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Dan Dockstader

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…

SV Ranch adjusting to continual growth

  • Town deals with 30 new home applications. With steady and continual growth in the Town of Star Valley Ranch, the municipality has brought on a person to focus on the number of building permits seeking new construction in…

Star Valley Health preparing for ER service in Alpine

  • Open house planned for Saturday, Jan. 11. When Dr. Ryker Kiel, DO, learned of Star Valley Health plans for expansion of the Alpine Clinic he welcomed the opportunity to help. His interest was emergency room care for a…

Thanksgiving is a community event for Town of Alpine

• Dinner grows each year, help still welcome. As November ushers in the holiday season, one community starts to prepare a list. It’s a list of all that is needed to feed their friends and neighbors on  Thanksgiving Day. Every…

Mule Deer conversations hosted by G&F

  • Meetings in Thayne, Jackson, Cokeville and Kemmerer There are four opportunities in November and December to join the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s  conversation on Mule Deer. RELATED: WGF SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON MULE DEER MANAGMENT – Regional…

Afton tracking the Intermittent Spring system

  • Town maintains integrity of the water source. For now the Intermittent Spring continues to flow and there are no problems with the infrastructure associated with Afton’s main source of culinary water in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The site…

New interest in trails for Lincoln County

  • Transportation Plan comments call for more trails. As the Lincoln County Transportation Plan moves forward gathering public comments from Opal to Alpine, there is a new found interest in trails coming in with the responses. Lincoln County launched…

Independent Notes: It’s an honor to vote!

  The radio broadcasting dress code is simple. Blue jeans, an old, un-ironed shirt, a hoodie and a ball cap. I love dressing for radio. Generally old shoes too because I may walk my dog Cheyenne in one of the…

Afton sewer lagoon preps for improvements

  As Afton grows, so does the need for infrastructure improvements as the municipal sewer lagoon southwest of the community. Work has started on an expansion project that has been in planning stages for the past two years, both in…