Tourism to Yellowstone creates $642 million in economic benefits
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 4 million people to Yellowstone in 2019 spent $507 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 7,000 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the…
Star Valley Half Marathon gets innovative in COVID-19 summer
————– ◆ Virtual race generating some serious buzz. What do you get when Ragnar Nation takes the Star Valley Half Marathon under its wings? You get three new distances to virtually choose from on top of the already well-known half…
Teen Vocalist contestants selected
————- ◆ Concert set for June 26 at Star Valley High School. There will be eight contestants in the 2020 Teen Vocalist competition. The performance will take place on Friday, June 26 in the Star Valley High School Auditorium. The…
Teton High School officially adopts new mascot
The following is a news release from Teton School District 401. Information courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. After four rounds of voting, it’s official. Students have chosen the new Teton High School Mascot — Timberwolves. Students in grades 8-12 participated in the…
Northern Utah man dies in Air Force fighter jet training accident
For more information on this story, please visit EastIdahoNews.com for more details. A US Air Force F-15 fighter jet pilot died Monday after the aircraft crashed in the North Sea off England, according to a statement from the 48th Fighter…
Support falls for measures to slow coronavirus spread, UW survey says
By Seth Klamann Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — More than half of Wyomingites say they’re comfortable attending large outdoor events this summer, according to the latest University of Wyoming survey on the impacts of coronavirus. The study…
Arapaho tribe distributes COVID relief funds to members
RIVERTON (WNE) — The Northern Arapaho Tribe has received more than $19 million to mitigate the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a June 5 address from Northern Arapaho Business Council chairman Lee Spoonhunter. More than one-quarter of…
Lodge manager’s theft case bound over to district court
PINEDALE (WNE) — A former Boulder Lake Lodge manager charged with theft waived her right to her June 9 preliminary hearing in Sublette County Circuit Court. Katherine A. Entsminger and her husband Thomas W. Hickman were arrested Feb. 24 in…
Enzi proposes park fee hike to pay for improvements
CODY (WNE) — Cody residents may end up paying more to visit Yellowstone National Park. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) has proposed an amendment to the Great American Outdoors Act that will increase the fees for weekly passes to the national…
Flat Creek work continues through July, work starts on Stinking Springs bridge
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will not be completing phase 1 work on the Flat Creek Bridge on West Broadway by the original estimated date of June 20. Due to several issues affecting the estimated completion date including change…