Home » Lincoln County » Recent Articles:

Bear Hunt Areas Close

June 6, 2012 Lincoln County, State of Wyoming Comments Off
black bear

Black bear hunters are being reminded that Black Bear Hunt Areas 14, 15, 16, 17, and 30 within the Greys River Bear Management Unit closed to spring hunting on Monday.  The hunt areas closed because … Continue Reading

Mosquitos Begin to Breed

mosquito

There’s no question that the weather over the past several days has been very damp; and damp conditions along with standing water is ideal for the breeding of mosquitos.  The Wyoming Department of Health is reminding residents that as the weather warms, mosquitos can carry … Continue Reading

LVE’s VP Takes New Job

ChadJensen

Lower Valley Energy Vice President Chad Jensen has been named Inland Power and Light’s chief executive officer. Jensen accepted the position in March and assumes his post with the Spokane, Washington electricity cooperative at the end of this month.  While with LVE, Jensen’s responsibilities included … Continue Reading

BTNF Issues Firewood Permits

firewood gathering

Firewood permits went on sale from the U.S. Forest Service over the weekend, allowing the public to harvest down or standing wood from areas of the forest.  Forest Spokesperson Mary Cernicek says those permits are available at the Jackson Hole/Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center or … Continue Reading

Forest Sprays for Pine Beetle

pine beetle

Bridger-Teton National Forest has announced it will be contracting with a provider to apply Carbaryl, an insecticide designed for combating mountain pine beetles, in all of the campgrounds and developed recreation areas on the Forest, prompting one-day closures of the areas.  Forest Spokesperson Mary Cernicek says … Continue Reading

Decision Inked To Sell BTNF Administrative Property

BTNF Office

Bridger Teton National Forest Supervisor Jacque Buchanan Friday signed a conveyance decision to sell ten acres of the administrative site on north Cache Street in Jackson to the Town of Jackson, and failing that, to place the property on the open market.  The acreage being sold is located on the … Continue Reading

Gov. Mead Declares Tourism Week

tourism week

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead Thursday signed a proclamation setting the week of May fifth through 12th as Wyoming Travel and Tourism Week – coinciding with National Travel and Tourism Week.  In a formal event at the state capitol, Governor Mead told those in attendance that in addition to the obvious benefits of travel and tourism to those who engage in it, the industry is … Continue Reading

More Comments Sought on Wolves

USFWS

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service yesterday opened an additional public comment period on the proposal to remove the gray wolf in Wyoming from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.  That additional comment period will remain open for 15 days.  The additional comment period came … Continue Reading

It’s Tick Season Again

tick

It is that time of year again when Wyoming residents enjoying outdoor activities may pick up some nasty hitch-hikers:  ticks.  The Wyoming Department of Health  points out that diseases often transmitted by infected ticks include tularemia, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Colorado Tick Fever.  Ticks are typically found … Continue Reading

AIS Stickers Required Again

AIS_DECAL

Game and Fish officials are reminding boaters that along with registration of boats for the upcoming boating season, watercraft using Wyoming waters must have an Aquatic Invasive Species decal. Spokesman Mark Gocke says this is the third year … Continue Reading

Contact News Department

LOST CREEK RANCH AND SPA WEBCAM

Quake List

Archive

Mountain Weather

Weather Alerts

Wyoming News

  • More Thunderstorms, Turning Cooler This Weekend - May 17, 2013
    Northern and western portions of the state will be in the best position for showers and thunderstorms today.  Further south the thunderstorm activity will be more isolated.  It will be a very warm day as well with highs from the mid 70s to perhaps near 90 in the southeast.  It will be cooler in the [...] [...]
  • Fox sightings make my morning drive better - May 17, 2013
    Every once in a while, on my way into town or coming back home, I get to watch a fox family play. It’s a simple thing, but it’s often the highlight of my day. I’ll tell you why on today’s show. [...]
  • Wyoming Job Growth Slows in Q3 2012 - May 16, 2013
    Wyoming’s job market is showing signs of weakness according to data from the Research and Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. Job growth slowed sharply from 2.2% in the second quarter of 2012 to 0.6% in the third quarter. Senior economist David Bullard says the decrease is mostly due to job losses [...] [...]
  • Wyoming Community College Grads to Receive Automatic Admission to UW - May 16, 2013
    The University of Wyoming has established a policy that will allow students at Wyoming community colleges who earn associate of arts or associate of science degrees to be automatically admitted to the university. State higher educational leaders announced on Wednesday that beginning this fall, qualified students will need only to complete an admissions form and [...] [...]