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Year: 2026

How To Maintain Ditches and Drainage Points Around Your Land

If your ditches and drainage points have seen better days, it’s up to you to fix them up. Here are some quick tips to help you better maintain them.

4 Interesting Facts About Steel in Construction

Steel’s been holding up the world for centuries, but there’s a lot most people don’t know about it. Here are four facts that’ll change how you view steel.

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who…

Star Gymnastics competes at State Competition

The local Star Gymnastics Girls Team competed at the 2026 Utah/Wyoming State Gymnastics Championships on April 9-11 in Farmington, Utah. The athletes, ranging in age from 9 to 18, brought home a total of 12 individual event titles and 19…

Cowboy Football to Host Spring Game on Saturday at 1 p.m.

• Spring game set for April 25 at 1 p.m. The Wyoming Cowboys will close out the spring on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the spring game inside War Memorial Stadium. It will mark the 15th practice of the spring,…

Mathews seriously injured in motorcycle accident

  • GoFundMe page and local options available to aid in recovery A regional motorsports rider was seriously injured in an accident over the weekend. Blaine Mathews was injured while riding his dirt bike in Riverton on April 18. He…

Afton addresses growth for two subdivisions

The Town of Afton moved through a series of land change approval for three different locations during the April 14 meeting. The largest project heard this month came with  a proposal for the Ted Frome Lot 4 replat, that included…

Thayne welcomes new member to town council

  Spencer Veigel took the oath of office Wednesday, April 15, becoming the newest member of the Thayne Town Council. Veigel is a self employed contractor living in Thayne, recently opening his own Star Valley based business. He  fills an…

Forest Park feedground operations will continue

• G&F allowed to maintain through October 2028 Elk feedground operations will continue in Greys River and the Bondurant area, following a signed record of decision reported by the Bridger-Teton National Forest April 16. The B-T is publishing the final…