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Month: June 2025

Driver charged in fatal bicycle crash held on $300,000 bond

  By Jeannette Boner Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Jackson resident Jody Utter remains in Teton County Jail, charged in the Saturday death of Florence McCall-Phillips, a well-known portrait photographer and community member. Utter, 53, faces…

Truckers fear job loss as new English language rules take effect

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press LINDEN, New Jersey (AP) — At a trucking school in New Jersey, students are maneuvering 18-wheelers around traffic cones. Other future drivers look under hoods to perform safety checks, narrating as they examine steering hoses…

Secretary Rollins Rescinds Roadless Rule, Eliminating Impediment to Responsible Forest Management

The following is a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture –  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced during a meeting of the Western Governors’ Association in New Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is rescinding…

Wyoming Outdoor Council representatives to citizens: call delegation over public lands

  CODY (WNE) — Wyoming Outdoor Council representatives warned of the legislative threat to federal public lands and encouraged concerned Park County residents to take civic action. “Public lands are very much threatened,” WOC Executive Director Carl Fisher said during…

SVI Radio Interview: LCSD2 Superintendent Matt Erickson

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4H Hog Squad fundraiser offers flags for your yard

• Please place your order by Wednesday, June 25 at 3 p.m.   Members of the 4-H Hog Squad Club are offering a service fundraiser to place 20 or more miniature flags in yards throughout the valley to celebrate our…

Oil prices drop sharply, and stocks rally worldwide after announcement of Israel-Iran ceasefire

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are dropping further, and stocks are rallying worldwide Tuesday on hopes that Israel’s war with Iran will not damage the global flow of crude, even if a tentative truce seemed to fray under fire…

Kemmerer man announced as bison raffle winner

CHEYENNE — Governor Mark Gordon recently announced Andrew Merritt of Kemmerer as the 2025 winner of the Wyoming Governor’s Wild Bison Raffle. The raffle is a component of the Wyoming Governor’s Big Game License Coalition, dedicated to supporting efforts to…

Sports Friday Interview: JY with The Big Mountain Podcast

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Horse Fire nearing 2,000 acres on Bridger-Teton land

The Horse Fire in the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Sublette County has surpassed 1,850 acres as of this past weekend according to forest officials.  The fire is currently considered to be 11-percent contained with four Type-1 Hot Shot Crews, three…