Area students listed on WWCC Honor Rolls
Western Wyoming Community College has released their honor roll lists. A number of Star Valley students made the various lists for academic excellence. Congratulations to them and good luck in their ongoing studies!
Man tries to help struggling bison calf; Yellowstone rangers forced to kill it
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyoming — Yellowstone National Park rangers are seeking information about an incident that indirectly led to the death of a bison calf. Park officials say on Saturday, May 20, an unidentified man in his 40s or 50s,…
Fatal winter puts ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ on shaky ground
• A year that started off especially deadly for the Sublette Herd of Antilocapra americana threatens to drastically reduce numbers of animals using an ancient, celebrated migration. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A collared pronghorn took her last breath on…
Officers rescue man after kayak overturns
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies rescued a man who overturned on a kayak Sunday afternoon on Palisades Reservoir. Around 4 p.m., deputies were patrolling on the water near the McCoy Creek area when they came upon an upside-down kayak, life jacket,…
Prosecutors agree to release man detained after Yellowstone death
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Michael Wayne McCollum will be released from a Montana jail where he was held on Yellowstone National Park’s behalf — even though federal prosecutors initially labeled him a…
Bridger Valley man gets life in prison for ‘half-baked, poorly executed’ murder-for-hire
By Hayden Godfrey Uinta County Herald Via- Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — A Bridger Valley man was sentenced to life in prison last Thursday after unsuccessfully orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot against his ex-wife. According to a sworn affidavit by Uinta…
Sweetwater County school district questions suit’s legitimacy
• Parents challenge policy on student names, pronouns By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Lawyers for Sweetwater County School District No. 1 issued a blistering response on Monday to a lawsuit filed by two…
Rockfall changes world-famous Teton skyline forever
• A ‘big chunk of the mountain’ fell off last fall, altering the profile of the Grand’s East Ridge so drastically that people can see the difference from the valley floor. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com A giant…
Elder Alvin ‘Trip’ Meredith III Is Named the 18th President of BYU–Idaho
The Board of Trustees of Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho) has named Elder Alvin F. Meredith III (known by friends as “Trip”) as the school’s 18th president. He will succeed Henry J. Eyring, who has led the university since 2017, on…
Teton Park to start watercraft inspections
JACKSON (WNE) — Boaters and anglers, remember these words: drain, clean and dry. Grand Teton National Park is reminding people to follow all three steps with their vessels and fishing gear before using them in the park so as to…