Alpine continues with new projects
◆ Community leaders discuss school and recreation center. With the opening of the new Alpine Health Clinic, plans continue for new projects, including a new hotel, and early discussions are underway for a school and recreation center. The 66 -room…
EPA will hold hearing on Afton Spring September 27
◆ Public comment opened September 1; Public meeting September 27. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing in Afton on the community’s municipal water source, the Intermittent Spring Tuesday, September 27, from 6 to 9:30 p.m….
Two lanes prepped for Etna to Alpine winter season
◆ Grover Corner and South End planned for coming year. Paving is scheduled to start Sept. 12 on two full lanes between Etna and Alpine. The lanes have been prepared with a Full Depth Reclamation (FDS) process in preparation for…
Lincoln County hires new planner
◆ Robert Davis joins LC with a variety of planning experience. Robert Davis, with experience in community planning in North Dakota, Colorado, Ohio, Michigan and Saudi Arabia, has joined Lincoln County as the new planner. “I came in from Grand…
EPA will hold hearing on Afton Spring Sept. 27
◆ Public comment opens Sept. 1, Public meeting Sept. 27. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing in Afton on the community’s municipal water source, the Intermittent Spring Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 6 to 9:30 p.m….
Area First Responders aid in several weekend incidents
It was a busy weekend for Star Valley First responders as EMS from Star Valley Health and the Afton Fire Department joined with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Wyoming Highway Patrol as they responded to a fatality motorcycle accident…
Lincoln County Commission funds tax refund program
◆ Harmon acknowledges volunteer work for those serving on districts and boards in LC. As the Lincoln County Commission set the budget for the coming fiscal year, the governing body, for the first time, included money for the tax refund…
Star Valley Art Trail will be an annual event
◆ Plans and registrations for 2023 underway. Artists lined Afton’s main street on Saturday, July 16, all a part of a new summer tradition — Star Valley Art Trail. The four-hour event, featuring visual and performing arts, was staged at…
LVE has lowest rates in the nation
Lower Valley Energy has the lowest rates in the nation, according to a report presented at the co-op’s annual meeting June 30. “According to our bank, Cooperative Finance Corporation, we have the lowest residential rates of all the co-ops in…
Wyoming 89 reopens between Star Valley and Cokeville
Wyoming 89 has re-opened following the placement of new box culverts on the route connecting U.S. Highway 89 (Idaho 61) with U.S. 30. The Wyoming Department of Transportation reports, the project included installation of eight box culvert replacements. The highway…