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Man suffers severe thermal burns

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Late on Sunday, September 29, Cade Edmond Siemers, a 48-year-old U.S. citizen currently living in India, suffered severe burns to a significant portion of his body after falling into thermal water near the cone of…

Cokeville High School cuts the ribbon on a new welding lab

Cokeville High School cut the ribbon on a brand-new, state of the art welding lab on September 23, 2019. CHS had been chosen out of thousands of schools across the nation to partner in the Airgas High School Education Initiative….

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The Wyoming Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion graduated 16 Soldiers from the Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP) on Saturday, Sept. 6. These Soldiers completed Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), and are now ready to join…

Accused serial rapist connected to Wyoming sex crimes arrested

By Joel Funk Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — A suspected serial rapist believed to be implicated in a 1996 Laramie sex crime is in custody after an arrest Wednesday by Utah law enforcement. Mark Douglas Burns, 69,…

Wyoming News Briefs: September 26, 2019

SVI Media is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Body of missing kayaker found AFTON (WNE) — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the body of a missing Opal kayaker had been found…

Evanston schools seek dismissal of gun lawsuit

By Sheila McGuire Uinta County Herald Via- Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — Uinta County School District No. 1 has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against the district over Rule CKA, which allows for approved staff to carry…

Airport business dispute returns to Supreme Court

By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A legal dispute that has held up the largest business deal in the history of the Jackson Hole Airport reached the Wyoming Supreme Court for oral arguments last…

Afton man found guilty in child abuse case

According to information obtained from the Lincoln County Attorney’s Office, an Afton man has been found guilty of two counts of Aggravated Child Abuse and was taken into custody on September 19, 2019. “On September 19, 2019 a Jury of…

Panelists discuss importance of foreign trade to Wyoming

By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — To operate effectively, Wyoming’s economy – like the rest of the country – depends mightily on foreign trade.  According to statistics from the Office of the United States Trade…

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort to run exclusive on wind power

JACKSON (WNE) — Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has announced that it will now use exclusively renewable energy to power its operations, following in the footsteps of other major Jackson Hole organizations in recent years. The switch includes everything from ski…