Identity of Turnerville man killed in Swan Valley accident released
Services for Dakota Bateman scheduled for Saturday A 25-year-old man who died in a car accident last week north of Palisades Reservoir has been identified as Dakota Bateman of Turnerville. The crash occurred on Thursday, September 21 on US26 just…
Amid ongoing drought, local reservoirs to be drained
By Jim Stanford Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Despite a predominantly cold, wet spring, the Snake River basin remains in a drought, and federal water managers plan to use nearly all water stored in nearby reservoirs…
GoFundMe account set up for Thayne Man recovering from car accident
Rifle auction benefiting Galen Jacobs to be held on SVI Radio October 28th – A GoFundMe page has been created to help a local Star Valley man as he recovers from a serious car accident that took place on October…
Remains of kayaker missing since 1995 recovered
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The bones of a 24-year-old Pennsylvania man who drowned while kayaking the Hoback River 26 years ago have been found in Palisades Reservoir and confirmed to be those…
Searching for a stranger that offered life saving help at Palisades in July
◆ Shelley mother wants to find the person who helped save her son’s life. A UTV accident at Palisades Reservoir in late July led to multiple injuries for the children of a Shelley, Idaho family. Jayme Peters, family spokesperson and…
Storm burst swamps boats, rescuers respond to the Palisades Reservoir
————– ◆ August opens with wild weekend on the water. Saturday August 1, came with a wild ride for area boaters and first responders. “At approximately 6:15 p.m. dispatch began receiving multiple 911 calls about a storm burst over the…
Palisades Reservoir seeing increased crowds this summer
◆ Palisades seeing increased crowds this summer. The water is high and lake enthusiasts are enjoying every drop of it — that is the story of the summer and Palisades Reservoir. Each day the reservoir’s surface is alive with jet…
Palisades Reservoir remains nearly 90 percent full at start of 2020
◆ Entire Upper Snake River Basin system sitting at 74 percent full. Water levels in Western Wyoming are looking positive at this point in the year. The Upper Snake River Basin System, which includes the Palisades Reservoir, is sitting at…
Palisades Reservoir remains full going into final week of July
The good news of cool, wet weather in the spring and early summer months in Star Valley is that Palisades Reservoir reaps the rewards. According to information provided by the Bureau of Reclamation, Palisades is sitting at 94 percent full…
Idaho Falls man identified as latest avalanche victim.
***Update*** – The Bonneville County Sheriff’s office has identified the man killed in Tuesday’s avalanche as Troy Leishman, 47, of Idaho Falls. The Sheriff’s Office wishes to thank the Star Valley Search and Rescue, Swan Valley Fire and Idaho Falls…