…
Diedtrich honored for 60 years of service to Wyoming’s firefighters
◆ Volunteer firefighters throughout the state are blessed by his service and example. Gene Diedtrich, of Newcastle, who has served firefighters throughout the State of Wyoming for decades, was honored March 1 on the Wyoming State Senate floor with a…
Smallmouth bass at Yellowstone’s doorstep, posing potential ‘nightmare’
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com True to its species’ reputation, the undersized smallmouth bass lacked neither ambition nor aggression: The roughly 10-inch fish attacked a nine-inch streamer. The Montana State University student who hooked it would later regret letting the bronzeback…
Coalition of Mountain West States sign MOU to Develop a Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to coordinate and develop a regional clean hydrogen hub. Together, the states will work to compete for a portion of the $8…
Winter storm warning issued for Star Valley on Tuesday and Wednesday
The calendar may have clicked over to March, but snow is still very much in the forecast according to retired meteorologist Jack Hales. Hales, who runs a detailed weather analysis at blog.starvalleyweather.com stated that heavy snow could be in the…
South Lincoln Medical Center discontinues on-call operating room service
Labor and Delivery services impacted at Kemmerer hospital The Board of Trustees for South Lincoln Hospital District (SLHD) have made the decision to discontinue on-call emergency services in it’s operating room due to staffing shortages at South Lincoln Medical Center…
Alpine Fire battles propane fueled fire
The Alpine Fire Department responded to a warehouse fire on Thursday, March 3. Alpine Fire Chief Michael Vogt said the report of a structure fire at Teton Truss, located at 108576 US Highway 89, was called in at 12:25 p.m….
Visitation rights at issue
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —A bill that would ensure visitation rights for the loved ones of people in hospitals and long term care facilities cleared the Wyoming House on Tuesday and is now moving…