What are the church’s rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted, and then burning them to produce…
Online scams remain consistent; scammers continue to adapt
By Weston Pope The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Internet scams remain consistent in 2025 as scammers continue to use increasingly sophisticated tactics to deceive and defraud people. Scammers are now posing as fake law enforcement…
SVI Radio Interview: Jennifer Wilkins and Pattie Rooney, Wyoming Community Foundation Event
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Expert: Wyoming faces increased threat of human trafficking
By Austin Beck-Doss The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — Last Thursday evening in the Lander Ambulance Station training room, Samuel Semadeni of Wind River Cares Tribal Victims Services presented on human trafficking and its risk factors in…
Tornado-producing storm deals deadly flooding and large hail to Oklahoma and Texas
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press A slow-moving, active storm system brought heavy rain, large hail and tornadoes to parts of Texas and Oklahoma and left two people dead as severe weather warnings Sunday continue to threaten parts of the south-central…
Grow A Little Extra Project kicks off for fifth year in Lincoln County
Provided by UW Extension, Lincoln County Afton, WYO – The fifth year of Grow a Little Extra is kicking off in Lincoln County with free seeds available at the Lincoln County Extension office. UW Extension educator, Shar Perry, will coordinate…
Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar’s deadly earthquake
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers recovering bodies and clearing debris are contending with…
Retirement Roundup Podcast with Tim Hale: Kendall Erickson discusses Medicare
This week on the Retirement Roundup, Tim Hale speaks with Kendall Erickson from WyoHealth about what Wyoming families need to know regarding Medicare Supplement Plans. The Retirement Roundup can be heard each Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. on Swift 98…
SV Ranch addresses solar and septic ordinances
• Assistance approved for Friends of the B-T Town ordinances were moved forward in the three-reading process at the Star Valley Ranch April 8 Town Council meeting, one to add another member to the Travel and Tourism Board…
Afton making sewer and water repairs with Spring
• Sewer lagoons expanded, new water line on Adams Afton’s sewer lagoon expansion project is underway. It started in the fall of 2024 and continues in the spring of 2025. Afton Town Administrator Violet Sanderson reports 80-percent of the…