Wolf hunt ends 20 short of limit
PINEDALE (WNE) — The 2020 wolf-hunting season in Wyoming’s trophy game management area closed as the New Year began last week, with only 31 gray wolves taken from a limit of 51. Game and Fish manages gray wolves, which are…
Town Councils welcome newly elected members this month
◆ New members will be sworn in at meetings throughout January. New members to town councils throughout Star Valley are looking forward to meetings throughout January in which they will be sworn in and take their seats among their councils…
Cross-country skier collapses and dies in Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park Rangers responded to an emergency request to help with a collapsed cross-country skier at approximately 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Gary Sternberg, age 69, of Jackson, Wyoming, was skiing with others near Phelps Lake when…
Lincoln County Library System 2021 Book List
By Star Valley Branch Library Staff To get you started towards attaining your 2021 reading goal the staff at Star Valley Branch Library has put together a list of “must reads” published in 2020… any way about it these would…
First Bank $2 bill initiative encouraged local holiday shopping
◆ Star Valley shoppers spent over $2,300 in $2 bills at local businesses. To encourage consumers to shop locally during the 2020 holiday shopping season, branches of First Bank in Afton and Alpine invited patrons to go into the bank…
Twenty-five more deaths tied to COVID; active cases down slightly
By The Wyoming News Exchange The deaths of 25 more Wyoming residents have been linked to the coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Thursday. The department described the deaths of all but four as involving older adults. The deaths…
Musical Theatre should feel like home for high school students
Lynzi McAdams is in her first year as a Special Education Aide and the Musical Director at Star Valley High School. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Lynzi is the youngest of four children and loved growing up in a smaller…
Light at the End of the Tunnel: Moderna Vaccine safe and effective; available in phases
As the vaccine campaign against COVID-19 rolls across Wyoming – including Star Valley – the state health department continues to remind residents and health officials to be patient and continue safe community protocols. They offer a tool box – you…
