Emergency Rental Assistance Program portal closes on June 30
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The last day to submit extension requests for Wyoming’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) is Friday, June 30 at 11:59 p.m. The application portal is closing because the federal funding for the program is nearly exhausted. ERAP…
Fatal accident Wednesday night remains under investigation
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a fatal vehicle accident occurred on Wednesday night on Highway 238 in Star Valley. The accident occurred at roughly 9:40 p.m. The incident, which includes multiple fatalities, remains under investigation by the…
Star Valley & Cokeville High Schools in lockdown following threat
UPDATE #2: As of 9:40 a.m. all schools in the district have been taken out of Secure Mode and are resuming regular operations. Lincoln County Sheriff Johnson told SVI News that someone called the Lincoln County Dispatch Office claiming that…
No further investigation of Bouchard for misconduct
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – State Sen. Anthony Bouchard will not be the subject of a formal investigation following a misconduct complaint filed in March, and he was assigned to serve on a…
Lincoln County legislators assigned committees for the upcoming session
◆ Baldwin and Dockstader are Senate committee chairs. The Lincoln County Republican Party reports committee assignments for our county’s representatives and senators have been announced: Sen. Dan Dockstader (SD16) will serve as Chairman of the Mineral, Business & Economic Development…
TerraPower and PacifiCorp Announce Efforts to Expand Natrium Technology Deployment
The following is a press release from TerraPower TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, and PacifiCorp, a regulated utility, announced Thursday their undertaking of a joint study to evaluate the feasibility of deploying up to five additional Natrium reactor and integrated…
Star Valley Ranch Council Votes to Renegotiate Fire Protection Contract
The clock is ticking for the town to reach an agreement with Mid Valley Fire District Thursday’s special meeting of the Star Valley Ranch Town Council was highly charged at points, but ultimately the council decided to rewrite the contract…
Jackson Hole Airport opens today with new runway, security and parking fees
JACKSON (WNE) — Airplanes will be landing again at one of the nation’s most scenic runways, as the Jackson Hole Airport has reopened. The reopening comes after a 78-day closure to work on a number of projects, chief among them…
Afton announces fundraising plans to improve Star Hill
The Town of Afton has announced a fundraising campaign with the hopes of improving the historic star on the hillside at the mouth of Swift Creek Canyon. The town said the new Star project should be completed by early summer…