GoFundMe & Facebook Auction Established for Jayce Lilly
• Jayce Lilly currently undergoing chemotherapy. Various fundraisers have been set up to help a Star Valley family following a cancer diagnosis for their 8-year-old son. Jayce Lilly, the son of Chaz and Gina Lilly of Grover, was recently diagnosed…
‘Easter full of hope’ – Local fundraiser for children in hospitals
Tanya Dejournett and Amy Bradfield Cox both had children treated at either Primary Children’s Hospital or Shriners in Salt Lake City. Dejournett’s son, Tyson, was born with a piece of his lung stuck in his diaphragm. Cox had two children…
Man gets 125 years for rape, kidnapping
CASPER (WNE) — A Rock Springs man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for the kidnapping and sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl. A judge on Tuesday sentenced Luis Saavedra Villa, 44, to 125 years in…
Volleyball Pink Night fundraiser is tonight at SVHS
• Silent auction and fundraiser begins at 4 pm. Varsity serve scheduled for 6 pm versus Evanston. There’s hardly a person who has not or will not be affected by the blight of cancer in their lifetime. The month of…
Community rallies around Alpine family following leukemia diagnosis
◆ Donations and auctions benefit family of 5-month old boy. Friends and loved ones of an Alpine family have set up a Facebook auction page and are taking donations to help cover the financial costs of cancer treatments. Hayden Mortensen,…
Carbon monoxide miracle: 5 kids and sister-in-law survive after being poisoned
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – REXBURG — Five kids and a relative are miraculously alive after a pipe from their furnace broke off and emitted invisible gas throughout their home, causing them to…
Skiing accident takes 14-year-old Darrell Hunting to SLC by air
◆ Darrell’s medical team determined that he needed to be flown from Star Valley Health to Primary Children’s Hospital for thorough care. Darrell Hunting, son of James and Camille Hunting of Bedford and 8th grade student at Star Valley Middle…
Spring trial date eyed in child’s death
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — The first-degree murder trial for Christopher James Nielsen will likely take place in the spring of 2021. A status hearing on the case was conducted via video in Sweetwater County District Court on Friday afternoon before…