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# The Morning Bell · Friday, November 6, 2026
- URL: https://www.bearlaketv.com/the-morning-bell-friday-november-6-2026/
- Published: 2026-11-06T23:51:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-06T23:51:49.000Z
- Description: Cokeville, Kemmerer and Mountain View win opening matches at Wyoming state volleyball in Casper; Mountain View at Cokeville in the 2A football semifinal; Rich vs. Water Canyon Saturday at 10 AM in Herriman.
- Author: Darren Eastman
- Tags: Morning Bell, Sports, Schools

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# The Morning Bell

Bear Lake Corridor / SW Wyoming

**Friday, November 6, 2026**Your morning school & sports brief

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**Closures**No school closures, delays or event cancellations found this morning on the school sites we could read in Utah, Idaho or Wyoming.

## Bear Lake Corridor / SW WyomingRegional weather

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Today

Mid–upper 40s

Sunny, light winds; cooler PM

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Tonight

Lows 24–31

Mostly clear

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Saturday

Low 50s

Mostly sunny, light winds

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Sunday

Mid–upper 50s

Sunny and milder

Sunny and dry today. Garden City highs reach 47, Laketown 48, Randolph 48 and Woodruff 47, easing a few degrees by afternoon. Tonight is mostly clear with lows of 24 in Randolph and Woodruff and 29 to 31 at Garden City and Laketown. Kemmerer has a west-northwest breeze of 6 to 12 mph; other towns are light. For Rich vs. Water Canyon on Saturday, expect mostly sunny skies, around 50 in Randolph and low 50s in the Bear Lake corridor. No NWS alerts are posted for our towns.

Source: [National Weather Service](https://www.weather.gov/?ref=bearlaketv.com)

## Rich County, UtahUtah roads

- **Garden City to Evanston:** Bridge work on the Utah side keeps one-way traffic on temporary signals, with delays up to about 10 minutes (three light cycles), through the winter. Lanes are 11 feet wide and wide loads are restricted. Wyoming's side of the route (WY 89 and WY 150) was dry overnight.
- **Garden City to Logan:** No closures or incidents turned up in UDOT's feeds this morning. UDOT's closures feed returned an error, so check UDOT Traffic before you go.
- **To Salt Lake City & Ogden:** Upper Ogden Canyon is down to one lane, with alternating one-way traffic around the clock, through April 2027, for water-pipeline work. Expect 5–10 minute delays at busy times. Interstate 84 in Weber Canyon has two lanes open in each direction again, with work pausing Nov. 26\. Overnight tonight, southbound I-15 is closed from 10 PM to 6 AM between 200 North and Park Lane in Davis County.

[UDOT Traffic](https://www.udottraffic.utah.gov/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [WYDOT WY 89](https://www.wyoroad.info/pls/Browse/WRR.RoutesResults?SelectedRoute=WY89&ref=bearlaketv.com)

## Southwest WyomingWyoming roads

- **Sisters:** No closures, no chain law and no restrictions. Dry from the Utah line through Evanston and on toward Lyman. Eastbound I-80 near Evanston (mileposts 4.5 to 6.25) has bridge-deck work, with no delays reported.
- **Sisters to Kemmerer:** Dry on WY 412, US 189 and toward Kemmerer, with no closures or restrictions.

[WYDOT 511](https://www.wyoroad.info/pls/Browse/WRR.STATIC5?SelectedDistrict=3&ref=bearlaketv.com) (reports as of 11:28 PM Thu)

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## Top Stories

Volleyball · Wyoming State · Thu, Nov. 5

### Cokeville sweeps and Mountain View wins in four on opening day of state volleyball

Thursday's opening round in Casper brought wins for three of our four teams. In 1A, **Cokeville**, the defending champion and West No. 1, swept East No. 4 Guernsey-Sunrise 25-9, 25-13, 25-11\. In 2A, **Kemmerer** (West No. 1) survived a five-set battle with Wright, winning 20-25, 25-17, 24-26, 25-19, 15-8\. In 3A, **Mountain View** (West No. 3) beat East No. 2 Douglas in four sets, 25-23, 26-24, 16-25, 25-18.

**Evanston** (West No. 3) took a set but fell to East No. 2 Thunder Basin 25-12, 25-15, 20-25, 25-21 in 4A, and moves to the loser-out bracket. Friday: Evanston plays Cheyenne Central at 1 PM. Semifinals at 4:30 PM: Cokeville vs. Upton, Kemmerer vs. Southeast, and Mountain View vs. Lovell. Championship matches are Saturday, and matches stream on the NFHS Network.

Sources: [WyoPreps state scoreboard](https://wyopreps.com/volleyball-scoreboard-state-2026-wyoming/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [WHSAA](https://www.whsaa.org/volleyball/statevolleyball.html?ref=bearlaketv.com)

Football · Wyoming 2A Semifinal · Fri, Nov. 6

### Mountain View at Cokeville: 2A semifinal rematch at 2 PM today

No. 2 Cokeville (7–1) hosts No. 4 Mountain View (6–2) at **2 PM today** in the all-West 2A semifinal. Cokeville won the regular-season meeting 41–0 on Oct. 2\. Playoff entry at Cokeville is $5 for adults and students, and the game is expected on NFHS and SVI. The winner plays for the 2A title on Friday, Nov. 13, at noon at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.

Sources: [WyoPreps semifinal schedule](https://wyopreps.com/football-schedule-playoffs-semis-2026-wyoming/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [Cokeville High School](https://chs.lcsd2.org/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [MaxPreps Cokeville](https://www.maxpreps.com/wy/cokeville/cokeville-panthers/football/schedule/?ref=bearlaketv.com)

Football · UHSAA 8-Player Semifinal · Sat, Nov. 7

### Rich vs. Water Canyon: 8-player semifinal at 10 AM Saturday

MaxPreps lists the semifinal for **10 AM Saturday**, Nov. 7, with Rich (8–3) facing Water Canyon (8–3). The UHSAA program places the 8-player semifinals at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman. Rich is chasing a fourth straight 8-player title. Tickets are on GoFan: $15 adults, $10 students.

Sources: [MaxPreps Rich football](https://www.maxpreps.com/ut/randolph/rich-rebels/football/schedule/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [UHSAA semifinal program](https://www.uhsaa.org/football/2026/ZionsInfo.pdf?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [GoFan](https://gofan.co/event/6901826?ref=bearlaketv.com)

## Around the Schools

Roads · Upper Ogden Canyon

### Ogden Canyon stays one lane through April

If you are heading to Ogden this weekend, upper Ogden Canyon (SR-39) is still down to one lane with alternating one-way traffic, flaggers by day and a mobile signal at night. Plan on 5 to 10 minutes at busy times.

Source: [UDOT Traffic](https://www.udottraffic.utah.gov/?ref=bearlaketv.com)

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Community · Sheriff

### Rich County Sheriff: no new public release

The Rich County Sheriff website listed no new news items this morning, and the FBI Salt Lake City news page shows nothing new on the Garden City case since its Nov. 1 release. We will share official updates when they come.

Sources: [Rich County Sheriff](https://richcounty.gov/sheriff?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [FBI Salt Lake City news](https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/saltlakecity/news?ref=bearlaketv.com)

## Today & Tomorrow

Today · Friday, Nov. 6

- 1:00 PMState VB: Evanston vs. Cheyenne Central, Casper
- 2:00 PMMountain View at Cokeville, 2A football semifinal
- 4:30 PMState VB semifinals: Cokeville–Upton, Kemmerer–Southeast, Mountain View–Lovell
- TBDLyman girls swimming at Campbell County

Saturday, Nov. 7

- 10:00 AMRich vs. Water Canyon, 8-player semifinal, Herriman
- 10:00 AMEvanston MS wrestling invitational
- —State volleyball title matches, Casper

Sources: [MaxPreps Rich](https://www.maxpreps.com/ut/randolph/rich-rebels/football/schedule/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [WyoPreps](https://wyopreps.com/volleyball-scoreboard-state-2026-wyoming/?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [Lyman Eagles events](https://www.lymaneagles.com/Events?ref=bearlaketv.com) · [Cokeville High](https://chs.lcsd2.org/?ref=bearlaketv.com)

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## Scoreboard

| Thursday, state volleyball in Casper.     |  |     |
| ----------------------------------------- |  | --- |
| **Wyoming state volleyball, first round** |  |     |
| Cokeville over Guernsey-Sunrise           |  | 3–0 |
| Kemmerer over Wright                      |  | 3–2 |
| Mountain View over Douglas                |  | 3–1 |
| Thunder Basin over Evanston               |  | 3–1 |

Source: WyoPreps

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Sources: WyoPreps, WHSAA, MaxPreps, UHSAA, GoFan, Cokeville High School, FBI Salt Lake City, Rich County, National Weather Service, WYDOT 511, UDOT Traffic and school websites, as linked above. Times are Mountain Standard Time unless noted. Schedules change, so check with the school or host before you travel.

Couldn't read this morning: Facebook pages were not checked (no browser access this run); Bear Lake High site (blhs.blsd.net wouldn't connect); Mountain View High and Uinta #4 district sites (server error); Deseret News Rich page (blocked); My Local Radio Rich Rebels (no data); UDOT's closures feed (server error), so Utah road notes use UDOT's incident and construction feeds. No new website items for Davis Middle, Evanston High, Kemmerer, Rich High, Rich Middle or Lyman since Monday beyond what is listed. Cokeville's football notice is the school's own post from earlier this week. Facebook not checked.

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