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TEXT-IN TOPIC: Do you use TikTok?

In December, Wyoming joined a growing list of states who have banned the social media video sharing app TikTok on all state electronic devices and networks. Governor Gordon directed that the app be permanently removed, and access blocked, from all…

Search & Rescue encourages avalanche safety following fatalities in Colorado and Montana

◆ Visit BridgerTetonAvalancheCenter.org for local conditions – The Star Valley Search & Rescue is reminding residents to have the correct avalanche gear and training before going into the backcountry. The reminder was posted to the SVS&R’s Facebook page following two…

(Video) – Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon sworn in for second term

Click the link below to view the entire ceremony as Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon was sworn in for his second term.

Kemmerer District Ranger Appointed on the Bridger-Teton National Forest

The Bridger-Teton National Forest announces Adam Calkins as the District Ranger for the Kemmerer Ranger District. Calkins joins the Forest from his former position as an archeologist with the Bureau of Land Management in Lander, Wyoming. No stranger to the…

Kemmerer schools canceled for second consecutive day due to snow

Schools in the Kemmerer area will remained closed Wednesday as snow removal crews continue to dig the community out of the New Year’s storm. Lincoln County School District No. 1 Superintendent Teresa Chaulk said the district will not have school…

Future of oil and gas industry uncertain

By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —This year is shaping up to be the most normal in a while for the oil and gas industry. But with normalcy still a long way off, the Wyoming operators…

Top state executives sworn in at Capitol

By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — In the heart of the Wyoming Capitol, Gov. Mark Gordon was joined by the four top state executives as they were sworn into office Tuesday morning. The inauguration…

Star Valley’s McKay Young selected as head coach for 2023 Shrine Bowl

Star Valley High School Football Coach McKay Young has been selected as a head coach for the 50th Annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl. Young will coach the South Team against Coach Kirk McLaughlin of Big Horn High School, who will coach…

Lincoln County Search and Rescue retrieves patient needing medical transport

  The following is a release from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page At approximately 0600 hours on January 2, 2023, the Lincoln County Communications received a medical call, needing transport to the hospital from Commissary Ranches, Kemmerer area….

Feds set deadline for West Fork Dam comments

By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Federal authorities have set a Feb. 13 deadline for comments on a proposal to build a 264-foot-high concrete dam in the Medicine Bow National Forest in Carbon County. The proposed West Fork Dam and…