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Legislature turns attention to excess funds

◆ Lawmakers debate saving vs spending. The 67th Wyoming Legislature has turned their attention this week to an unexpected increase in state revenues, as the 2023 Wyoming State Legislative Session enters its fourth week. With the rise in oil and…

Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Tom Brady Officially Retires!

Aaron and Dahl discuss the retirement of the greatest to ever play the greatest sport, Dahl picks his XFL team, recap of the conference championship games, and a review of the WWE Royal Rumble Spotify: Podbean: Youtube:

A Giveaway to Fund Our Students’ Future

◆ Buy raffle tickets for a chance to win a 2023 Beta bike. Breanna Call, SVI Media The LCSD No.2 Education Foundation is partnering with SVI Media, Rocky Mountain Yeti, and the Bank of Star Valley to give away a…

Commissioners tracking property tax legislation

◆ Plans being discussed to help homeowners during sharp value increases. Lincoln County Commissioners are keeping their eyes on a number of bills that will impact the way property owners are taxed. A sharp jump in property tax bills, due…

Cowboys Overwhelm Fresno State in first Half in 85-62 Victory

• Pokes hit 10 Threes in First Frame Nick Seeman Assistant Athletic Director, Communications University of Wyoming Athletics The Wyoming Cowboys shot 58 percent and hit 10 three-pointers in the first half overwhelming the Fresno State Bulldogs in an 85-62…

Trans athlete bill advances

By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —There’s an experience that Sen. Wendy Schuler comes back to often when she explains why she wants to restrict transgender athletes from competing on female school sports teams. She…

Interstate 80 mayhem: Two major pile ups cause extended closure, shelters to open

By Carrie Haderlie Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The Red Cross of Wyoming has set up more temporary shelters this winter than in recent years, a representative said Monday after multiple incidents on Interstate 80 left dozens…

Star Valley Temperatures drop below -30 Tuesday morning

Just a few days following a winter storm that dumped 1-2 feet of Snow in Star Valley, Old Man Winter struck again but this time with extreme cold. Tuesday saw the coldest morning of the year, with some places in…

TEXT-IN TOPIC: Should Wyoming send money to the border?

A bill that would allocate over $5 million of Wyoming money to assist southern states in building the border wall is being discussed by state lawmakers. SF0166, Border Wall and Sanctuary City Transport, would send $3 million to Texas and…

East Jackson Power Outage Update

The following is a release from Lower Valley Energy –  Afton, WY – Lower Valley Energy experienced a transformer failure in the East Jackson substation yesterday at approximately 7:40am. The original fault was on an underground feeder in front of Jackson…