Jackson hospital ready to build 15 apartments for its employees
JACKSON (WNE) — St. John’s Health could break ground on a new 15-unit apartment building for hospital employees in Jackson this year. The Jackson Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the hospital’s three-story Karns Apartment Building development plan. The modern…
Rare earth deposit showing promise; Drilling suggests site is more bountiful than once thought
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Optimism is mounting at one of Wyoming’s nascent rare earths projects. Early drilling results suggest the Halleck Creek deposit north of Laramie is larger than anticipated, and may rank…
Search for Pinedale man in Fremont Lake continues
PINEDALE (WNE) — Friday, Sept. 2, marked the eighth day searching Fremont Lake for missing Pinedale resident Rick De Ruiter Zylker. Tip Top Search and Rescue (TTSAR) boat “Closure” and crew continued their search of the area surrounding Moosehead Bay…
Sawtell Peak fire has reached 60% containment
The lightning caused Sawtell Peak Fire burning a quarter-mile from Sawtell Peak along FS Road 24 on the Ashton/Island Park Ranger District is under the command of Wyoming Type 3 Team 5. The Sawtell Peak Fire is currently 37 acres,…
State’s alert system could grow
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming could develop two new Amber Alert-type systems designed to help locate missing people quickly. A legislative committee has requested staff draft a bill that would create the new…
Soda Springs man charged with multiple counts of statutory rape
According to the Soda Springs Police Department (SSPD), Wade L. Schvaneveldt, 52, was arrested on Friday September 2 after a months long joint investigation involving the SSPD and the Caribou County Sheriff’s Office. Schvaneveldt has been charged with multiple counts…
Jackson Fork Ranch oral arguments now in Cheyenne
PINEDALE (WNE) —With the assignment of a different judge to a Bondurant citizens’ civil complaint against Sublette County commissioners and Jackson Fork Ranch’s resort rezone comes a new location for oral arguments. The January petition, filed to revoke Sublette Board…
Lincoln County hires new planner
◆ Robert Davis joins LC with a variety of planning experience. Robert Davis, with experience in community planning in North Dakota, Colorado, Ohio, Michigan and Saudi Arabia, has joined Lincoln County as the new planner. “I came in from Grand…
Yellowstone National Park’s 2022 wildfire season has begun
The following is a release from the National Park Service – Gray Fire A new wildland fire was detected Aug. 29 by a passing aircraft. The 0.1-acre lightning-ignited Gray Fire is located about 1 mile east of the Fawn Pass…
Bear activity increasing on Moose-Wilson Road
The following is a news release and photo from Grand Teton National Park. MOOSE, Wyoming — Bears have begun to gather within the Moose-Wilson Corridor to forage on seasonally-abundant, natural foods. We need your help to provide bears ample space…