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Sublette County Sheriff’s Office offers update on missing swimmer

• Fremont Lake search continues for for missing local “Rick” De Ruiter Zylker This release courtesy of the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office – Tip Top Search and Rescue (TTSAR) boat “Closure” and crew worked on completing their search “box” today,…

Sublette County authorities searching for missing swimmer

According to Sublette County Sheriff’s Office, there appears to have been a drowning in Fremont Lake north of Pinedale, Wyoming. According to reports, Richard “Rick” De Ruiter Zylker, 52,  was swimming in the north end of Fremont Lake with a…

LC Search & Rescue completes medical rescue

At approximately 3:10 pm on Tuesday August 23, the Lincoln County Search and Rescue was paged out for a medical rescue for an individual that fell from the back of a horse according to a release from the organization. The…

Atlas Carbon, UW collaborating on coal refinery project

GILLETTE (WNE) — Ground will break soon on a new coal refinery demonstration project north of Gillette. The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources, Atlas Carbon and Wood PLC will hold a groundbreaking ceremony in September to launch the…

Foot found in Abyss Pool likely from July accident; no foul play suspected

JACKSON  (WNE) –- The human foot found in a shoe in Yellowstone National Park’s Abyss Pool Tuesday in West Thumb Geyser Basin is likely from a July 31 death. No foul play is suspected, park officials said Friday. Yellowstone officials…

2,683 Acres Conserved in Sublette County

The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust has partnered with the Richie family to permanently conserve 2,683 acres of the Richie Ranch Link and Muddy Places near Boulder, WY through an agricultural conservation easement. This is in addition to the conservation…

New information released on human foot found in Yellowstone National Park

This story courtesy EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – By Kailyn Hart EastIdahoNews.com YELLOWSTONE – Yellowstone National Park has released an update on a partial foot found inside a shoe earlier this week. A park employee made the…

Hiking the Tetons

◆ Summer is on its way out, but there is still plenty of time to enjoy the outdoors before the snow flies. One great way to enjoy nature and get some exercise is by hiking. If you have already thoroughly…

Sweetwater Downs kicks off 2022 horse racing season

ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — The 2022 horse racing season will get underway at the Sweetwater Events Complex on Saturday, Aug, 20. Hosted by Wyoming Horse Racing, the races are in their 12th year, and will bring horses and  jockeys from…

Kemmerer City Administrator gives update on nuclear plant and Naughton plant

Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir joined SVI to give the latest on the nuclear plant and the Naughton power plant. He says he and Mayor Bill Thek met with the project engineer of the company tasked with building the nuclear…