LCSD No. 2 celebrates Veteran’s Day
◆ Programs are scheduled throughout the day on Thursday, November 10. Schools in Lincoln County School District No. 2 are celebrating Veterans Day on Thursday, November 10, because school is not in session on Veteran’s Day, Friday, November 11. Dr….
‘Rare earth element’ permitting measure advances
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com A legislative committee advanced a bill that would authorize the state to apply for primacy over federal permitting and licensing that guides the management of rare-earth-element mining’s radioactive byproducts. Lawmakers and industry representatives believe the Wyoming…
Kendall Erickson breaks down changes in Medicare
◆ Medicare deadline is December 7. Kendall Erickson from Sharp Insurance sat down with SVI Media to discuss some upcoming changes and due dates for Medicare during open enrollment. He says he remembers when he first started in the industry,…
IDAWY transfer trash system coming to Lincoln County
◆ Construction in 2023. Savings of $600,000, other counties show interest. Lincoln County Commissioner Bob King says construction on the Thayne transfer facility is set to begin in spring 2023 as part of IDAWY trash system. He says representatives from…
Lincoln County results from the 2022 General Election
In the race for Wyoming’s lone representative in the U.S. House, Harriet Hageman was a runaway winner as she carried the elections with over 81-percent of the vote in Lincoln County as the Republican nominee. Democratic nominee, Lynnette Greybull picked…
GoFundMe established for local resident following double lung transplant
A GoFundMe account has been established for a local Star Valley resident who has recently undergone a double lung transplant. Guy Jacobson received the call nearly two weeks ago saying that compatible lungs had been found. He and his family…
Report: power plants polluting water
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming is home to some of the worst coal ash contamination in the country, according to a new report from a pair of environmental groups. Authored by the Environmental…
Afton shooting suspect arrested
One man has been arrested and another hospitalized following a shooting over the weekend in Star Valley. Afton Police Chief Jason Romberg said the incident happened shortly before noon on Saturday, November 5 when Afton PD was requested to respond…
Deregulated power zones lose legislative energy
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Draft legislation to create deregulated “industrial power zones” to attract large electric power-consuming clients such as crypto-currency miners failed to gain support from the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee last week. The Industrial power zones measure…
Man who called 911 to report being stabbed in head ends up getting arrested
GILLETTE (WNE) — A 58-year-old man who reported he’d been stabbed in the head ended up being arrested for reckless endangerment early Thursday morning. Shortly before 5 a.m., the man called the Sheriff’s Office to report that his sister, 56,…