SVI preview for BYU, Wyoming and Utah State
It’s here. Praise be to whatever higher power you pray to, football is back both professionally and collegiately with training camps, preseason games and Fall practice all getting underway. As a sports writer in Star Valley, we live in a…
Turning Point seeking volunteers for Afton location
Turning Point, an organization dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, is looking for volunteers, specifically in the Afton area, to help cover the 24-hour crisis hotline and advocate for their clients. “Volunteering can be all types…
Driver identified in fatal accident near Simplot Smoky Canyon Mine
*Update courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com* Police have released the name of the driver from the fatal crash at Smokey Canyon Mine on Aug. 2. Brandon Astle, 39, of Rigby died as a result of injuries sustained when the 1982 Peterbilt refueling…
Bridger-Teton National Forest Approves Natural Gas Development on Existing Leases in the Wyoming Range
*The following is a news release from the Bridger-Teton National Forest Big Piney, Wyo., August 1, 2019 – Big Piney District Ranger, Don Kranendonk, has signed the Final Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Riley Ridge…
Idaho Falls drug bust nets meth and LSD
*The following is a news release from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office On July 31st, 2019, at approximately 9:10am, Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies along with Detectives from the Special Investigations Unit, served a search warrant on a residence in the…
Star Valley’s Moore among those announced as Wyoming Track & Field additions
LARAMIE, Wyo. (August 1, 2019) – Wyoming head track & field coach Bryan Berryhill announced 12 additions to the 2019-20 track & field rosters on Thursday. The signees add talent and depth to each event group, with 10 Cowboys and…
Fun in the mud benefits local families
By Richelle Primm, Star Valley Chamber of Commerce The Salt River Community Foundation invites you to its 3rd annual Salt River Filthy 5k-ish on Saturday, August 10. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the first heat will run at…
Wyoming communities divided over idea of armed school staff
By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com July 23 was the kind of muggy midsummer’s evening where school is the farthest thing from most people’s minds — a distant obligation that comes after the vacations, barbecues and long days off. But in…
Forest Service tosses plan for managing beetle kill in Medicine Bow
By Cinthia Stimson Douglas Budget Via- Wyoming News Exchange DOUGLAS — The Forest Service this month tossed out its draft plan for vegetation and beetle-killed trees in the Medicine Bow National Forest and Thunder Basin Grasslands – effectively putting a…
Lincoln County increases mill levy from 11.8 to 12.0
By Sarah Hale, SVI Media The Lincoln County Commissioners approved an increase in the mill levy this month. The action took place by resolution during the July 16 meeting of the Lincoln County Commissioners. A mill levy is a property…