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Year: 2026

AJ Dybantsa is the No. 1 pick on a big NBA draft night for freshman stars and Michigan’s champions

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — AJ Dybantsa is on his way to Washington and ready to start working as soon as he gets there. That’s not until Wednesday. Tuesday was a night for the NBA’s…

Gateway West transmission line still in planning phase

  • Power line would run through Lincoln County south of Cokeville   Lincoln County Commissioner Mel Shumway shared in a Weekday Wake-up interview that the utility recently updated county leaders on the long-delayed project, which is planned to cross…

IDAWY transfer projects move ahead as Georgetown pit nears opening

  Progress continues on the Idaho-Wyoming Solid Waste District (IDAWY) as transfer-station and landfill projects move forward in Lincoln County. Lincoln County Commissioner Mel Shumway said the Thayne transfer station is next in line for its transfer building and that…

Lincoln County considered for demonstration coal plant 

Southern Lincoln County is being considered as a potential location to build a demonstration coal power plant, according to Representative Scott Heiner (R-Green River). The project is one of the goals of an Energy Council formed to provide a forum…

Star Valley municipalities ask for EMS expenditures

  A $1.7 million deficit in funding for EMS services is addressed in a new letter coming from Star Valley’s mayors this week. They acknowledged the the importance of emergency medical services  but also noted the local hospital had assumed…

Lawmakers call for answers from Wyoming Business Council leader

    By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The future of Wyoming’s primary economic development agency remains a point of deep contention as state lawmakers move forward with a sweeping effort to reform –…

Bridger-Teton contains 2 more blazes amid ‘high’ fire danger

    JACKSON (WNE) — Firefighters responded Monday to two fires on the Bridger-Teton National Forest, including one that led passersby to report smoke on Teton Pass. Fire crews and a forest firefighting engine responded to the smoke report, which…