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Month: August 2020

Final day of the 2020 Lincoln County Fair! Saturday schedule

—————- The Livestock Auction, the final evening of the PRCA Rodeo and all of the entertainers on the grounds as well as the food vendors have one more day to tickle your fancy as the 2020 Lincoln County Fair comes…

Arizona man dies in motorcyle accident near Sundance

On August 6, 2020, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 183 on Interstate 90 west of Sundance, Wyoming.  At 6:08 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a crash involving a motorcycle. A 2016 Harley Davidson was headed eastbound…

Gillette man dies in fall at Keyhole

GILLETTE (WNE) — A 29-year-old Gillette man fell off an embankment and died during a late-night walk while camping at Keyhole State Park. The man, identified as Cameron MacNeil, was camping with his girlfriend at the Wind Creek Campground near…

Work on Snake River south section will cause pathway closure

JACKSON, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s (WYDOT), along with contract crews from Oftedal will begin work near Game Creek Road to address recent movement in a
slope near the Munger Mountain landslide. It is anticipated that the work and…

Livestock auction set for Saturday at the 2020 Lincoln County Fair

◆ This year attendees will be limited to “buyers only.” The 2020 4H/FFA Livestock Sale will take place on Saturday, August 8 at the Lincoln County Fair. “The livestock sale will be pretty much what everyone is used to from…

LCSD2 moving forward with plans to head back to school

◆ School district outlines Smart Start plan. Lincoln County School District 2 is making plans to head back to school this month. The planned start date for Cokeville schools is Monday, August 24. The planned start date for Star Valley…

Independent Obituaries: August 5, 2020

The following obituaries appeared in the August 5, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary online. For more historical obituaries as well as headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. John…

Get your “Teylor Tough” and “Anthyn Strong” t-shirts on Friday & Saturday at the LC Fair

————- Monday morning of the Lincoln County Fair brought about some sad and tragic circumstances as two Star Valley teenagers were transported via life-flight for severe burns sustained after a propane explosion. Since then, the community has donated to account…

Friday Schedule for the 2020 Lincoln County Fair

Only two days left of the Lincoln County Fair in 2020 as the PRCA Rodeo comes to town for Friday and Saturday.  According to Del Cunningham of the Lincoln County Fairboard, this year’s rodeo promises to be one of the…