Lincoln County legislators assigned committees for the upcoming session
◆ Baldwin and Dockstader are Senate committee chairs. The Lincoln County Republican Party reports committee assignments for our county’s representatives and senators have been announced: Sen. Dan Dockstader (SD16) will serve as Chairman of the Mineral, Business & Economic Development…
TerraPower and PacifiCorp Announce Efforts to Expand Natrium Technology Deployment
The following is a press release from TerraPower TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, and PacifiCorp, a regulated utility, announced Thursday their undertaking of a joint study to evaluate the feasibility of deploying up to five additional Natrium reactor and integrated…
Star Valley Ranch Council Votes to Renegotiate Fire Protection Contract
The clock is ticking for the town to reach an agreement with Mid Valley Fire District Thursday’s special meeting of the Star Valley Ranch Town Council was highly charged at points, but ultimately the council decided to rewrite the contract…
Jackson Hole Airport opens today with new runway, security and parking fees
JACKSON (WNE) — Airplanes will be landing again at one of the nation’s most scenic runways, as the Jackson Hole Airport has reopened. The reopening comes after a 78-day closure to work on a number of projects, chief among them…
Afton announces fundraising plans to improve Star Hill
The Town of Afton has announced a fundraising campaign with the hopes of improving the historic star on the hillside at the mouth of Swift Creek Canyon. The town said the new Star project should be completed by early summer…
Freedom man identified in fatal Sunday morning accident
A Freedom man has been identified as the victim of a fatal single vehicle rollover accident on Sunday morning. The Wyoming Highway Patrol said that the accident occurred around 2:00 a.m. when 48-year-old Jefferson Lysager lost control of his vehicle…
Daniel Barnes named new Principal of Thayne Elementary, SVMS & SVHS Middle School VP’s approved
Principal Daniel Barnes will be the new principal of Thayne Elementary School beginning with the start of the 2022-23 school year. The Lincoln County School District Board of Director’s approved the decision during a special board meeting on Tuesday afternoon….
Cokeville High senior looking to start a high school ski team in Lincoln County
Cokeville High School senior, Matt Floyd, is working hard in his final year to start a high school ski team for Lincoln County School Districts #1 and #2. He says he has talked with previous students who wish they had…
Guiding Star Strategy Group to begin 16-week entrepreneurial program Feb. 10th
The Guiding Star Strategy Group is set to being a 16-week entrepreneurial program starting February 10th at Afton Town Hall. Michael Horn from the organization says it tries to give youth of the community the education on how they can…