Alpine moving forward with new charter school
Alpine is moving forward with plans for a new charter school after passing a resolution at Tuesday night’s town council meeting. The resolution calls for the mayor to negotiate the terms of a five-year lease agreement with the Alpine Charter…
LVE hosts public meeting on solar project
• Construction of facility paid for by subscriptions Bedford area residents gathered in a breakout room of the Thayne Community Center Monday night to review plans for a solar project. The Lower Valley Energy Solar project is slated for…
Greys River Collaborative work will continue in 2025
• New member brings experience to the projects The Greys River Collaborative is welcoming the experience of Brett Story, a resident of Star Valley with a background in forest restoration work. Story advised in an interview for the SVI…
Legislature closes for 2025
• Session started with 556 bills After convening at the State Capitol on January 14, the Wyoming Legislature’s 37-day 2025 General Session came to a close on Thursday, March 6. By the end of the session, a total of…
Alpine prepares for annexation
• Master plan in the works The Town of Alpine is preparing for an annexation project on the area between Broulims grocery store and the Flying Saddle Lodge on the south side of U.S. 89 at the entrance to the…
Independent Notes: Responding to property tax increases with reductions.
There are varying versions of responses to property tax increases across Wyoming. Lincoln County leads the way with the highest rate increase in the past four years, 112.6 percent. Teton County is close behind at 111 percent. Some counties didn’t…
Independent Notes: A resolution to focus on jobs and the economy.
An estimated 250 jobs. That’s probably what we lost in direct numbers when changes with the management of the Bridger-Teton National Forest ultimately resulted in the closure of Star Valley’s timber mill operations before the turn of the century. In…
Annexation on the Alpine agenda for 2025
• New P&Z board member welcomed The Alpine Town Council moved an annexation project forward and welcomed a new member to the community’s planning and zoning board at the Jan. 21 meeting. Rachael Stewart was given the oath of…
LC Tourism coordinated as one program
• Board will be formed with town representatives Representatives from the Lincoln County’s towns, chambers and economic development groups met in a conference call this week to make plans for a unified effort to promote tourism. Lincoln County Economic…
McKim retires as Star Valley Ranch Municipal Judge
• Career included two municipal positions Ron McKim wasn’t seeking the position as municipal judge when the call came from former Mayor Bob King in Thayne to serve as that community’s municipal judge. “It wasn’t something I really wanted…