LCSD #2 School Board Agenda: April 8, 2020
Due to an oversight, this agenda did not appear in the April 8, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent as scheduled. SVI apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. Board Agenda April 8, 2020 Work Session- Tina Boogren- 5:00…
Afton promoting shop local campaign to help businesses
◆ Receipt drawing held each week. The Town of Afton is taking a proactive approach to helping local businesses this spring. As small businesses work to meet social distancing guidelines, Afton is holding weekly receipt drawings using social media. “The…
Area wide snowpacks remain above median as April arrives
◆ Water levels looking positive as snowmelt begins. Moisture levels in Western Wyoming are looking positive, according to information provided by the Natural Resource Conservation District. “The water content in area wide snow packs are slightly above median for the…
Forest Service and BLM approve Simplot’s Dairy Syncline Mine Plan
◆ Project safeguards 250 mining jobs, 187 service jobs. Wednesday, April 8 the Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District and Caribou-Targhee National Forest released Records of Decision approving the Dairy Syncline Mine and Reclamation Plan. The Dairy Syncline phosphate…
Hospital faces some financial struggles in light of COVID-19
◆ Economic impact of pandemic is widespread. Life in a pandemic requires a lot of adjustments for area families and businesses. Star Valley Health is not exempt, according to CEO Bren Lowe. “The current crisis has impacted all of us…
SVI Media, local health officials coordinate on COVID-19
BY JULIE DOCKSTADER HEAPS Getting educated about COVID-19 and community protocols may not only help slow the spread of the virus. You may also help mitigate a surge in a pandemic that has taken but 2 ½ months to…
Game and Fish to non-residents: please wait to come as COVID-19 spreads
BY JULIE DOCKSTADER HEAPS Usually this time of year, hunters and other recreationists – including non-residents – are itching to get out on the waterways and mountains of Wyoming. But this spring with COVID-19 spreading across the country, officials with…
Applying for Medicaid during COVID-19 pandemic
As COVID-19 continues to affect people in myriad ways, The Wyoming Department of Health put word out on the best ways to apply for state Medicaid and who may be eligible. “We realize that COVID-19 has touched many residents’ lives,…
Fossil Butte is modifying visitor center operations
Kemmerer – Fossil Butte National Monument announced modifications — effective Saturday, April 4 — to operations in response to guidance from the governor and Wyoming Department of Health to slow the spread of COVID-19. Until further notice, the following services and…
Star Valley virus cases not ‘community spread,’ says health official
BY JULIE DOCKSTADER HEAPS The four currently confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lincoln County were not the result of “community transmission,” Star Valley Health CEO Bren Lowe told SVI Media this week. “All of those cases [which are within Star…