TEXT-IN TOPIC RESPONSES: Should Homecoming Parades be on Thursday or Friday?
Few things are more nostalgic than Homecoming parades and football games in your local, small town. But as school sizes have increased and lights have been added to high school football fields, some of the traditions have slightly changed in…
(Sponsored) Dr. Veigel Talks Breast Cancer Awareness for Health Topics Tuesday
Today, October 1, marks the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness month. In this week’s installment of Health Topics Tuesday, Dr. Myka Call Veigel of Star Valley Health discusses the importance of early detection and mammography options at Star Valley…
Cokeville High School cuts the ribbon on a new welding lab
Cokeville High School cut the ribbon on a brand-new, state of the art welding lab on September 23, 2019. CHS had been chosen out of thousands of schools across the nation to partner in the Airgas High School Education Initiative….
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The Wyoming Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion graduated 16 Soldiers from the Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP) on Saturday, Sept. 6. These Soldiers completed Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), and are now ready to join…
Valley looks to meet needs of area food banks as summer fades to fall
The Afton Food Pantry is gearing up for the first annual Fighting Hunger Games. The food drive, set to take place in October, will replace the annual Scouting for Food Drive that has benefited area food banks for generations. “This…
Alpine approved for Business Council grant to assist with wastewater treatment
The Town of Alpine has received initial approval from the Wyoming Business Council’s Board of Directors to proceed with a wastewater treatment center. Approval for the $2,300,370 grant came at a Business Council meeting in Sheridan earlier in September….
Pile Burning Scheduled near Star Valley Ranch
Afton, Wyo., September 25, 2019 – Pile burning will begin Thursday, September 26, 2019 on the Bridger-Teton National Forest near Star Valley on the Greys River Ranger District. Piles will be ignited in the morning and smoke will be present…
LCSD2 sees another increase in enrollment leading to expansion projects
Lincoln County School District No. 2 has been seeing an increase in enrollment for several years and so Superintendent Matt Erickson says it will need to expand classrooms to accommodate that. Compared to this time last year the district is…
Afton man found guilty in child abuse case
According to information obtained from the Lincoln County Attorney’s Office, an Afton man has been found guilty of two counts of Aggravated Child Abuse and was taken into custody on September 19, 2019. “On September 19, 2019 a Jury of…
KDCA to put on program honoring victims of Domestic Violence and women of Wyoming
Kemmer/Diamondville Community Area Chamber of Commerce has been putting on a series this year honoring the women in Wyoming and the next event is coming up on October 5. Director of KDCA, Ellen Potter, says this event will be the…