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…
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…
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…
No death penalty in Riverton shooting death
RIVERTON (WNE) — The state will not seek the death penalty against Mario M. Mills, the Riverton man accused of killing his best friend with a gunshot to the head on March 26. Fremont County Attorney Patrick LeBrun announced during…
GTNPF transfers property to be used for seasonal workforce housing
————- The Moulton Ranch Cabins, the last privately-held inholding on the Mormon Row Historic District in Grand Teton National Park, has officially been transferred to the National Park Service from Grand Teton National Park Foundation. The closing took place on…
Museum of Idaho preps to reopen, creates new ways to reach out to the community
IDAHO FALLS — Like most entertainment venues, COVID-19 pandemic caused the Museum of Idaho to close its door on March 16. But that doesn’t mean museum workers have been sitting on their hands. Behind closed doors workers have been making…