Silver Star fiber expansion project making final call for sign-ups in Southern Star Valley
Ever since Silver Star was awarded CARES Act funding through Wyoming Business Council, the company has been in a race against time to build out fiber in the area defined as the southern Star Valley CARES Fiberhood. The project timeline…
Braves pound the Devils in 42-14 road win
Scoring three times in the first quarter, the Braves collected a relatively easy road win in Evanston on Wednesday evening behind big games from quarterback Brant Nelson and running back Lane Oesch. The Braves won back-to-back games for the first…
Free school meals to continue for the entire 2020-2021 academic year
◆ U.S. Secretary of Ag announces extension of free meals program. Students and families in Lincoln County School District 2 will continue to benefit through the free school meals program. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced an extension…
Wyoming energy sectors slogging through slow recovery, report shows
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s energy industry continued to limp along in September with price, production and employment indexes trailing far behind last year, a new report published by Wyoming’s Economic Analysis Division shows. Data…
Lincoln county man among three new COVID-19 deaths
By The Wyoming News Exchange Three more Wyoming residents have died as a result of coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday, bringing the state’s death toll from the illness to 57. The department said all three of the…
Fire restrictions end while fire danger remains high
Bridger-Teton National Forest Managers have made the decision to rescind the Stage 1 Fire Restriction Order effective at noon today (October 13, 2020). Despite the precipitation received over the weekend fire danger remains HIGH across much of the forest. Forest…
Devils Tower visitor numbers up in September, down for year
GILLETTE (WNE) — Popular tourist attractions have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and Devils Tower is no exception. The number of people who came to see the first U.S. national monument through September 2020 has decreased by 9.6%…
Woman sentenced to 5 to 7 years in prison for assault by vehicle in Gillette
GILLETTE (WNE) – A woman who ran into a semitruck on Interstate 90 after getting on the wrong on-ramp will spend up to 14 years in prison. Mary Jane Steele, 52, was sentenced to five to seven years in prison…
Snow King gets nod to expand in three directions on national forest
JACKSON (WNE) – The Bridger-Teton National Forest is moving forward with a plan for Snow King Mountain that allows the ski resort’s infrastructure to spread out in three directions: to the east, west and over the backside into Leeks Canyon….
Three-year-old suffers thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park
JACKSON (WNE) — A three-year-old suffered second-degree-thermal burns to the lower body and back in Yellowstone National Park on Friday. The accident occurred near the Fountain Freight Road near Midway Geyser Basin when the toddler took off running from the…