Crews rescue Idaho couple, dogs from pickup hanging over gorge near Twin Falls
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. TWIN FALLS – A pickup truck dangled off a bridge near Twin Falls Monday evening and resulted in what Idaho State Police Troopers describe as a heroic rescue. The…
Dockstader and Barlow help remove snow from Wyoming Capitol ceiling
Much of Wyoming was shut down on Monday, March 15, as storm put down anywhere from two to three feet of snow across the Front Range. Drifts were even bigger causing snowplows to get stuck and city officials to tell…
Wyoming’s coronavirus cases relatively stable, three counties COVID-free Monday
By The Wyoming News Exchange The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming stayed relatively stable over the week ending Monday, with the number of active cases rising by 11. Wyoming Department of Health figures showed that in the week…
Legislative Update from Rep. Scott Heiner
Wyoming State Representative Scott Heiner (R-HD18) provided the following update on the 2021 legislative session. This week we began to work on the Supplemental Budget on the House and Senate Floors. The debate was often ‘spirited’ with a lot of…
Breathing new life into old history
◆ Ford Theatre reopens as live performance venue showcasing local talent. The children’s orchestra was playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” But with instruments in youthful hands and the attention span of young minds, it was just noisy chaos. A…
4A State Basketball Wrap-Up
The Winter sports season officially ended on Saturday evening as Wyoming ’s 4A Class completed their basketball state championship in Casper. For the 4A Girls, Cheyenne East defeated Star Valley (42-30), Green River (62-50) and then overcame Cody in the…
Sheriff Johnson explains jail expansion
Lincoln County Sheriff Shane Johnson explained some upgrades and construction completed at the Lincoln County Jail in Kemmerer this week in an interview with SVI Media. Johnson commented, “It was a big project. When that building was actually built, there…
Lady Braves edge Central to advance to Consolation Finals
The Star Valley Lady Braves faced off against the Cheyenne Central Indians at 9 a.m in the Ford Wyoming Center in the Consolation Bracket of the 4A State Girls Tournament. It was a tight finish with the Lincoln County team…
World-class violinist, Jenny Oaks Baker, to perform in Star Valley
In a recent interview with SVI media, Star Valley Arts Director, Tim Hale, teased an outstanding artist coming to Star Valley soon. The tease was worth the wait. It’s Jenny Oaks Baker, world-renowned violinist and Grammy nominee performer. Baker is…
Braves ground the Thunderbirds 66-45 to advance to 4A semifinals
Star Valley won their 16th straight game as they advanced to the Wyoming 4A semifinals on Friday afternoon with a convincing 66-45 win over Cheyenne East. The Braves had four players in double-figures led by Tristan Kleeman who finished with…