Sweetwater County Commissioners: BLM’s proposed RMP still too restrictive and too much access will be lost
By Ann Jantz Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — Sweetwater County representatives are preparing a response in protest of the Bureau of Land Management’s recently released Rock Springs Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Resource Management…
Free flowing traffic returns to Togwotee as Fish Creek Fire burns to the south
JACKSON (WNE) — Free flowing traffic has returned to Highway 26/287 over Togwotee Pass where the Fish Creek Fire continues to put up smoke columns visible from Jackson. While a pilot car system has ended, fire officials are asking the…
Central Wyoming College builds in Jackson
LANDER (WNE) — Last week, ground was broken for Central Wyoming College’s new Jackson campus. The groundbreaking was attended by town and county officials, elected representatives, engineers and contractors, CWC President Dr. Brad Tyndall, four members of the CWC…
Togwotee Pass reopens
JACKSON (WNE) — Highway 26 over Togwotee Pass has reopened. Officials will guide traffic through the area west of Dubois where the fire has burned closest to the road, according to a Friday morning press release. Maintenance crews will run…
Graveside services for John Holley
Graveside services for John Holley will take place on Saturday September 14, 2024 at 2 p.m. at Sutton Cemetery in Rexburg, Idaho.
Draft bill allows running over wolves, but requires immediate kill
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Predators Working Group unanimously supported a draft bill Wednesday that would continue to allow residents to intentionally run over predatory animals with snowmobiles but require…
Bridger-Teton National Forest Kemmerer Ranger District promotes Outdoor Discovery Day
Adam Calkins with the Bridger-Teton National Forest Kemmerer Ranger District is promoting the third annual Outdoor Discovery Day Saturday September 7th from 10 AM to 2 PM at Triangle Park in Kemmerer and is free to attend. He says they…
New Season of ‘Wyoming Chronicle’ Debuts Friday on Wyoming PBS
RIVERTON—Wyoming PBS is kicking off the 16th season of its “Wyoming Chronicle” series with an episode featuring the groundbreaking of the nuclear power plant in Kemmerer. The premiere is at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 6, on the main WY PBS…
Lincoln County launches transportation plan
• Road networks, cars, trucks, bikes and walking all part of the plan. “We’re kicking off a Lincoln County Transportation plan and will be working on it through July of next year,” Thomas McMurtry of Avenue Consultants told SVI…
WYDOT will be conducting work on US 89/191 Broadway starting Wednesday night
Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Evans Construction will be milling and paving sections of US 89/191 through the Town of Jackson beginning on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 4. Crews will be conducting milling operations at night,…