The US Department of Commerce has invested $7.3 million in Economic Development Administration grants to five states including Wyoming, to help communities in those states recover economically from recent natural disasters. A $198,000 investment with the town of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming, will fund … Continue Reading
Bonneville Power Administration, the wholesale power supplier for Lower Valley Energy, announced last week that it is considering a 9.6 percent average wholesale power rate increase to compensate for reduced revenue expectations from surplus power sales resulting from low natural gas prices. The company is also proposing … Continue Reading
Christmas is approaching and more Christmas trees are making their appearances in area homes now. One of the annual challenges is to keep the tree fresh through the entire holiday season. North Zone Fire Prevention Specialist Leslie Williams of Bridger Teton National Forest says the first thing is to be sure … Continue Reading
Winter travel restrictions took effect Saturday on Bridger Teton National Forest. The greater Snow King area, Josie’s Ridge, the K-C trail, the Horse Creek area, the slopes above the Putt-putt trail, the slopes north of the Game Creek trail and portions of the Gros Ventre drainage are examples of … Continue Reading
Crews from Bonneville Power Authority, the agency that generates and sells power to local utilities in the northwestern US including Lower Valley Energy, have returned from the east coast where they helped restore power to communities after Sandy ripped through New York and New Jersey. Altogether, BPA sent … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has announced plans to close the Afton Driver’s Services location in Afton December 12th and 13th and reopen on December 20th at a new office location at the Thayne Community Center. The hours for Driver’s Services will … Continue Reading
Residents of Northwestern Wyoming who plan to decorate the outsides of their homes for the holiday season will find it most economical to do so with the new technology LED lights. Lower Valley Energy Spokesman Brian Tanabe says while the initial cost for a string of LED lights is … Continue Reading
Searchers in Sublette County Saturday located the wreckage of a private plane that had been missing since last Saturday, and the body of the pilot and lone occupant of the plane when it crashed. According to Spokesman Steve Smith, the wreckage was spotted about 11:40 am from the Teton County Search and Rescue Helicopter which had been … Continue Reading
The members of the Wyoming House of Representatives and the Wyoming Senate have finalized their leadership and committee assignments following party caucuses during the weekend. Among the changes that took place during the elections, Teton County Representative … Continue Reading
Sublette County searchers spent the day Sunday conducting a ground search for a small plane missing since Saturday evening when it failed to return to the airport in Sublette County. Spokesman Steve Smith says the Cessna 182 with one person on board vanished from radar about 4:00 pm Saturday after having left … Continue Reading
