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Month: June 2026

Workplace Safety Tips for Heavy Machinery Operators

Heavy machinery operators should implement workplace safety tips, including preparing the site and maintaining the equipment, to eliminate hazards.

Non-profit works to promote social and political peace

  Become Peacemakers, a state-wide interfaith organization, has recently been established to promote Christian values of peace and good will in the social and political climate of Wyoming. Board members of the organization consist of business and civic leaders, farmers and…

Thayne Fire Department responds to pair of accidents

The Thayne Fire Department and other first responders from Star Valley EMS were on the scene of a pair of accidents in the area on Wednesday and Thursday.  On Wednesday a two-vehicle accident in a t-bone style took place by…

Jirak recaps first two seasons at Duke

  When Valerie Jirak graduated from Star Valley High School, her name was plastered across the school records. Many of them still remain two years later,  a national championship in the heptathlon that helped her earn a scholarship to Duke…

Life’s work, a dream come true

  • Hunsaker retires after 31 years with LCSD#2 Storytime at the county library is where it all began. Like clockwork, each Saturday morning became ten-year-old Shelley’s time to shine as she ushered her younger sisters, Lynda and Paige, and…

Improvement Service District back on the table for south Lincoln County

    • Connelly presses for more industrial jobs to cover county taxes An Improvement Service District or ISD is the process of planning, permitting and building large-scale industrial facilities such as manufacturing plants, refineries and renewable energy farms. One…

SVI Radio Interview: Brian Muir, City of Kemmerer Administrator

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Lawmakers, local leaders explore taxes, water policy, economic development

  By Rachel Finch Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — State lawmakers and municipal leaders closed out the 2026 Wyoming Association of Municipalities Summer Conference with a wide-ranging discussion on Friday about local government funding, water, housing, economic…