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Year: 2026

To reverence our fallen heroes

  Emotions continued to run high in Star Valley on Wednesday morning, following the Tuesday, July 8 motorcade and aerial escort of The Wall That Heals from Alpine to the football field at Star Valley Middle School. Volunteers and guests…

Search & Rescue recounts search for drowning victim

Following a weeklong search that began on Independence Day, the body of Tory J. Raether, a 55-year-old man from Charlotte, North Carolina, was recovered by Star Valley Search & Rescue. Campers along McCoy Creek Road spotted Raether in Palisades Reservoir…

Two deaths in Opal being investigated as possible overdose

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of two individuals found in southern Lincoln County in the Town of Opal. Sheriff Shane Johnson said a report was received on July 1 of two deceased individuals in a camper…

SVI Radio Interview: Jake Lozier, Oyster Ridge Music Festival

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Bison gores 65-year-old in Yellowstone National Park

  By Riley Zeleznik Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A man was launched several feet in the air by a bison Friday in Yellowstone National Park. The 65-year-old man was injured by a bison in Bridge…

Wyoming’s average gasoline prices notch back up slightly in past week

  CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen 2.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.82 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 36 cents per…

Yellowstone National Park visitation statistics drop in June

  CODY (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park hosted 903,025 recreation visits last month, down 3% from June 2025 (928,250 recreation visits). Visitation in June 2026 also showed a 4% decrease from June 2021 (938,845 recreation visits). The park’s record-breaking year…