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UW faculty, staff, students visit Idaho National Laboratory

• UW School of Energy coordinates visit. SVI Media/UW Report A cohort of University of Wyoming faculty, staff and students visited Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Idaho Falls, Idaho, last week as part of a collaborative effort to strengthen connections…

New Members Needed on the Greater Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Committee

The USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region is seeking new members with diverse backgrounds and interests to serve on the Greater Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Committee. Committee members recommend special projects that should be implemented on Forest Service lands with Title…

Comments sought on e-biking along trails

The Bridger-Teton National Forest is seeking public input on the proposed designation of e-bikes on select trails located in the Jackson Ranger District. The proposal would allow Class 1 e-bike use on 27.5 miles of existing trail in the Teton…

Pile Burning Planned for Bridger-Teton National Forest

The Blackrock and Jackson Ranger Districts of the Bridger Teton National Forest plan  to begin burning 277-acres of hand piles of libs and slash in early October and throughout the next few months as weather allows. Several piles are within…

Ford Theatre hosts karaoke contest this Friday

• Cash prizes for contestants in two age categories. Upstream Entertainment is producing a karaoke contest this Friday evening, September 29 at 6 p.m. Hosts and music pros, Rich and Joanie, will provide tracks for up to 30 contestants. “Joanie…

Man found dead in Portneuf River near Lava Hot Springs

The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man found in the Portneuf River near Lava Hot Springs Tuesday evening. The man was reported missing around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, according to a news release from the…

Identity of Turnerville man killed in Swan Valley accident released

Services for Dakota Bateman scheduled for Saturday A 25-year-old man who died in a car accident last week north of Palisades Reservoir has been identified as Dakota Bateman of Turnerville. The crash occurred on Thursday, September 21 on US26 just…

Alpine opens new Pickleball facilities

Project designed to create a sense of community. Members of the Alpine community came out for an evening of Pickleball and pizza Monday night at Ferry Peak Park. They were celebrating a new court, just completed at a popular community…

Dell Range shooter sentenced to 15 to 20 years imprisonment

By Samir Knox Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The teen charged with pulling the trigger of the gun that killed Angelina Harrison as she rode in a car Jan. 9 on Dell Range Boulevard was sentenced…

Problem grizzly? Tribes find success diverting hikers in the Winds.

  Rather than removing bears, tribal wildlife managers removed people to avoid conflicts. The approach has also been tried before in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Art Lawson wanted to show actor Martin Sensmeier what the Wind…