Pinedale Middle School student Isla Blair was among the winners selected by the Wyoming Native Plant Society for its poster contest celebrating April 2024 as Wyoming Native Plant Month. The contest, open to all sixth through eighth-grade students in Wyoming, invited youth to create a poster around the theme: “Help Wildlife: Grow Native Plants,” illustrating the essential role Wyoming native plants play in supporting wildlife.

SUBLETTE COUNTY — The Sublette Prevention Coalition hosted AgriSafe representative Olivia Bury to share valuable resources about mental health during a series of forums held April 9-11 in …

CASPER — He was known by friends and neighbors as Bobby, a familiar face on the basketball court and recognized by his dashing mop of curly brown hair and boyishly charming smirk. He’s …

For comparison, a minor in possession of alcohol paid a larger court fine that week than Roberts did, and Roberts wasn’t even required to appear. Not even Sublette County Sherif KC Lehr knew what had occurred on Feb. 29 until recently. Roberts’ case was marked “closed” in circuit court, but the shockwaves are far from over.

After more than three hours of presentations and public comments, and with the Lovatt Room packed full of their constituents, Sublette County Commissioners voted 3-2 to approve the controversial conditional use permit (CUP) requested by Jackson Fork Ranch (JFR) for an industrial parking facility to service the luxury Homestead Resort in the remote Hoback Basin. The CUP includes conditions that there be no construction activity before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. and that there be dust mitigation during the construction of the road and the parking facility. Commissioners Dave Stephens and Doug Vickrey cast the two dissenting votes while Chairman Sam White, and Commissioners Tom Noble and Mack Bradley supported the CUP. Some folks called for Bradley to recuse himself after learning about his daughter’s upcoming wedding plans at Jackson Fork Ranch. Instead of abstaining from the vote, Bradley eventually made the motion to approve the CUP, first saying, “If it comes down to a conflict, that wedding won’t be there because I feel this vote is more important to this county than that wedding is to be there (at JFR).”

Thefts are on the rise around Sublette County and the Sheriff’s Office is urging folks to secure their valuables and lock their doors. At least four thefts and one burglary were reported within five days from March 18 to March 22.

The drone footage depicts the young woman, her hair over her left shoulder, as she ambles through snow-covered sage in the darkness. She squats down into the snow and seems to struggle as she stands back up. At one point, she takes off running. Her shoulders and head appear red from her body’s heat signature, a stark and undeniable contrast to the wildlife also visible in the darkness surrounding her.

*Editor’s note: This article discusses the sexual assaults of minors and may be disturbing to some readers, however, these survivors have expressed the importance of speaking out against their abuser in hopes of encouraging others in similar situations to do the same. To quote one of them, “We have to talk about things that are very painful.”

As reported by the Pinedale Roundup last month, Ray was terminated by the Sublette County Hospital District (SCHD) on Jan. 15. “There was a complaint lodged with the district the weekend before last weekend, a complaint of a very serious nature,” SCHD board chair Tonia Hoffman said at the time. “The claims were investigated internally and substantiated.” Ray’s termination was based on that complaint. Hoffman declined to comment following the news of Ray’s suspended license, stating in a Feb. 20 email, “As he is not presently our employee, it’s no longer in my purview.” With the WYBOM filing, more information has been made public than what any SCHD representative could say on the record. Continue reading...

After four years on the market, White Pine Ski Resort just north of Pinedale has been sold to billionaire Joe Ricketts by longtime owners Alan and Robyn Blackburn. The news was announced on Thursday, Feb. 22, with Ricketts taking ownership of the 363-acre property in April at the end of the 2024 Ski Season. 

The Wind River Skate Club returned from the Cody Spring Classic/Cowboy State Games with one trophy and a combined 57 medals — 13 gold, 30 silver and 14 bronze.

BIG PINEY — The Children’s Learning Center (CLC) hosted its Third Annual CLC Bowling Day at Flicks N’ Pins on Saturday, April 13. Students, staff and many program families attended …

Dear Flora, I am starting to plan for my garden space this season. I was wondering if you could tell me the advantages of raised bed gardening. Thanks, Beddy Green Dear Beddy,   …