Kemmerer Wildlife Crossings starting in 2025, two season project
• Bob Budd, Wildlife Trust says this will ‘drastically’ reduce loss of wildlife The Kemmerer Wildlife Crossing project on U.S. Highway 189 in southwest Wyoming is on schedule to begin construction next year. The project is funded through a…
Alpine Clinic will include outpatient cardiac services
• One of many additions coming to Alpine’s SV Health Clinic Among the many health care services coming to the Alpine Clinic in January will be outpatient Cardiac Cath Lab, non-emergency services. Dr. David Gonzalez, MD, FACC will help…
Buyers resigns as Star Valley Ranch mayor
There are changes in administration at the Town of Star Valley Ranch. Mayor Kathleen Buyers announced her resignation at the community’s town council meeting on Tuesday December 10. Buyers said she will be putting her home up for sale and will move…
Independent Notes: Alpine takes care of their neighbors at Thanksgiving, most impressed with deliveries.
I have always wanted to attend Alpine’s Thanksgiving dinner as I was impressed with how the community came together for their neighbors. I wrote stories about it for SVI but was unable to attend in recent years as we used…
Another try for a 25-percent property tax reduction
• Original bill was vetoed in ‘23. The bill that called for a 25 percent cut in property taxes is back. Senate File 54 designed to provide a 25-percent property tax exemption on the first $2 million in fair…
SV Health addressing growth with health care planning
• Hospital board reviewing orthopedic care. The North Lincoln Hospital District is finding the right balance with growth in Star Valley and how it connects with health care services. The district oversees the hospital, called Star Valley Health and the…
Independent Notes: Thanksgiving blessings include good health care.
At SVI Media, I fill in where I’m needed as we cover a wide variety of news and sports, for print, broadcast and digital. Last week I enjoyed running a camera at War Memorial Stadium for the state high…
Thayne has one open seat
• Position will be filled by mayor’s recommendation, council decides. The Town of Thayne will be working on an open council seat with the start of the new year. Two open seats were up for election in the November…
Mule Deer conversations with the Wyoming G&F come to SV
• Additional meetings planned for Jackson, Cokeville and Kemmerer. At least one of several conversational working groups showed an interest in the topics of hunter/deer ratio counts, youth hunting, predator problems and new technical equipment. They were part of…
Second quarter job count up by 303 in Lincoln County
• Teton up by 317 jobs, Sweetwater down 135 jobs. Lincoln County gained 303 jobs in the second quarter of 2024, according to a report released this week by the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. This marks an…