Man in critical condition after being struck by lightning outside local gas station
The following story courtesy EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. IDAHO FALLS — An ambulance rushed a man to the hospital after he was struck by lightning Wednesday afternoon. Idaho Falls Fire Department spokeswoman Kerry Hammon tells EastIdahoNews.com the…
Jackson hospital CEO departs St. John’s with $1M severance package
JACKSON (WNE) — Will Wagnon will leave St. John’s Health with a $1 million severance package following his resignation as CEO, which the hospital board accepted Monday. The hospital board provided no reason for his resignation. At Monday’s hospital board…
Shale Creek fire suppressed, firefighters turn it over to the B-T
◆ Community response positive. Locals welcomed firefighters. SVI Media/B-T Nat. Forest Firefighters under Wyoming Type 3 Team 2 have been successful in limiting the footprint of the Shale Creek Fire ahead of forecast monsoon rainfall. A Bridger-Teton National Forest Type…
BYU-Idaho to be fully open fall semester 2021
◆Fall registration began June 28. Provided by University Relations, BYU-Idaho BYU-Idaho plans to fully open Fall Semester 2021 for in-person instruction. As always, the university’s top priority is the health and safety of students and the entire campus community. We…
Camper fined for sloppy food storage
JACKSON (WNE) — An Idaho woman whose carelessness with food at a Grand Teton National Park campsite helped put a young grizzly bear’s life in jeopardy must pay more than $5,800 in restitution. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark L. Carman in…
Man sentenced to prison in wife’s shooting death
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — Jason Lee Fletcher has been sentenced to eight to 14 years in prison in the shooting death of his wife Lena Fletcher on June 29, 2020, at their home in Clearview Acres. He appeared before Judge…
Man killed in coal mine accident
GILLETTE (WNE) — A 31-year-old Gillette man was killed working at a Campbell County coal mine Wednesday. Jeff A. Wendland and four other workers were adding a section to the boom of a 200-ton crane at Black Thunder mine near…
Op-Ed: Kemmerer stands ready to embrace nuclear power while not dismissing coal
On June 2nd 2021 Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir and I, Mayor Bill Thek, met with Rocky Mountain Power’s Regional Business Manager Ron Wild at Kemmerer City Hall. Ron had come with a contingent of local community Mayors: LaBarge…
Grizzly bear moved after killing cattle
POWELL (WNE) — A grizzly bear was captured north of Pinedale on Wednesday and relocated to an area about 5 miles from the East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park. The adult male was targeted after it killed cattle on a…
Teton to Snake Fuels Reduction Project Continues Along Phillips Ridge
Jackson Wyo., July 18, 2021—The next phase of the Teton to Snake Fuels Reduction Project on the Jackson Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest is set to begin July 19, 2021 on Phillips Ridge. Throughout the next month, contractors…