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Wyoming not playing catch up on real ID when it comes to driver’s licenses

◆ State has been in compliance with real ID requirements since 2011. Information provided by WYDOT Federal requirements that states issue REAL IDs by the fall of 2020 will have no impact on Wyoming driver’s licenses. According to the Wyoming…

Governor notes possibilities at Kemmerer facilities

◆ Gov. Gordon gives overview of work with fossil fuels. The Kemmerer power plant facilities and new developments in carbon capture were included in Gov. Mark Gordon’s comments to the 2020 Wyoming Press Association (WPA) Convention in Casper, Jan. 24….

Lincoln County Commissioners detail losses from plant closure

◆ Letter given to Wyoming Public Service Commission.   In a hand delivered letter to the Wyoming Public Service Commission at a public hearing in Kemmerer Jan. 27, 2020, the Lincoln County Commission noted a detailed list of financial losses…

Solar farms sprout in southwest Wyoming

By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A new type of industrial activity is rising from the sagebrush and pastureland in western Wyoming: utility- scale solar farms. Three such developments have already been constructed or…

Coming Events: January 29-February 1

*To add your event to the SVI Calendar, email it to amandan@svinews.com or call us at 307-885-5727. Wednesday, January 29 PUBLIC HEARING on Senate File 159 on the sale of power plants. This is a formal Public Service Commission hearing…

Study shows lower speed limits don’t save wildlife

By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Efforts to reduce the number of wildlife vehicle collisions by dropping speed limits aren’t paying off as expected, according to a new study. The problem? People aren’t obeying the…

No coronavirus cases reported in Wyoming

CHEYENNE (WNE) — As the coronavirus spreads in China and the United States, there have been no reported cases of the virus in Wyoming as of Monday morning. But officials with the state Department of Health say they are closely…

Bear Lake County Fair Receives Awards

(Photos Courtesy the Bear Lake County Fair) The Bear Lake County Fairboard was recently recognized for their work on improving the Fairgrounds in Montpelier. The fair was awarded “Best Grounds” and “Most Improved Grounds.”  According to a post on the…

(Video) – Dr. Niki Milleson and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

* Health Topics Tuesday is a sponsored segment from Star Valley Health Dr. Niki Milleson speaks with SVI about Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine/OMM.

Watch for Wildlife: Semi collides with bald eagle

Some motorists in Wyoming become too complacent to wildlife on or alongside the roadways and no one ever wins in a vehicle collision. Cokeville Game Warden Neil Hymas took the photo below of a vehicle collision with a bald eagle. “The…