Lincoln County Commission working with industry for extended use of facilities
Lincoln County Commissioner Jerry Harmon says improvements have been made to the Rocky Mountain Power Naughton 3 plant that will keep it operation for at least another 18 months and hopefully longer as the company prepares for the future. Commissioner…
President Thomas S. Monson dies at age 90
President Thomas Spencer Monson, 16th President of the Church, died Tuesday, January 2, 2018, in his home in Salt Lake City. He was 90 years old. President Monson was well acquainted with the governance of the Church, not only through…
Commissary avalanche claims the life of Utah man
A 35-year-old Utah man has died at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after he was buried for a short time in the Commissary Ridge area of the Bridger-Teton National forest southeast of Star Valley. Brennan Walpole was snowmobiling with…
Updated – Locals work to save elk in freezing waters
Photos courtesy Dusty Jones A record year for water meant that the Palisades Reservoir was still very much full. Temperatures on Friday, December 29, were hovering just above freezing and migrating elk fell through the ice into the water where…
Utah police officer punches through frozen pond to pull boy from under the ice
A police officer punched his way through the ice of a frozen pond to pull an 8-year-old boy from under the water Monday. Lt. David Crouse of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said emergency crews responded to a report of…
3 holiday scams you don’t want to fall for
By Amy Iverson Deseret News It’s a busy time of year where our minds are on many things besides bad guys trying to steal our personal information. Read on to learn some tips to spot these scams and the steps…
Growing influenza activity seen in southwest Wyoming
With flu activity reports in the state beginning to show growing numbers of illnesses, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is reminding residents how they can best avoid spreading influenza or becoming ill with the disease. “Our reports have been…
Simplot recognized for efforts made with fish habitat project
Last week at a ceremony in Washington D.C., representatives from The J.R. Simplot Company, Trout Unlimited and other organizations received the US Forest Service’s highest honor – the Chiefs Honor Award. The award recognizes the five-year collaborative effort to restore…
Transmissible mouth disease suspected in Yellowstone bighorn sheep
The following is a news release from Yellowstone National Park. Stock image. MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Sore mouth disease (also known as contagious ecthyma) is thought to be responsible for an illness observed among bighorn rams in Yellowstone National…