Electric vehicle charging stations added in downtown Laramie for ‘mutually beneficial relationship’
LARAMIE (WNE) — Electric cars are here, and growing in popularity and accessibility. The city of Laramie in partnership with the Wyoming-based company OtterSpace recently installed four new 80A Level 2 charging stations with the hopes of doing more for…
Barrasso Travels to Southern Border for Update on Biden’s Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) recently traveled to Texas with his Senate Republican colleagues to tour the Rio Grande Valley and receive a firsthand update on Biden’s Border Crisis. The senators met with Customs and Border Patrol…
Ogden man dies in Bear Lake Valley crash
A 54-year-old man from Ogden, Utah lost his life in a multi-vehicle accident in Bear Lake County on Sunday. Idaho State Police said the accident occurred on October 29 at approximately 10:27 a.m. on Highway 89 near the junction with…
Lincoln up 16 jobs, Teton up by 935 jobs in Second Quarter
Dan Dockstader SVI Media/SV Chamber Workforce Serv. The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that from second quarter 2022 to second quarter 2023, total employment in the state rose by 6,814 jobs…
Oil and gas lawsuit dropped
Governor Mark Gordon welcomed the announcement of the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by extreme environmental groups challenging the issuance of over 4,000 federal Applications for Permit to Drill (APD) in the Powder River Basin and in New Mexico. The…
Antelope migration corridor reviewed at meeting in Jackson
• Jackson, Green River and Pinedale meetings in Nov. CHEYENNE — Wyoming Game and Fish Department regional wildlife biologists and game wardens are moving forward in the identification process for the Sublette antelope migration corridor. Game and Fish will hold…
The Church of Jesus Christ Will Create 36 New Missions in 2024
To accommodate rising numbers of missionaries (now at more than 72,000), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will open 36 new missions on July 1, 2024. This puts the total number of missions at 450 — the highest…
Independent Notes: Thank you to Wyoming’s D.C. delegation for their opposition to the BLM plans in southwest Wyoming.
I commend Wyoming’s D.C. Delegation for stepping out in front of a federal agency and throwing the penalty flag. A group of us in the Wyoming Senate will hold a steady hand and an expressionless face in similar times…
Medicare Open Enrollment open until Dec. 7
• Erickson reviews options on SVI Weekday Wake-up. Kendall Erickson from Sharp Insurance joined the SVI Weekday Wake-Up program to break down the changes to Medicare and go over the options on the healthcare exchange. He says the Medicare Open…
“Work Hard, Play Hard” – A Family Legacy at the Farmer’s Feed Store in Thayne
• Nolan and Kaylene Simpson retire after six decades of hard work. Nestled in the heart of Thayne, the Farmer’s Feed Store has been a historical part of the community for over six decades. What began as a modest venture…