Alpine supports Charter School, location pending
• Crowd packs Donn Wooden Civic Center. Charter board coming Sept. 18. Alpine residents packed the Donn Wooden Civic Center Wednesday Sept. 11 to hear a report and offer comment on a proposed charter school for the community. The…
State Charter Board in Alpine today
A state board will be in Alpine today: The Wyoming Charter Authorizing Board will be in Alpine to review an application for a Charter School in that community. Reviews will be conducted in the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 18, followed…
Alpine submits comment to Bureau of Rec on gravel pit
• Comments should be submitted by September 13. The deadline for response to the continued use of the Sunroc Alpine Bear [Gravel] Pit is Friday, Sept. 13. Alpine Mayor Eric Green and the Alpine Town Council are responding to…
Fires burn at Togwotee and Palisades
The Fish Creek Fire by Togwotee Pass has reached 24,904 acres as of Tuesday, September. 10. The fire is considered 69-percent contained. The Northern Rockies Team 2, under the direction of Scott Schuster, has 504 personnel on the site with…
Independent Notes: Dropping a blade and cutting back willows could improve a strained working relationship.
I thought Wyoming was having all the fun with the federal government and the associated federal agencies. Wyoming’s challenges are generally related to our valuable energy resources, something that “picks up the tab” for schools, roads, local governments and…
Wyoming’s D.C. delegation report
• Hageman and Lummis address postal plans, Barrasso speaks to high prices. Both U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman and U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis are encouraging public involvement in the mail programs for Wyoming, While Sen. Barrasso speaks from the…
Greys River Collaborative returns with new focus on Grover Park
• Past work includes timber sale, Grover Park eyed for future. The Greys River Collaborative is returning to work, bringing local leaders from the county and state together with federal agencies to plan for the future of Greys River country. The…
Lincoln County launches transportation plan
• Road networks, cars, trucks, bikes and walking all part of the plan. “We’re kicking off a Lincoln County Transportation plan and will be working on it through July of next year,” Thomas McMurtry of Avenue Consultants told SVI…
Alpine addressing constant growth
• ‘We want to do what is best for Alpine.” As he acknowledged two major hotel projects, one complete within the community and the other underway at a major highway intersection, Alpine Mayor Erick Green noted the constant growth…
Independent Notes: Elected office is not a glory job. It’s about work!
First of all, I thank all those who have taken an interest in serving. It’s Election time — whoever wins whatever office they are seeking –I simply ask that they “pack the water” for our schools, towns, county and…