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Impact payments starting to trickle in for county projects

According to Lincoln County Commissioner Teri Bowers, four major projects are moving forward in the next 18 months which will bring impact payment dollars to the area. Impact payments are monies given to counties and municipalities that experience major growth…

The Wave Radio Interview: Kim Hulme, Brake 4 Breakfast

Kim Hulme, Educator for Bear Lake Memorial Healthcare, hopped on The Wave’s Morning Chit Chat to discuss the upcoming Brake 4 Breakfast Cancer Awareness Program.  

Lane closures on US-26 near Palisades underway

The following is a news release from the Idaho Transportation Department. IRWIN — Travelers on U.S. Highway 26 near the Wyoming border will see one lane-closures and temporary traffic signals in place. This began on Monday September 22. The restrictions…

Crews will be working on Hoback Junction Bridge

HOBACK JUNCTION, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Reiman Corp. will be working on the Hoback Junction arch bridge next week to repair to the expansion device in order to extend the life of the…

Sports Friday Interview: KSL’s Sam Farnsworth

Sam Farnsworth, Sports Anchor for KSL, joined Duke & Dahl during First Bank of Wyoming Sports Friday to talk Wyoming, Utah, BYU and Utah State Football, along with the emergency pro sports complex in Salt Lake City.

The Wave Radio Interview: Julie Nelson and Lewis Chandler

Julie Nelson with the Bear Lake County Chamber of Commerce and Lewis Chandler with the National Oregon California Trail Center joined Lisa Hillier on The Wave to discus Huckleberry Harvest, Saddlestrings Concert and the Demolition Derby.

SVI Radio Interview: Ken Roberts, Wyoming G&F Commissioner

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Solo hiker injured by bear on Sept. 16 in Yellowstone National Park

According to information provided by officials with Yellowstone National Park, a man was injured by a bear on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 16 while hiking on the Turbid Lake Trail, located northeast of Mary Bay in Yellowstone Lake. The…

Casper man wins $2 million with Rock Spring ticket

The old adage, “you can’t win if you don’t play,” could not be more true for Jerry Ragsdale of Casper, Wyo. Ragsdale recently purchased a Powerball ticket, his second time ever to play, and with that Quick Pick ticket, he…

101 years since Kemmerer mining disaster killed 55

It was on this day 101 years ago that a mining disaster claimed the lives of 55 workers at coal mine near Kemmerer. The event happened on September 16, 1924 at the Kemmerer Coal Company’s mine near the town of…