County to Test Emergency Warning Sirens on Tuesday
Teton County Emergency Management will be testing outdoor warning sirens on Tuesday October 18, 2022. Emergency Management personnel will visit siren locations in Teton Village,Teton Pines, downtown Jackson, Gregory Lane, Adams Canyon, and Hoback Junction to test the sirens to ensure they…
WYDOT will be striping in Jackson area
Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation, along with contract crews from S & L Industrial will be striping roads this week on WYO 22 during the day and in the town of Jackson, possibly during nighttime hours. Crews began…
Trial date set for rest stop murder suspect
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – By Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS – The trial date for a man accused of murdering another man at a rest stop near Ririe has been set. Randy…
Lower Valley Energy and state agencies working to solve employee housing quandaries
◆ Housing prices turning people away from region. Housing continues to be a big issue for many whether it’s a matter of cost or availability. Recently a story by the Jackson Hole News & Guide through the Wyoming News Exchange…
Kemmerer fire claims pair of buildings
Two buildings were lost after a fire in South Lincoln County Monday evening. The Kemmerer Volunteer Fire Department reported a grass fire in the Oakley area east of Diamondville spread to an older barn and house due to high winds. The fire…
Wyoming looks to grow its manufacturing sector
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Wyoming leaders are effectively laying the groundwork for manufacturing sector growth, but the state’s new industries and shifting workforce will need continued support in the years ahead, panelists said at…
Euthanize or release? The quandaries of handling captive animals
By Christine Peterson, WyoFile.com One night in late August, University of Wyoming researchers Merav Ben-David and Eric Quallen spent hours euthanizing more than 50 captive chipmunks. The next week, they killed the other 70. The animals had been the subject…
Volleyball Pink Night fundraiser is tonight at SVHS
• Silent auction and fundraiser begins at 4 pm. Varsity serve scheduled for 6 pm versus Evanston. There’s hardly a person who has not or will not be affected by the blight of cancer in their lifetime. The month of…
VIDEO: Kemmerer/Diamondville Community Meeting with Project Developers
The City of Kemmerer and Town of Diamondville, in conjunction with Wyoming Energy Futures, held a public meeting on Thursday, October 7 at the South Lincoln Training & Events Center. The meeting featured companies and developers that are either expanding…
EPA extends deadline for public comment
◆ Public comment is invited until November 15. Members of the Afton community gathered in Star Valley High School’s auditorium Tuesday evening, September 27, for a hearing with the EPA regarding the agency’s preliminary determinations that Afton’s Periodic Spring, which…