Fire restrictions end while fire danger remains high
Bridger-Teton National Forest Managers have made the decision to rescind the Stage 1 Fire Restriction Order effective at noon today (October 13, 2020). Despite the precipitation received over the weekend fire danger remains HIGH across much of the forest. Forest…
Devils Tower visitor numbers up in September, down for year
GILLETTE (WNE) — Popular tourist attractions have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and Devils Tower is no exception. The number of people who came to see the first U.S. national monument through September 2020 has decreased by 9.6%…
Woman sentenced to 5 to 7 years in prison for assault by vehicle in Gillette
GILLETTE (WNE) – A woman who ran into a semitruck on Interstate 90 after getting on the wrong on-ramp will spend up to 14 years in prison. Mary Jane Steele, 52, was sentenced to five to seven years in prison…
Snow King gets nod to expand in three directions on national forest
JACKSON (WNE) – The Bridger-Teton National Forest is moving forward with a plan for Snow King Mountain that allows the ski resort’s infrastructure to spread out in three directions: to the east, west and over the backside into Leeks Canyon….
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…