Fire near Cokeville under investigation
A wild fire that began Thursday afternoon a few miles southwest of Cokeville near the Long View Estates subdivision has been contained. Stephen Malik with Lincoln County Emergency Management said the Long View Fire was reported around 3 p.m….
Governor Gordon Responds to Border Crisis by Providing Support to Texas
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – In response to a request for assistance from Texas, Governor Mark Gordon announced that Wyoming law-enforcement personnel will be deploying to the southern border with Mexico. The deployment of 10 Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) troopers later…
Five winners emerge at SVAC Chalk Art Festival
• Prizes included gift cards, passes and cash Five of 21 entries emerged as winners in the Star Valley Arts Council’s First Annual Chalk Art Festival that took place in Thayne on Friday and Saturday. Winners took home a variety…
Texas man charged with felony voyeurism
JACKSON (WNE) — A 41-year-old fairgoer from Texas was arrested Friday around 11 p.m. after a bystander reported the man for surreptitiously taking pictures of a juvenile girl. William Brennan of Sulphur Springs, Texas, has been charged with attempted…
Bedford man convicted on charges related to January 6 capitol protest
A Star Valley man was convicted Wednesday, July 31 on charges related to the January 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol Building protest. Douglas Harrington, 69, of Bedford was found guilty by U.S. District Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on two felony…
SVI Radio Interview: Jim Webb, Lower Valley Energy Fire Mitigation
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Man sentenced up to 48 years for child porn
By Hayden Godfrey Uinta County Herald Via- Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — A Mountain View man will spend 33-48 years in prison after being found guilty of 25 counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of second-degree…
Andy Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament is this Saturday
• Sign up and sponsors still available Andy Johnson was a standout player for the Star Valley Braves and went on to be part of a very successful collegiate career at Carroll College which won three national titles in…
Big Boy makes a Kemmerer stop
As the old steam engine rumbled out of Kemmerer, and continued on to the next stop in Granger, Union Pacific’s Heritage Equipment Manager told SVI, “You’ve been enjoying a once in a lifetime experience with a 1941 Big Boy.” The…
New permanent road coming to Teton Pass
“This is a temporary repair,” Wyoming Department of Transportation Resident Engineer Bob Hammond said of the Teton Pass reconstruction process this summer in an interview with SVI Media. “We started right after the land slide and got it done in…