Trump is safe after Secret Service opened fire at suspected person with firearm near his golf club
By ALANNA DURKING RICHER, COLLEEN LONG and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire after seeing a person with a firearm near Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, while the Republican presidential…
Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration rule to limit flaring of gas at oil wells
AP-US-Biden-Climate-Methane BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked a new Biden administration rule aimed at reducing the venting and flaring of natural gas at oil wells. “At this preliminary stage, the plaintiffs have shown they are…
Wyoming’s delegation blasts draft Congressional ban on killing wildlife with snowmobiles
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Two of Wyoming’s three Republican representatives in Washington, D.C., quickly decried a bipartisan bill introduced Thursday that would make it a crime to kill wildlife with motor…
Simplot hosts Kids Safety Training Day
• Over 280 students attended. Fifth grade students from Osmond, Etna and Cokeville Elementary Schools attended the third annual Simplot Safety Day on Monday, September 9 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Afton. With their administrators and teachers, over…
Etna accident shines light on more than just LOTOJA
• Alcohol, speed and disregard for traffic laws are a ‘daily occurrence’ The Logan to Jackson cycling race known as LOTOJA has been going through the area on the first Saturday in September for many years. The longest single-day…
Governor Gordon Orders Flags be Flown at Half-Staff Statewide on Wednesday, September 11 in Honor of Patriot Day
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, September 11, Patriot Day, to honor and pay our respects to the individuals…
Fires burn at Togwotee and Palisades
The Fish Creek Fire by Togwotee Pass has reached 24,904 acres as of Tuesday, September. 10. The fire is considered 69-percent contained. The Northern Rockies Team 2, under the direction of Scott Schuster, has 504 personnel on the site with…
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…
Family fun for all ages
• Star Valley business builds worldclass miniature golf courses. Several years ago, Mike Codman was in Pennsylvania doing a repair job on a miniature golf course and was doing a walk-through with the site’s owner. Suddenly the latter pulled…
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…