Select Yellowstone National Park roads and services open April 16
The following is a release from the National Park Service Beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 16, 2021, select roads and services in Yellowstone National Park will open to the public for the season, weather permitting. Visitors should expect modified…
Gardening Series: Growing Vegetables in Wyoming, Part 2
◆ Start planning your garden now with this second installment of gardening tips. Provided By University of Wyoming Extension Home vegetable gardening is a popular activity all across the United States. Gardening serves many purposes such as providing sources of…
Lincoln County with 19 active COVID-19 cases
By The Wyoming News Exchange The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming grew back to more than 400 on Monday as the state reported 369 new confirmed cases in the last week. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its…
How To Become a Flight Instructor
Knowing how to become a flight instructor is important to becoming a commercial airline pilot, as the job lets you work up your flight hours quickly.
State leaders criticize Biden gun restrictions
By Nate Perez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — President Joe Biden responded to a wave of gun violence throughout the country by announcing executive actions Thursday to curb the growth of homemade “ghost guns” and 3D-printed firearms…
Fathom Restaurant opens with international menu in Afton
◆ Offering Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Mexican and American classics, each dish features only fresh ingredients. Morison and Bernadette Fernandez are introducing a new selection of culinary choices to Star Valley. The couple has opened Fathom Restaurant at 461 South Washington…
Yellowstone grizzly population jumps with count revision
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Federal scientists who track grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are revising a key criterion that underlies how they count bears, with the effect being a 34%…
Area physician, Brad Washburn, volunteers expertise at World Ski Championships in Bulgaria
Local physician, Brad Washburn, accompanied the Men’s US Alpine Ski Team to the Junior World Alpine Ski Championships in Bansko, Bulgaria March 3-10. Washburn explained, “Last month I was contacted to provide medical coverage for the US Alpine Ski Team…
Lincoln County Experiences 4th Quarter Jump in Taxable Sales
◆ Economist see positive numbers amidst pandemic. Lincoln County did not follow the trend in dipping sales tax revenues in the final quarter of 2020. In fact, the exact opposite is true with Lincoln leading the state with an increase…
A Head Start for Kids
◆ The LUCDA is Dedicated to Early Childhood Development in Western Wyoming. The Lincoln Uinta Child Development Association (LUCDA) offers free developmental screenings to the children of Lincoln and Uinta counties. The screenings happen twice a year, with the next…