Bonneville County Sheriffs Office to participate in the State of Idaho Aggressive Driving Mobilization.
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, along with Law Enforcement Agencies all across the State of Idaho, are adding extra officers to our streets, roads, and highways between July 26, 2019 and August 7, 2019 to target aggressive drivers. The Idaho…
NEWS BRIEFS for Friday, July 26, 2019
Crop insurance payout depends on cause of canal collapse TORRINGTON (WNE) — The collapse of an irrigation tunnel along the Fort Laramie-Gering canal has threatened the livelihood of farmers in the Wyobraska area by cutting them off from a key…
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to Visit Wyoming’s Thunder Basin National Grassland
WRIGHT, Wyo – Secretary Perdue will visit Wyoming July 30-31 and visit Thunder Basin National Grassland. This will be Perdue’s second visit to Wyoming and his first visit to Thunder Basin National Grassland, one of only 20 national grasslands in…
Accident between sedan and four-wheeler on U.S. 89
Thayne Fire and EMS services have responded to an accident on U.S. Highway 89 approximately 1/2 mile north of Thayne. Initial reports are that a collision took place between a sedan and a four-wheeler ATV. Details from this incident are…
Fatal Crash Near Casper
On July 20, 2019, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 14 on Wyoming 258 near the city limits of Casper, Wyoming. Around 10:00 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a motor vehicle collision. A 1992…
Wyoming Regional Wildlife Supervisor Testifies Before the Senate on Human-Predator Conflict
Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), welcomed Brad Hovinga, Jackson regional wildlife supervisor for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, to the committee. Hovinga was testifying before the committee…
Three arrested for Burglary, one charged with Possession of Methamphetamine
On July 21st, 2019 at approximately 6:40 AM, Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to Marler’s Auto Supply on N. 15th E. to a report of a Burglary in progress. The owner of the business was advising that two males…
Blackjewel gets $2.9 million to Stay Afloat
By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Blackjewel LLC may be closer to selling its flagship Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines in Campbell County than it is to securing financing to reopen and resume…
Irrigation Tunnel Collapse Threatens 104,000 acres of Farmland
By Tom Milstead Torrington Telegram Via Wyoming News Exchange FORT LARAMIE – A portion of a tunnel on the Gering-Fort Laramie irrigation canal has caused water to back up and breach the canal a mile upstream from the collapse and…
Chavez Appointed to Wyoming State Bar Board of Commissioners
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Sarah L. Chavez, an attorney from Rawlins, has been appointed commissioner of the Wyoming State Bar to represent the Second Judicial District, which consists of Albany and Laramie Counties….