Alpine prepares for expansion
• Town gives unanimous support. The Alpine Town Council approved annexation of the Rehman Hafeez property at a Dec. 5 hearing. The council vote was 5-0 in favor of the property currently located under Lincoln County jurisdiction. The property is…
Uranium Energy and Terra Power have an agreement for Kemmerer
• Agreement focused on fuel supply. The Natrium nuclear plant moved a step closer to production when Uranium Energy and TerraPower announced a working memorandum of understanding for a fuel supply. The Natrium demonstration project in Kemmerer will be a…
Independent Notes: Into Israel
• Interview on svinews.com with Mitchell Schwab and my three trips into Israel. This week we have an interview on SVInews.com as it pertains to all thats happening in and around Israel. Star Valley attorney Mitchell Schwab shared his…
Alpine Thanksgiving dinner welcomes 223 for meals
Top of the Rockies in Alpine served up 223 Thanksgiving meals at the 2023 annual dinner at the Donn Wooden Civic Center, Nov. 23. The count included both dinners served at the center and delivered in the Alpine area with…
First Christmas tree festival draws over 1,600
• Plans already underway for the 2024 festival. Over 1600 people attended the first Star Valley Festival of Trees with a Gingerbread House Contest and Wonderland Walk on November 24 and 25 at Gather on 89. Five trees from the…
Alpine Fire Chief honored
• Competition uses difficult routine in timed event. Mike Vogt, Fire Chief from Alpine, was recently called back to a national event in Florida where he was honored for his competitive work he had accomplished years earlier as a member of…
Alpine Top of the Rockies hosts Thanksgiving dinner
• Hours of volunteer work goes into the annual event. The traditional Top of the Rockies — Alpine Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. Doors open at 2 p.m., dinner will be served at 3 p.m. in the…
Search continues following crosswalk accident
• Contact Afton PD with information. Law enforcement continues to look for a vehicle and driver involved in an Afton crosswalk accident that sent one person to the hospital Thursday night, Nov. 9. The Afton Police Department reports a 13-year-old…
D.C. Delegation: U.S. border and Rock Springs BLM management
• Hageman has bill to stop BLM Draft Plan, Lummis says every state a border state and Barrasso travels to the border. U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis The Biden administration’s open-door policy at our southwest border has not only jeopardized our…
New additions for Osmond and Afton
• Classrooms will accommodate growing student populations in the Afton/Osmond areas. The new additions to the Osmond and Afton elementary schools are ready for occupancy. The three new spacious rooms at Osmond Elementary were scheduled to accommodate students this week,…