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Visser named Wyoming Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year

————— On the morning of Monday June 29,  Star Valley Senior Peter Visser has been named the Wyoming Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the year. It is the third Gatorade award for Visser who will be looking to win…

Idaho Falls man charged federally for production of child pornography

This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. IDAHO FALLS — A man who police say admitted to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy and filming the act is now charged in federal court. In January, Richard Dutton,…

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Governor preps bid for Occidental land, leaving Legislature out

By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com Gov. Mark Gordon’s administration is preparing a bid to Occidental Petroleum for 1 million acres of surface land and 4 million acres of mineral rights, and is using a process that won’t require legislative approval, according…

Injunction to block killing of grizzlies on Upper Green rejected

◆ Conflict has been chronic, with 527 cattle confirmed killed by bears between the 2010 and 2018 grazing seasons. By Mike Koshmri Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Thousands of domestic cows paired up with their calves…

High Valley Dermatology coming to SV Health in Alpine

◆ Dr. Miner and Dr. Sewell will provide services for Star Valley area patients. High Valley Dermatology will is opening this week at the Star Valley Health Clinic in Alpine. The practice is based in Idaho Falls and is expanding…

Black bear killed near Dayton

SHERIDAN (WNE) — A young male black bear was shot and killed at a rural residence outside Dayton June 23. The bear had made multiple visits to the residence during the day and night of June 22, entering the garage,…

Former Goshen clerk to be sentenced for theft from office

TORRINGTON (WNE) — Former Goshen County Clerk of District Court Kathi Rickard, who pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft in April, will learn her fate on July 16 at 1:30 p.m. Rickard was originally charged with six counts…

Uinta County COVID outbreak slows

EVANSTON (WNE) — Uinta County’s COVID-19 outbreak appears to have slowed this week, as only nine new confirmed cases have been reported since Monday, June 22. That brings the county’s total to 128 confirmed with another 34 probable, with 62…

Man sent to prison for sexually abusing teen but maintains he did ‘not commit the crimes’

This story comes courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com For more details on this story which have been reported by EIN, please CLICK HERE to be taken to their site. REXBURG — A convicted felon formally living in Sugar City will spend time…

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Wyoming activists seek holiday for Juneteenth

By Kathryn Palmer Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Two local anti-racist community activists started a petition Monday to make Juneteenth a state holiday in Wyoming. Within hours, dozens of people had shared and signed it. Juneteenth,…