2020 LOTOJA is Saturday
◆ SV will see cylists traveling through the area throughout the day. The 2020 LOTOJA bike race will take place on Saturday, September 12. The event will bring an estimated 1,250 cyclists and their support crews to the valley. The…
Rocky Mountain Power working to restore electricity to 185,000 residents
ROCK SPRINGS (Sept. 8, 2020) – Rocky Mountain Power crews continue to inspect damage and restore service to customers after hurricane-strength winds – in excess of 110 mph in some areas – ripped through areas of Utah, Wyoming and Idaho…
Cody schools report first coronavirus case
CODY (WNE) — On the fourth day of the school year, the Cody School District announced the first case of COVID-19 within its walls – a Heart Mountain Academy student. In a Facebook post Thursday morning, the district credited Park…
Cooler temps help knock down fire near Jackson
JACKSON (WNE) — Cooler temperatures and firefighters working through the night combined to knock down the Swinging Bridge Fire within hours of flaring up and sweeping over 102 acres. Smoke wisped up from the remnants of root systems within the…
Powder River Basin on pace to produce less than 200 million tons of coal
By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Under the right circumstances, carbon under pressure produces diamonds. But the intense pressure from multiple fronts now squeezing Powder River Basin coal is crushing the industry. Already struggling…
Fatality in crash west of Tetonia
On Monday, September 7, 2020, at approximately 8:12 P.M., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, fatality crash, eastbound SH33 at milepost 118, west of Tetonia. Thomas Muench, 33, of Rexburg, was driving westbound in a 2007 Mazda 6. Macie Ball,…
AVFD responds to Crow Creek fires
The familiar sound of the Afton siren went off multiple times on Saturday evening as the Afton Volunteer Fire Department (AVFD) responded to calls in the Crow Creek area outside of Fairview. Initial reports are that the fire was human-caused…
Wyoming ranked 15th for teacher pay
JACKSON (WNE) — A new analysis finds that Wyoming teacher pay is the 15th best in the country. Market research website Business.org ranked each state by average teacher pay compared to the average salary of all jobs. Wyoming came in 15th, with teacher…
Education Spotlight: Morgan Peterson teaches sixth grade at Etna Elementary
◆ For Peterson, working with students is the perfect career. Morgan Peterson is in her second-year teaching 6th grade at Etna Elementary. Peterson was raised in Morgan, Utah on a small family farm. “I couldn’t have asked for a better…
Scouting out a good book sale begins Saturday, Sept. 5 at SV Branch Library
———- ◆ Sale will continue through Sept. 11. The Lincoln County Library Foundation and the Prater Peak Scout Troops and Pack will host the “Scouting Out a Good Book Used Books Sale” at the Star Valley Branch Library. The book…