Maintenance crews working to make schools academic year ready
◆ Over the summer, maintenance crews have been testing different sanitizing solutions. Government and community response to Covid-19 is dictating activity choices for many organizations these days, and the Lincoln County School District No. 2 Maintenance Department is no exception….
Carnival extended, arena events limited at 2020 Lincoln County Fair
◆ Early ticket purchase for arena events encouraged. It appears that 800 will be the magic number at the 2020 Lincoln County Fair. Arena events will have a ticket sale limit of 800. “That is a substantial reduction in the…
Health board unanimously passes order mandating masks in Bonneville County
IDAHO FALLS — Masks are now mandatory in Bonneville County following a unanimous vote by Eastern Idaho Public Health’s Board of Directors on Tuesday night. The board is made up of a commissioner from each of the district’s member counties…
Firefighters contain more than 17,500-acre blaze south of Worland
POWELL (WNE) — A wildlife burned across 17,554 acres of short grass and brush south of Worland over the past week, but crews expected to have it fully contained by Monday night. The Neiber Fire started on July 14 along…
100 MPH chase ends near Sheridan
On Monday, July 20, 2020, a Sheridan, Wyoming resident led WHP Troopers and Sheridan County Deputies on a pursuit east of Sheridan, Wyoming. The pursuit began after officers were called to the Sheridan Wal-Mart to take a report of an…
Lincoln County adds four more active Coronavirus cases
40 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Wyoming, Campbell County woman latest victim A Campbell County woman has become the 25th Wyoming resident to die from coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health reported Tuesday. The department said the older woman did…
More than 8,000 Wyomingites received unclaimed property checks
◆ Wyoming law requires the state to hold unclaimed property in perpetuity until the rightful owner claims it. Provided by the Unclaimed Property Division of the State Treasurer’s Office Wyoming’s Unclaimed Property Division of the State Treasurer’s Office cut a…
SVR officials warn residents of a bear in the area
The following is a letter sent to residents of the Town of Star Valley Ranch: LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BEARS Dear Star Valley Ranch Residents, We wanted to make you all aware that there is a subadult black…
University of Wyoming drafts COVID-19 closure plans
The University of Wyoming has put together a comprehensive plan to return students to campus which began back on June 1 with the reintegration of student-athletes in Laramie. Officials have now released a plan to address any increase in COVID-19…
Wind River Casino to reopen Wednesday
—————– CASPER (WNE) — The Wind River Hotel & Casino will reopen next week after closing in March to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The “grand reopening” will take place at noon Wednesday, the casino announced in a Facebook…