Jackson man charged with felony DUI after driving through the Gros Ventre River
JACKSON (WNE) — Teton County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Jackson man Sunday after a fisherman reported that a white Chevy Tahoe was “driving through” the Gros Ventre River. The driver appeared intoxicated, the fisherman told deputies, and he had…
Thayne Fire Department douse fires in Bedford and Etna
Two fires were quickly extinguished by the Thayne Volunteer Fire Department this week. The first fire occurred Tuesday, September 2, at roughly 2:30 p.m. inside Etna Trading Company. Tedd Jenkins, Thayne Fire Chief, said an electric motor caught fire in…
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions rescinded for eastern Idaho
The following is a news release from officials with the Caribou-Targhee National Forest – As the threat of wildfire danger has lessened over the past week, state and federal land management agencies will rescind Stage 1Fire Restrictions on lands within…
District 8 concludes brief fall rodeo schedule
The 2025-26 High School Rodeo season began last month with two rodeos in Grace, Idaho on August 23 and two more rodeos in Montpelier, Idaho on August 30. The four rodeos wrap up the brief fall schedule, with the…
Willow Creek Fire now 43% contained
The Willow Creek Fire, burning southwest of Smoot, Wyoming since August 22, is now considered 43% contained at a size of 4.066 acres as of Wednesday September 3. Fire officials still estimate full containment of the fire by September 15….
SVI Radio Interview: Mayor Eric Green, Town of Alpine
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Graham Greene, a trailblazing Indigenous actor best known for ‘Dances with Wolves’, dies at 73
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Graham Greene, a trailblazing Indigenous actor whose long and successful career on the big and small screen included an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Kicking Bird in “Dances with…
Jump Start Your Business program returns to Star Valley, remembering Ken Shaible
The Jump Start Your Business program is returning this September. It offers local business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs tools to develop and grow their ventures. This year is bitter-sweet as organizers honor the late Ken Shaible, a longtime supporter of…
Alpine Master Plan gathering stakeholder input
Alpine is working with consultants and calling on the public input as a master plan comes together for the community. “We’ve had the representatives from Cushing Terrell in town this week, and we’ve had meetings with locals, agencies and citizens.”…
Invasive Grasses Threaten Mule Deer — But Strategic Action Can Turn the Tide, UW Research Suggests
If the spread of cheatgrass and other annual invasive grasses is left unchecked, mule deer will lose key habitat in northeast Wyoming, a new University of Wyoming study suggests. The study, published this week in the journal Rangeland Ecology &…