Registration for next week’s Junior Rodeo is this weekend
After being canceled last year due to COVID, like most other summer events, the Afton Junior Rodeo returns this year as part of the Afton Freedom Festival. The Junior Rodeo will be held at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds on Friday,…
Coming Events: June 18-26
© Copyright Star Valley Independent • June 18-June 20 Annual Day in the Life Photo Contest with SVI Media, Friday-Sunday. On one of these days, take a picture of what you feel best represents a day in the life in…
Freedom’s Sierra Butler named Rodeo Queen
The Lincoln County Rodeo Queen contest was held Saturday, June 11 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Afton. 10 young ladies in total competed for the title of Queen, Princess and Jr. Princess. During the day contestants were judged on…
Swift Creek High School honors student with special graduation ceremony
◆ “Never once did I hear Mikey complain…” Swift Creek High School honored one of its students, Mike Stewart, in a special individualized graduation ceremony Tuesday, June 8 at Swift Creek High School. SCHS staff and students welcomed friends, family…
Kemmerer City Council Approves Fiscal Budget
The Kemmerer City Council approved a 4.2 million dollar balanced budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year at its regular meeting Monday, June 14. This is an increase of about $750,000 from last years budget. By far, the biggest increase in…
Expert: Reactor will be safe; Nuclear proposal incorporates molten sodium technology
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – After the recent announcement that Wyoming would be getting a nuclear power plant, many Wyomingites had a similar question. Is it safe? The Star-Tribune spoke with an expert who…
Refuge proposes pronghorn, white-tailed hunts
JACKSON (WNE) – The National Elk Refuge is proposing its first-ever white-tailed deer and pronghorn antelope hunts. For much of its 109-year history, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-run refuge has authorized hunting of its namesake species, elk. And since…
Wyoming’s active COVID-19 cases dip by 40
As of 3 p.m. Monday, June 14, the number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases seen since the disease was first diagnosed in the state in March 2020 stood at 51,539, an increase of 371 confirmed cases over the 51,168 reported on…
2021 Kemmerer Youth Fishing Derby a Success
Over 100 children, ages 3 to 14, took part in the annual Kemmerer youth fishing derby at the Kemmerer Community Pond on Saturday, June 12, under near perfect weather conditions. Like most summer events, the 2020 fishing derby was cancelled…
Funeral services for Kori Walton
Funeral services for Kori Walton will take place Wednesday, June 16 2021 at 11 a.m. at the Cottonwood Ward LDS Chapel. A viewing will take place Tuesday, June 15, 2021 from 6-8 p.m. at Schwab Mortuary in Afton and from…