Sweetwater County Commissioners: BLM’s proposed RMP still too restrictive and too much access will be lost
By Ann Jantz Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — Sweetwater County representatives are preparing a response in protest of the Bureau of Land Management’s recently released Rock Springs Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Resource Management…
Family fun for all ages
• Star Valley business builds worldclass miniature golf courses. Several years ago, Mike Codman was in Pennsylvania doing a repair job on a miniature golf course and was doing a walk-through with the site’s owner. Suddenly the latter pulled…
Togwotee Pass reopens
JACKSON (WNE) — Highway 26 over Togwotee Pass has reopened. Officials will guide traffic through the area west of Dubois where the fire has burned closest to the road, according to a Friday morning press release. Maintenance crews will run…
The outfits saving Wyoming lives struggle to save themselves
• EMS agencies are considering solutions like consolidation to stay afloat, but the patchwork of funding makes financial sustainability challenging. By Madelyn BeckWyoFile.com Most businesses in Wyoming would go under if they were operating more than a million…
Lincoln County launches transportation plan
• Road networks, cars, trucks, bikes and walking all part of the plan. “We’re kicking off a Lincoln County Transportation plan and will be working on it through July of next year,” Thomas McMurtry of Avenue Consultants told SVI…
How to prepare for the Fed’s forthcoming interest rate cuts
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve is poised to cut its benchmark interest rate next month from its 23-year high, with consequences for consumers when it comes to debt, savings, auto loans and mortgages….
LCSD No. 2 staff gathers for inspirational kick-off
• “Why Not?…” is the motivational theme for this year. Lincoln County School District No. 2 administrators and staff gathered for the annual kick-off event August 20 in the Star Valley High School auditorium where they honored veteran teachers…
School Board candidate list finalized
• Voting will take place during the General Election Nov. 5 The candidate filing period has closed for those seeking a seat on the Lincoln County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees. The Lincoln County Clerk’s Office reports…
‘This isn’t my story’
“We are the miracle that God gives other people.” That is the lesson, in essence, that Janice Frye would like people to learn from a serious illness that nearly took her life three years ago. Laying in ICU at…
Lightning strike causes hay fire at Shumway Farms
A haystack caught fire early Monday morning at Shumway Farms in Osmond. Afton Fire Chief Cody Wilkes said the department was dispatched to the scene at roughly 3:50 a.m. According to Wilkes, lightning struck in the middle of a stack…