Star Valley gal named District 8 Rodeo Queen
• Gracie Jackson to compete in Idaho state competition. For 16-year-old Gracie Jackson, carrying out the American Flag at the start of a rodeo is her favorite moment — and a tender memory. When she was just 13, she carried…
Judge: Sweetwater County lawsuit likely fails to show broad parental rights violations
By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The Sweetwater County parents suing a southern Wyoming school district for allegedly concealing their child’s gender identity and contributing to their child’s “social transitioning” have updated their lawsuit after…
Rock Springs police arrest Utah woman for running over man at gas station
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A death that occurred one evening at the Kum & Go on 1540 9th St. is being investigated by the Rock Springs Police Department. Public information officer Elizabeth Coontz said Rene Irisrose Daniels, 46, of…
$1.1 Million WyoLotto ticket sold in Rock Springs
WyoLotto is on the lookout for the winner of a $1.1 million winner of their Cowboy Draw. The ticket, worth $1,106,658, was purchased June 11 in Rock Springs at Smith’s Food & Drug Center, located at 2531 Foothill Blvd. The…
Retracing a soldier’s steps: Documentary follows life of WWII POW from Rock Springs
By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A few years ago, Mark Pedri and Carrie McCarthy visited Rock Springs to spend Thanksgiving with Pedri’s family. They stayed in his late grandpa’s redbrick, split-level house. Curious time…
As closure nears, miners grapple with next steps
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — With four weeks left before Wyoming’s last underground coal mine shutters, the employee transition is well underway. The long-anticipated closure of the Bridger Underground Coal Mine was originally expected…
Fatal crash south of Rock Springs
On July 19, 2020, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 525 on US 191 south of Rock Springs, Wyoming. At 4:06 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a one-vehicle rollover. A 2002 GMC Envoy was headed northbound on…
Rock Springs man is 22nd coronavirus death
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — One of three patients hospitalized at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County has become the county’s first COVID-19-related death, according to the Sweetwater County District Board of Health. The patient, a 77-year-old Rock Springs man who was…
Bat found in Rock Springs tests positive for rabies
—————- ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A bat found in a backyard near Pilot Butte Avenue in Rock Springs has tested positive for rabies. On Sunday, June 14, Rock Springs Animal Control responded to the 1000 block of Pilot Butte Avenue…
Rock Springs named winner of 2018 Great American Main Street Award
The 2018 Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) winner recognizes Main Street communities that excel at comprehensive, preservation-based commercial district revitalization. “It is a great honor for the entire community for Downtown Rock Springs to be selected as the 2018…