US national parks are receiving record-high gift of $100M
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history, a $100 million gift the fundraising group described as transformative for the…
Wetzel part of USTFCCCA ranked Cowboys
The USTFCCCA Coaches preseason poll was released on Monday with the Cowboys ranked eighth and the Cowgirls landing ninth in the Mountain Region poll. Last season the Pokes finished eighth in the men’s regional poll and ninth in the women’s….
Graveside services for Ann Jensen
Graveside services for Ann Jensen will take place Thursday August 29, at 12 noon at Grover Cemetery. A viewing will take place from 11-11:45 a.m. at Schwab Mortuary in Afton prior to the service.
Fish Creek Fire at 23% containment
According to the most recent information provided by officials battling the Fish Creek Fire, the blaze is currently estimated to be at 11,278 acres and is at 23-percent containment. The lightning-caused fire began on August 16 approximately seven miles southwest…
SVI Radio Interview: Berkely Young, Lincoln County Tourism
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SVI Radio Interview: Lincoln County Commissioner Kent Connelly
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New Wyoming fishing regulations at Flaming Gorge: Unlimited harvest of small lake trout begins Oct. 1
GREEN RIVER—New fishing regulations for the Wyoming portion of Flaming Gorge Reservoir go into effect Oct. 1, 2024. The Game and Fish Commission approved the regulation changes at its July meeting, following an extensive public outreach campaign in which fisheries…
Alaska landslide kills 1 person and injures 3 in Ketchikan, authorities say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One person was killed and three were injured by a landslide that prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaska city of Ketchikan, authorities said. Three people were transported to Ketchikan Medical Center following the landslide, which…
‘We were expendable’: Downwinders from world’s 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — It was the summer of 1945 when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, killing thousands of people as waves of destructive energy obliterated two cites. It was…
Disabled vet sues feds over gun rights
By Sarah Elmquist Squires The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — A 62-year-old disabled veteran from Boulder, Wyo., says when he drove five hours to FE Warren Air Force Base’s Main Exchange to pick up two firearms he’d…