Powder River Basin on pace to produce less than 200 million tons of coal
By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Under the right circumstances, carbon under pressure produces diamonds. But the intense pressure from multiple fronts now squeezing Powder River Basin coal is crushing the industry. Already struggling…
Fatality in crash west of Tetonia
On Monday, September 7, 2020, at approximately 8:12 P.M., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, fatality crash, eastbound SH33 at milepost 118, west of Tetonia. Thomas Muench, 33, of Rexburg, was driving westbound in a 2007 Mazda 6. Macie Ball,…
AVFD responds to Crow Creek fires
The familiar sound of the Afton siren went off multiple times on Saturday evening as the Afton Volunteer Fire Department (AVFD) responded to calls in the Crow Creek area outside of Fairview. Initial reports are that the fire was human-caused…
Wyoming ranked 15th for teacher pay
JACKSON (WNE) — A new analysis finds that Wyoming teacher pay is the 15th best in the country. Market research website Business.org ranked each state by average teacher pay compared to the average salary of all jobs. Wyoming came in 15th, with teacher…
Education Spotlight: Morgan Peterson teaches sixth grade at Etna Elementary
◆ For Peterson, working with students is the perfect career. Morgan Peterson is in her second-year teaching 6th grade at Etna Elementary. Peterson was raised in Morgan, Utah on a small family farm. “I couldn’t have asked for a better…
Scouting out a good book sale begins Saturday, Sept. 5 at SV Branch Library
———- ◆ Sale will continue through Sept. 11. The Lincoln County Library Foundation and the Prater Peak Scout Troops and Pack will host the “Scouting Out a Good Book Used Books Sale” at the Star Valley Branch Library. The book…
Silver Star Broadband expansion update
◆ Work continues at a fevered pitch. By Eric Gewiss Silver Star Director of Marketing and Public Relations We are still moving at a frantic pace with our construction efforts in upper/southern Star Valley. Here is the update for Week…
Study shows coal-fired power plant retrofit could provide benefits
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The U.S. Department of Energy has completed a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) study for several Wyoming coal-fueled power plants. The study showed CCUS retrofits can provide significant benefits. The goal of the study was to evaluate…
Lawmakers advance bills to help agribusinesses, meat processing facilities
———– ◆ Bills would appropriate $80 million for farming and ranching businesses. By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange Lawmakers advanced legislation Friday aiming to boost the state’s meat processing facilities and provide more financial relief to…
Heli-tours generate noise complaints, but business good
————— By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Melody Ranch resident Mike May was readying for dinner on a Saturday in late July when a red helicopter came in hot overhead. It was about 7:30…