Gardening Series: Growing Vegetables in Wyoming, Part 2
◆ Start planning your garden now with this second installment of gardening tips. Provided By University of Wyoming Extension Home vegetable gardening is a popular activity all across the United States. Gardening serves many purposes such as providing sources of…
Lincoln County with 19 active COVID-19 cases
By The Wyoming News Exchange The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming grew back to more than 400 on Monday as the state reported 369 new confirmed cases in the last week. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its…
Fathom Restaurant opens with international menu in Afton
◆ Offering Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Mexican and American classics, each dish features only fresh ingredients. Morison and Bernadette Fernandez are introducing a new selection of culinary choices to Star Valley. The couple has opened Fathom Restaurant at 461 South Washington…
Yellowstone grizzly population jumps with count revision
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Federal scientists who track grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are revising a key criterion that underlies how they count bears, with the effect being a 34%…
U.S. Senator for Wyoming John Barrasso traveling around state to meet with counties and check on vaccine rollout
U.S. Senator for Wyoming John Barrasso is traveling the state and meeting with counties and is checking in on the vaccine rollout. He met with SVI and spoke of various topics. COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in Lincoln County He says he…
Area physician, Brad Washburn, volunteers expertise at World Ski Championships in Bulgaria
Local physician, Brad Washburn, accompanied the Men’s US Alpine Ski Team to the Junior World Alpine Ski Championships in Bansko, Bulgaria March 3-10. Washburn explained, “Last month I was contacted to provide medical coverage for the US Alpine Ski Team…
Wyoming Rep. Scott Heiner: No agreement reached on education funding, says ‘can has been kicked down the road’
Wyoming Representative Scott Heiner (R-HD18) says he is disappointed the House and Senate could not reach an agreement on education funding, meaning for now everything will be the same. He says there were categorical differences between the chambers. “The can…
Gordon disappointed by K-12 funding impasse
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon addressed a range of issues, primarily K-12 education funding and the state’s long-term fiscal outlook, during a media briefing Thursday afternoon, a day after the…
A Head Start for Kids
◆ The LUCDA is Dedicated to Early Childhood Development in Western Wyoming. The Lincoln Uinta Child Development Association (LUCDA) offers free developmental screenings to the children of Lincoln and Uinta counties. The screenings happen twice a year, with the next…
Completing 32 years of service, Heiner retires from driving bus
◆ When asked to share his funniest story, he quipped, “I don’t dare put it in ink.” Nearing completion of his 32nd year as a bus driver for Lincoln County School District No. 2, LaDell Heiner will retire in May…