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Silver Star awarded USDA Rural Development Grant to extend fiber optic broadband service 

October 6, 2022 Thayne, Wyoming – Silver Star announced today that the company has been awarded a USDA Rural Development (RUS-RD) grant to extend fiber optic cable to three underserved areas in their service territory in Western Wyoming.  The grant…

UW professor dies in avalanche while skiing

CHEYENNE (WNE) — A 61-year-old University of Wyoming professor has died after being caught in a backcountry avalanche while skiing in western Wyoming near the Idaho border. Jay Norton, a UW Extension soil fertility specialist, was skiing March 17 in…

Cooler temps help knock down fire near Jackson

JACKSON (WNE) — Cooler temperatures and firefighters working through the night combined to knock down the Swinging Bridge Fire within hours of flaring up and sweeping over 102 acres. Smoke wisped up from the remnants of root systems within the…

Game and Fish working to restore Snake River Cutthroat to Game Creek

◆ Game Creek to be treated south of Jackson. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has announced plans to treat Game Creek south of Jackson. Following the treatment, native Snake River cutthroat trout will be restored to the area, according…