LCSD No. 2 students maintain an upward trend in state assessment scores in spite of pandemic
◆ Administrators, teachers, parents and students are working together to keep scores above state and national averages. Lincoln County School District No. 2 administrators are pleased with the overall upward trend of student learning and achievement data that is demonstrated…
Greys River Road work completed for the season
◆ Additional phases may include road work to Forest Park. The Greys River Road improvements have been completed for the summer season. Mike Oltman, Forest Engineer advises the surface of the popular road leading out of Alpine and into the…
Lady Braves sweep Evanston
The Star Valley Volleyball program got off on the right foot in 4A West play as they traveled to Evanston on Tuesday, September 21 and swept the Red Devils 3-0. The Lady Braves jumped out to a 9-0 lead in…
Hunters: Win great prizes when you submit a CWD sample
Hunters are critical to monitoring chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Wyoming, a fatal disease that affects moose, elk and deer in the state. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is once again asking for hunters to provide lymph node samples…
Yellowstone breaks another monthly visitation record
CODY (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park continued its summer of historic visitation with a record-breaking 921,844 recreation visits in August. This beat the previous record set in August 2017 when 916,166 people came, many for the solar eclipse. In July,…
Star Valley Arts Council to host Star Valley Halloween Extravaganza! Monday October 25th
The Star Valley Arts Council will be hosting the Star Valley Halloween Extravaganza! event on Monday October 25th from 5:30 to 8:30 PM at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. Director of the organization, Tim Hale, says they will be teaming with…
KDCA putting together tourism packets for surrounding areas; will include business cards
The KDCA (Kemmerer/Diamondville Community Area) Chamber of Commerce is putting together tourism packets for surrounding areas and looks to include business cards in them. Director of the organization, Ellen Potter, says this will go to areas like Utah in Park…
Forest Road work taking place in the Jackson and Blackrock districts
The Jackson and Blackrock Ranger districts of the Bridger-Teton National Forest have planned roadside clearing of vegetation in four areas. Beginning on Monday, September 20, 2021, Four Mile Road, Blackrock District followed by the Shadow Mountain Loop and Mosquito Creek…
Morgan to lead Simplot mining, manufacturing efforts
Christopher Morgan will be the new Vice President, Mining and Manufacturing for the J.R. Simplot Company’s AgriBusiness division, effective Sept. 27, 2021. Morgan will have responsibility for directing the operation of all manufacturing facilities, mines, and engineering services throughout AgriBusiness,…