Three-year-old suffers thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park
JACKSON (WNE) — A three-year-old suffered second-degree-thermal burns to the lower body and back in Yellowstone National Park on Friday. The accident occurred near the Fountain Freight Road near Midway Geyser Basin when the toddler took off running from the…
Technical Education Center ceremony held with SVHS homecoming
◆ Open house will be Friday, Oct. 9, 3:30 to 4:30. Ribbon cutting at 3:30. The new Star Valley High School Technical Education Center will formally be opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony and Open House, Friday, Oct. 9, as…
Keeping avalanches off Teton Pass is Sisyphean task
By Tom Hallberg Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — An avalanche, believed to be skier-triggered, barreled onto Highway 22 from Twin Slides, entombing a Jeep and forcing the driver to “swim” out of the debris. A now…
Getting down to nutrition
◆ Everything Pumpkin! By Shelley Balls, MDA, RD, LD UW Extension – Nutrition and Food Safety Educator Pumpkin is one type of winter squash that is commonly seen around fall and used for a variety of things such as decoration,…
Earthquake preparedness drill planned
◆ Great Wyoming ShakeOut set for October 15. Earthquakes are something to be expected in the State of Wyoming, according to the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS). “Hundreds of earthquakes happen in Wyoming every year,” said Christina George of the…
Justices uphold sentence in murder case
By Stephen Dow Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — The Wyoming Supreme Court has affirmed Fourth Judicial District Court Judge William Edelman’s ruling in the re-sentencing of convicted murderer and robber Donald C. Davis last year. “Considering the re-sentencing…
Wyoming Cowboys Return to Practice This Week Following Three-Day Pause
The Wyoming Cowboys returned to practice this week following a three-day pause in practice due to 11 freshman football players testing positive for the COVID-19 virus late last week. Those eleven cases of COVID-19 and close contacts among the University…
Wildfire in Teton Wilderness at 230 acres and growing
JACKSON (WNE) – After a calm morning, the largest wildfire of 2020 in Jackson Hole was just picking up steam Monday afternoon and starting to torch trees and grow along its perimeter. Because of the time of year and its…
Plea agreement reached in Rock Springs stabbing case
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A Rock Springs man originally charged with attempted second-degree murder in a stabbing case pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of aggravated assault and battery as part of a plea agreement Monday morning. Alexander Cave,…
Gordon: COVID-19 spike in Wyoming shows “very serious deterioration”
By Margaret Austin Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – While coronavirus cases in Wyoming appeared fairly steady throughout the summer, the state is now seeing a spike across the board, including Laramie County. In fact, Laramie County…