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Kemmerer Senior Center closed until at least Thursday due to excavation

The Kemmerer Senior Center will be temporarily closed until Thursday June 25 according to reports from the Community Board for Kemmerer, Diamondville and surrounding areas Facebook page. According to information on that page, “[crews] are working diligently to get the…

Confirmed coronavirus cases up by 18; now stands at 992

Wyoming continued to post double-digit increases in new coronavirus cases on Tuesday as the Wyoming Department of Health reported 18 new cases to bring the total number of cases seen since the virus was first detected in Wyoming to 992….

Alpine man identified in St. Anthony Sand Dunes accident

———————————– This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com.  ST. ANTHONY — A Wyoming man who died after crashing at the St. Anthony Sand Dunes is being remembered for his “contagious smile and great sense of humor.” Samuel Homer Tucker, 24, was flown…

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Take simple steps to avoid summer diseases

Provided by Kim Deti Wyoming Department of Health As Wyoming residents spend more time outdoors or in pools, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is describing some simple steps that can help families escape some potentially serious diseases passed more…

WYDOT will be working on Weigh-in-motion sensors

Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be changing the roadway sensors for the weigh-in-motion on WYO 22 on June 23-24. Work will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on each day. The sensors are located at…

Pro-hunting groups join Elk Refuge fight

By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Three hunting advocacy groups have asked a federal court to join the legal dispute over what becomes of the National Elk Refuge’s feeding program. The Safari Club International…

Dirty campground lures bear, leading to its death

————————- By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Food, garbage and vomit were scattered around a dispersed Darby Canyon campsite early June 14 when state wildlife officials arrived to respond to a report of a…

Vandals destroy Afton public bathrooms

————- According to Afton Town Administrator, Violet Sanderson, there is typically some type of vandalism that targets public bathrooms but nothing like officials found on the morning of Monday June 22. Vandals destroyed toilets and flooded public bathrooms to the…

2020 Lincoln County Fair Royalty

2020 Lincoln County Royalty includes: Queen- Ki Simkins; First Attn. Queen Katie Vigil; Princess – Harley Mackey; First Attn. Princess – Brooke Hatch; Jr. Princess – Gracie Jackson. The 2020 Lincoln County Fair runs August 1-8 in Afton, Wyoming. Click…

Uinta County company starts hemp operation

——– EVANSTON — “My cousin in California is a hemp grower, and as soon as Wyoming made it legal, he encouraged me to start growing it here,” Amy Schofield Kitchel of Bridger Valley told the Herald. “My cousin, Ramona Hobbs Allen,…