Christmas Creche set for Sunday in the Thayne Community Center
The 2019 Community Christmas Creche will open its doors at 1 p.m. on Sunday, December 8. The event will take place in the Thayne Community Center Gymnasium. Admission is free and open to the public. Musical presentations and readings will…
Names in the News: Private Joseph “Eli” Stone
Private Joseph “Eli” Stone, 17, of Etna graduated from United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California, on October 25, 2019. Private Stone successfully completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training at MCRD…
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asks members and friends to create welcoming community for refugees
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued this statement on refugees following recent media inquiries: “As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we are deeply committed to living the…
Yellowstone’s migrating bison manipulate springtime green
◆ UW scientists illustrate benefits of bison. On a typical June day in Yellowstone, it’s not unusual to see hundreds of bison grazing in the Lamar Valley. The herds appear to aimlessly move back and forth through meadows threaded by…
Jackson resident dies in U.S. 89 accident in Star Valley
Updated by the Wyoming Highway Patrol On December 1, 2019, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 96 on US 89 north of Afton, Wyoming. Around 1:10 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a motor vehicle…
Town of Alpine donates a former police vehicle to Alpine EMS
The Town of Alpine has donated its former police vehicle to the Alpine EMS Department. The Ford Expedition was turned over to the Alpine EMS Department this last week. “Our EMS was in need of a vehicle,” said Alpine Mayor…
SV Chamber gearing up for shop at home holiday campaign 2019
The Star Valley Chamber of Commerce will kick off the 2019 Shop at Home Holiday Campaign on Small Business Saturday, November 30. The shop at home has campaign has three primary goals. • First, to encourage area families to spend…
131 turkeys and trimmings distributed from Cokeville to Alpine
Thursday, November 21 was a busy night at the Afton Food Pantry. Community volunteers from across the valley gathered to pack and deliver Thanksgiving dinners to area families in need. “We delivered 131 Thanksgiving Dinners to families from Cokeville to…
Wyo gas revenues down 74% in ‘new reality’
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com As leaders scramble to prop up the state’s troubled coal industry, a “new reality” threatens from another key sector: Declining natural gas production has cut Wyoming’s annual gas tax income 74% in 12 years….
Wyoming State Supreme Court Upholds District Court Opinion on Revenue Bonds
Jackson, Wyoming – The Wyoming Supreme Court issued a ruling today that affirmed the District Court of Teton County, and held that the Jackson Hole Airport Board may use revenue bonds to purchase the assets of Jackson Hole Aviation, the Airport’s…