Staffing shortage at Lincoln Self Reliance
• Starting wage is $18.50/hour with full benefits package Lincoln Self Reliance is experiencing a critical shortage of staff members. Three positions in Thayne and three positions in Afton, which make up 30% of the necessary employees for those…
Jackson man charged with felony DUI after driving through the Gros Ventre River
JACKSON (WNE) — Teton County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Jackson man Sunday after a fisherman reported that a white Chevy Tahoe was “driving through” the Gros Ventre River. The driver appeared intoxicated, the fisherman told deputies, and he had…
Thayne Fire Department douse fires in Bedford and Etna
Two fires were quickly extinguished by the Thayne Volunteer Fire Department this week. The first fire occurred Tuesday, September 2, at roughly 2:30 p.m. inside Etna Trading Company. Tedd Jenkins, Thayne Fire Chief, said an electric motor caught fire in…
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions rescinded for eastern Idaho
The following is a news release from officials with the Caribou-Targhee National Forest – As the threat of wildfire danger has lessened over the past week, state and federal land management agencies will rescind Stage 1Fire Restrictions on lands within…
Montana man charged with shooting four people at a bar pleads not guilty
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man suspected of killing four people at a bar then evading capture for a week was charged with additional crimes including attempted arson during a Wednesday court appearance. State…
Sweetwater Downs to Run the Richest Horse Race in Wyoming History
ROCK SPRINGS – Wyoming Horse Racing’s (WHR) Sweetwater Downs has carded a contentious field of 10 two-year-olds to contest the $250,000 Sweetwater Downs Quarter Horse Futurity this Saturday, September 6, 2025. The $250,000 purse is the largest in Wyoming Horse…
District 8 concludes brief fall rodeo schedule
The 2025-26 High School Rodeo season began last month with two rodeos in Grace, Idaho on August 23 and two more rodeos in Montpelier, Idaho on August 30. The four rodeos wrap up the brief fall schedule, with the…
Willow Creek Fire now 43% contained
The Willow Creek Fire, burning southwest of Smoot, Wyoming since August 22, is now considered 43% contained at a size of 4.066 acres as of Wednesday September 3. Fire officials still estimate full containment of the fire by September 15….
SVI Radio Interview: Mayor Eric Green, Town of Alpine
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Graham Greene, a trailblazing Indigenous actor best known for ‘Dances with Wolves’, dies at 73
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Graham Greene, a trailblazing Indigenous actor whose long and successful career on the big and small screen included an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Kicking Bird in “Dances with…