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Billionaire Joe Rickett’s proposed luxury resort in the rural Hoback Basin near Bondurant is moving forward with the necessary building permit from Sublette County and plans to break ground later this spring or summer. The permit authorizes the construction and development of The Homestead 20-unit resort with an attached underground day spa and a 90-seat fine dining restaurant.
The Drift 100 overall winner has always been a male biker, until this year when Shalane Frost, a 35-year-old woman from Fairbanks Alaska, crossed the finish line in first place on her skies in only 23:21:36. The second-place overall finisher was male biker Edyn Teitge, who at age 14 is the youngest athlete to ever complete the marathon. The teen from Hailey, Idaho completed the race in 23:55. Pulling into third place on her bike was Ginny Robbins, from Victor, Idaho. No stranger to The Drift 100, Robbins is now the first athlete to finish the race in each of the three divisions and place first in each discipline.
PINEDALE — After two hours, John Masterson had read the room.
The oil and gas industry was fighting the Wyoming Game and Fish Department ’ s proposal to protect one of the longest …
For the first time in its history, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has a formal plan in place for managing the state’s 21 winter elk feedgrounds.
The 96-page document allows for changes to feedgrounds that could avert the worst consequences of an ugly disease that’s ramping up — a sickness that scientists expect will devastate Northwest Wyoming’s six fed elk herds in the long term if feeding continues. Notably, the plan does not compel reform or call for closing feedgrounds, but it does open the door for wholesale changes to the system of feeding elk that’s been in place for a century.
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.”
Sublette County Health is excited to announce that Dr. Doug George has joined the team as the newest provider, bringing his expertise in gynecology and women’s health. He will be seeing patients in Sublette County two days a week, starting April 1.
More than 100 people attended the National Forest Creations Art Show and Auction Party hosted by Friends of the Bridger-Teton National Forest (FBT), a nonprofit organization, on Feb. 29. Bidders raised a combined total of $1,400 for the 18 Bridger Teton National Forest (BTNF) local artists who turned wood slices from a 138-year-old pine tree that had collapsed within the U.S. Forest Service Pinedale Ranger District into works of art.
PINEDALE — The 2024 Pinedale Lions Club Big Fish Winter Derby lured 165 anglers onto the ice of Fremont Lake on Saturday and Sunday, March 2-3, even as the wind roared, temperatures plummeted …
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.
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.
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There’s no shortage of Easter celebrations and egg hunts around Sublette County this weekend. Here’s a round-up of what’s planned.
Joining the oil and agriculture industries in Sublette County, about 70 folks attended the 2024 Hard Hats and Stetson’s fundraiser held Saturday, March 16, in Big Piney, raising $10,931 for the Green River Valley Museum (GRVM). The event is the nonprofit museum’s best-known and longest-standing fundraiser.
After more than three months of practice, set preparation, memorizing lines and choreography and dress rehearsals, students from Big Piney middle and high schools came together to put on three thrilling musical performances of the classic Broadway production “Annie” on Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23. Approximately 530 area residents attended the play to support the student thespians, along with members of the orchestra and stage crew.