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Doomsday family from Arizona last seen in Idaho with teen they believe is chosen of God. His father is desperate for answers.

  The following story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission –  IDAHO FALLS — An Arizona family is desperate for their loved ones to return home after they abruptly bought thousands of dollars of survival gear, boarded…

University of Wyoming visits ExxonMobile Shute Creek

• ExxonMobil plans for a $400 million investment at Shute Creek. SVI Media/UW News University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel and other UW representatives got a close look at the world’s largest carbon capture facility during a visit to ExxonMobil’s…

Wyoming News Briefs: Teachers at UW, Jackson vigil,  

UW’s College of Education aims to reshape teacher development CASPER — A few weeks ago, Jenna Shim spent the day talking with the principal and teachers at Encampment’s K-12 school. The visit was typical of the regular outreach that Shim,…

Kemmerer will seek sixth penny on 2024 ballot

• Funding would be specific to a project. City administrator noted pool and rec center in Star Valley.  Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir hopes to have the Six Penny Tax on the ballot for the presidential election in 2024. The…

Most entrances and roads in Yellowstone National Park will be closed Nov. 1

• Last day for visitors to enjoy most of the park will be Oct. 31 –  MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The West, South and East entrances and nearly all roads in Yellowstone National Park will be closed to regular vehicle…

Utah man pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child in Bear Lake County

This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – PARIS — A Tremonton, Utah man has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of sexual abuse of a child. Jayson Heath Martineau, 50, entered guilty pleas to the…

Group announces wild sheep initiative

LANDER (WNE) — The Wyoming Wild Sheep Foundation announced the launch of the Sweetwater Rocks Initiative  to return wild sheep to their native range within the Granite Mountains.  Bighorn sheep historically roamed the Sweetwater Rocks and were documented as early…

Parcel 194 ‘bottleneck’ lease sale approved 

• Nesvik: Pronghorn corridor designation coming soon  By Joy Ufford  Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE — Wildlife lovers who support protection of Sublette County’s ancient mule deer and pronghorn antelope migration corridors were shocked by the state’s Oct….

Yellowstone visitation soars in September

JACKSON (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park hosted 838,458 recreational visits in September, a 48% increase from a year earlier and a 21% increase over September 2019. “We compare 2023 visitation to 2019 visitation since 2019 was pre-COVID and the subsequent…

Driver inattention fueled four separate crashes in SW Wyoming over the weekend.

A rash of accidents took place over the weekend in southwest Wyoming. On Friday, October 13 at 3:25 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 89 and U.S. 30 an SUV and a pickup were involved in a crash.  According to…