Finding creative ways to involve every student in classroom learning
◆ Kathi Smith is a special education teacher at Afton Elementary. Kathi Smith has been an educator for 25 years. She started teaching pre-school as a high school senior and continued in that role, supporting herself through college. Today, after…
Lincoln County with 59 active cases of Covid-19
A trend of steady declines in the number of active cases of coronavirus in Wyoming was reversed Wednesday as the total climbed back over 1,500. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily coronavirus update, said it had received reports…
Confirmed COVID cases rise by 97, active cases fall again
Reports of 97 new confirmed cases of coronavirus were outpaced Tuesday by the number newly reported recoveries among patients with confirmed or probable cases, pushing the number of the active cases in the state down again. The Wyoming Department of…
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office and Tip Top Search and rescue responds to a vehicle in icy water.
On Dec 27, at approximately 10 p.m., a call came into Sublette County Dispatch of a truck in the Green River near Reardon Draw which is just South of Big Piney. Sublette County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Deputies, EMS, and Sublette…
Salt River Bridge project awarded
◆ Project to be completed by Oct. 31, 2021. Reiman Corporation, of Cheyenne, was the winning bidder on a “bent camp replacement bridge contract.” The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded the contract for $243,287 during their December meeting. The bridge project…
Braves fall to #4 Thunder Ridge 73-61
◆ Star Valley plays again on Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. The #4 Thunder Ridge Titans out of Idaho’s 5A classification used a 9-0 run to open the 3rd quarter as they out-paced the Star Valley Braves 73-61. Kortlen Hilton…
Peabody reaches deal with creditors
By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — In a move that could potentially stave off a second Chapter 11 bankruptcy in five years for Peabody Energy Corp., the company has announced an agreement with its…
Relief program provides $82M; more than half of applicants left empty-handed
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – A coronavirus-related relief program aimed at pumping money into hurting businesses in Wyoming has ended. But over half of all eligible applicants did not end up receiving the money…
Lawmakers weighing options for 2021 general session
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — After state lawmakers decided last month to delay most of the 2021 general session beyond January due to COVID-19 concerns, plans for the 66th Wyoming Legislature are still…