Gordon tours Star Valley businesses, meets with mayors
◆ Gov. emphasizes the importance of small businesses in the economic recovery. Gov. Mark Gordon toured several Star Valley businesses Aug. 11 to hear how they are progressing after the COVID pandemic. The visits included multiple stops in Thayne and…
Lummis opens Star Valley office
◆ Office serves a three-county area. Senator discusses infrastructure. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) clipped the ribbon on her new Star Valley office Aug. 13, officially opening a facility that will serve the residents of southwest Wyoming on matters related…
Sen. Lummis’ Star Valley field office formally opens Friday
◆ Office opens at 11 a.m., Public is invited. The Star Valley Field Office for U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis will officially open at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 13, at 80 First Ave, Suite 105 in Afton. The public is invited…
Searching for a stranger that offered life saving help at Palisades in July
◆ Shelley mother wants to find the person who helped save her son’s life. A UTV accident at Palisades Reservoir in late July led to multiple injuries for the children of a Shelley, Idaho family. Jayme Peters, family spokesperson and…
2021 Lincoln County Fair – ‘The Best Days of Summer’
◆ Fair opens Saturday, August 7 and continues Monday through Saturday, August 9-14. You’ve been waiting for the best days of summer and now they’re here — literally. The 2021 Lincoln County Fair opens Saturday, August 7, with the…
Search and Rescue respond to ATV rollover
Star Valley Search and Rescue responded to an ATV rollover accident late Saturday, July 24, 2021 on the Smith’s Fork Road. Three medics joined eight S & R members at the accident site 16-miles from the trail head on the…
Law enforcement foundation invites SV youth to bowling and pizza
◆ Program starts in Star Valley, expanded to Kemmerer. The Lincoln County Peace Officers Foundation is reaching out to the youth of Star Valley with the first of what will be many events to build relationships between law enforcement officers…
Mountain States Stockdog Association returns to Star Valley
◆ An auction helps raise funds for the Lincoln County 4-H program.The Mountain States Stockdog Association returned this week, but with an expanded venue, bringing in more teams and officials to compete and judge in a series of arenas at…
Fire restrictions announced for Lincoln County
The Lincoln County Commission noted the “extreme danger” from drought conditions in the announcement released just after 12 Noon. “Effective, July 7, 2021, at 12:01 a.m., until further notice of the Board, Stage one Fire Restrictions, including any open fire…
Harold P. Stewart Trailhead dedicated at Star Valley Ranch
The Town of Star Valley Ranch dedicated the new Harold P. Stewart Cedar Creek Trailhead June 15, 2021. Stewart is credited for creating Star Valley Ranch, which has grown from a summer home area in the early stages to…