Teton County commissioners approve housing for critical service providers
By Sophia Boyd-Fliegel Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — As many as 26 homes on 12,000-square-foot lots can now legally be built for critical service providers in the Horse Creek neighborhood near Hoback. On Tuesday, Teton County commissioners unanimously…
Father of fallen Marine McCollum to lead Rock Springs parade
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — Jim McCollum, father of fallen marine Rylee McCollum has been announced as the first grand marshal of Rock Springs’ Liberty Parade. The inaugural parade is set for Monday, July 4, 2022. Rylee McCollum was one of…
Man recovers from moose trampling
JACKSON (WNE) — Ed Opler, 89, was walking his dog on June 1 when a moose came out of “nowhere” and knocked him to the ground. “He couldn’t see her,” said Opler’s wife, Laura. “She just knocked him right down.”…
Soda Springs woman killed in single vehicle rollover
A Soda Springs woman has died after being thrown from her vehicle during a rollover early Wednesday morning. The Caribou County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 1:50 a.m. emergency responders were dispatched to a single vehicle rollover approximately 1.5…
Bison eyed for Endangered Species Act protection
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Another iconic Yellowstone species is being considered again for Endangered Species Act protections. Threats to the park’s plains bison — including loss of habitat and migration routes as well…
U.S. Senator for Wyoming John Barrasso sat down with SVI to discuss inflation, energy, and other matters in Washington D.C.
U.S. Senator for Wyoming John Barrasso joined SVI to discuss policies affecting people in the Cowboy State with items such as inflation, energy, the Biden Administration, and the border. Inflation and gas prices Barrasso says Americans are paying the high…
Woman charged in 2021 fatal wreck
CODY (WNE) — A Cody woman who drove into a local motorcyclist on the South Fork last July has now been charged with negligent homicide in the man’s death. Megan McCann was charged and ordered to appear June 9 on…
Production, conversation groups challenge oil and gas leases
By Brady Oltmans Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE – A Wyoming production group submitted a protest to the Bureau of Land Management regarding oil and gas leases on the same day a coalition of environmental groups also petitioned…
Conservation groups ask for end to elk feedgrounds
PINEDALE (WNE) — Six conservation groups submitted a 16-page recommendation to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department on Wednesday, requesting the state begin phasing out 22 state-run feedgrounds where elk are artificially fed each winter. This request was made to…
Upper Green livestock grazers give sigh of relief; judge dismisses suit, citing agencies’ solid foundation
By Joy Ufford Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE — Local ranchers whose cattle spend summers drifting to their Upper Green River rangeland grazing allotments are relieved by the federal judge’s May 17 dismissal of an environmental coalition’s challenge….