Small forest fire quickly contained near Indian Creek
• Blaze held to less than an acre A small fire in eastern Idaho in the Indian Creek area near Palisades Reservoir was quickly contained by firefighters last week. Lincoln County Dispatch said the fire was reported by a…
Lincoln County Dispatch understaffed to meet demand of calls
Lincoln County Dispatch Coordinator Maryanne Christensen says the office is understaffed to meet the demand of calls the department is receiving. She says she started tracking the number of calls in 2012. That year it received 15,000 calls. In 2021 it…
911 calls arrive at dispatch centers in other areas
Recently a 911 call from Alpine ended up at the dispatch center in St Anthony, Idaho. It certainly caused some concern locally about how 911 calls are being routed in Lincoln County. Lincoln County Homeland Security Coordinator, Jay Hokanson spoke…
Head-On crash reported early Wednesday morning
One person was transported to the hospital following a head-on collision on Highway 89 in the Snake River Canyon early Wednesday morning. The Wyoming Highway Patrol told SVI News that the crash occurred around 5:00 am at mile post 123…