The Morning Bell · Friday, November 6, 2026
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.
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Bear Lake Corridor / SW Wyoming
Bear Lake Corridor / SW WyomingRegional weather
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
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.
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 (reports as of 11:28 PM Thu)
Top Stories
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 · WHSAA
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 · Cokeville High School · MaxPreps Cokeville
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 · UHSAA semifinal program · GoFan
Around the Schools
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
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 · FBI Salt Lake City news
Today & Tomorrow
- 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
- TBD
Lyman girls swimming at Campbell County
- 10:00 AMRich vs. Water Canyon, 8-player semifinal, Herriman
- 10:00 AMEvanston MS wrestling invitational
- —State volleyball title matches, Casper
Sources: MaxPreps Rich · WyoPreps · Lyman Eagles events · Cokeville High
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
