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Snowfall and Wind Gust Totals from Wednesday’s Storm

Wednesday’s snow storm produced heavy snowfall, especially in the northern end of Star Valley, along with strong winds in southern Lincoln County and throughout Wyoming. Snow fell over western Wyoming Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon.  Less snow feel across southern…

Forgotten Pencil Stops School Shooting

By Kathy Brown Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Fate turned on something as thin as a pencil. It was one of those yellow No. 2 pencils we’re all familiar with from the days when ours would…

(Video) – Star Valley Medical Center’s Health Topics Tuesday

Each week SVI speaks with a person involved with Star Valley Medical Center as part of a Health Topics Tuesday. This week is Dr. Andrew Orton, newly elected chairman of the board of directors for the North Lincoln County Hospital…

Women’s Council Honors Winner of Inaugural Entrepreneur Award

The following is a press release from the Wyoming Business Council.   The Wyoming Council for Women is pleased to announce that Kylah Bowers, who owns Altitude Drug in Pinedale, is the winner of the inaugural Woman Entrepreneur Award. The…

Wyoming Files Notice it Will Appeal Grizzly Bear Ruling

This story was originally posted by the Associated Press and then written by Local News 8. CASPER, Wyo. (AP) – UPDATE: The Center for Biological Diversity says it will fight Wyoming’s appeals, should it follow through.  Center Senior Attorney Andrea…

The melting away of General Motors

General Motors is gradually disappearing — like a block of ice on the hot pavement of an August day.

Simpson recalls friendship with Bush

By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — In a eulogy to the nation’s 41st president on Wednesday, former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson remembered that while George H.W. Bush loved a good joke, his biggest fl aw…

I-80 closed in both directions due to semi-truck pile-up

Slick conditions likely contributed to an accident that involved seven semi trucks and a pair of passenger cars that has Interstate 80 at a standstill. According to the Uinta County Fire and Ambulance Facebook page, the road is closed between…

Traffic stop results in arrest

Timothy Peterson, a 42-year-old resident of Afton, was arrested in Afton after eluding law enforcement in a 2007 GMC Sierra truck. The pursuit began at 7:36 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, after a Wyoming State Trooper attempted to stop Peterson…

Marriott Hotel Announces Security Breach

Marriott announced in a press release this weekend about a security breach that could have affected more than 500 million guests that have stayed at a Starwood Property On September 8, 2018, Marriott received an alert from an internal security…