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Changes made for SV Health’s Alpine and Afton urgent care

◆ Urgent care services moved into clinic offices. Star Valley Health’s urgent care facilities in Alpine and Afton are combining services in each community. The urgent care facilities will now offer services within the established clinic offices. In Alpine the…

Missing man identified after discovery of vehicle crash site

————— Afton Police Chief Jason Romberg spoke with Duke Dance as part of an interview on Swift 98.7 FM on Monday July 13 where the former made a statement on the discovery of the remains of Dustin Kilpack who had…

Yellowstone visitation statistics for June 2020

——— The park hosted 534,155 visits in June 2020. This is a 32% decrease from June 2019. Although the numbers were down, visitation substantially increased over the month. In the last ten days of June, traffic counts ranged from 90%-116%…

Pinedale teenager killed in recreational vehicle accident over the weekend.

The following is a news release from the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office. (Pinedale, Wyo – July 13th, 2020)  Yesterday, July 12th 2020 at approximately 0820pm Sublette County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting there had been a rollover of a…

Growing tensions with China could affect land deal

————————- By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — If Wyoming plans to double down on minerals to save its future, then trona – one of the Equality State’s most critical natural resources – is probably its…

UW expects 20% enrollment drop

—————- By Daniel Bendtsen Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The University of Wyoming is expecting to have about 1,900 fewer students enroll this fall than were enrolled at the university in fall 2019. UW had 6,212 undergraduates…

Man charged with multiple sex crimes

————- GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette man is accused of multiple counts of sexually assault and abusing two girls in Gillette over several years, and a mother has been charged with promoting prostitution for allegedly setting up her daughter to…

Budget Cuts Approved by Governor Gordon total more than $250 Million

Governor signs Executive Order to consolidate Human Resources Personnel for additional savings CHEYENNE, Wyo. –  Governor Mark Gordon has announced deep budget cuts for the current two-year budget cycle totaling more than $250 million, or nearly 10% of the state’s…

Sweetwater commissioners pass on mask resolution

—————— GREEN RIVER (WNE) — Responding to a recent increase in COVID-19 infections, the Sweetwater County commissioners debated a resolution mandating people visiting county buildings to wear masks while inside, ultimately passing it back to the county’s human resources office….

Sublette County rejects Bondurant resort proposal

———————— By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE — An upscale resort that would have nearly doubled the population of Bondurant was denied Tuesday by Sublette County commissioners who said the high-end guest ranch didn’t square…