Kemmerer adds just second positive COVID-19 case
According to information from the South Lincoln Hospital District (SLHD), their lab has “processed one new positive test for the Kemmerer area for a total of two.” SLHD also released a graphic (shown above) identifying a total of 557 tests…
Fire danger raised to “High” for Bridger-Teton
————- Western WY, July 15, 2020– Teton Interagency fire managers announce the fire danger rating has been elevated to high for the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, National Elk Refuge, and remaining portions of the Teton Interagency Dispatch…
Rock Springs man is 22nd coronavirus death
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — One of three patients hospitalized at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County has become the county’s first COVID-19-related death, according to the Sweetwater County District Board of Health. The patient, a 77-year-old Rock Springs man who was…
75 years later photograph still arouses memories and controversy
◆ Wyoming book brings the story together. Released as a service of the Wyoming Press Association Although World War II had ended in Europe, on Thursday, July 12, 1945, war was still raging in the Pacific. That morning, two events…
Fatal Crash Near Fort Laramie, Wyoming
On July 14, 2020, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 27 on Highway 26 near Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Around 6:49 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a motor vehicle collision. A 2008 Toyota Rav 4…
Changes made for SV Health’s Alpine and Afton urgent care
◆ Urgent care services moved into clinic offices. Star Valley Health’s urgent care facilities in Alpine and Afton are combining services in each community. The urgent care facilities will now offer services within the established clinic offices. In Alpine the…
Missing man identified after discovery of vehicle crash site
————— Afton Police Chief Jason Romberg spoke with Duke Dance as part of an interview on Swift 98.7 FM on Monday July 13 where the former made a statement on the discovery of the remains of Dustin Kilpack who had…
Yellowstone visitation statistics for June 2020
——— The park hosted 534,155 visits in June 2020. This is a 32% decrease from June 2019. Although the numbers were down, visitation substantially increased over the month. In the last ten days of June, traffic counts ranged from 90%-116%…
Pinedale teenager killed in recreational vehicle accident over the weekend.
The following is a news release from the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office. (Pinedale, Wyo – July 13th, 2020) Yesterday, July 12th 2020 at approximately 0820pm Sublette County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting there had been a rollover of a…
Growing tensions with China could affect land deal
————————- By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — If Wyoming plans to double down on minerals to save its future, then trona – one of the Equality State’s most critical natural resources – is probably its…