EPA extends deadline for public comment
◆ Public comment is invited until November 15. Members of the Afton community gathered in Star Valley High School’s auditorium Tuesday evening, September 27, for a hearing with the EPA regarding the agency’s preliminary determinations that Afton’s Periodic Spring, which…
Afton Mall Transforms into the Cattle Chute
◆ Two businesswomen bring life to our downtown by painting the Afton Mall hallway and more. By Breanna Call SVI Media For those of us familiar with the Afton Mall, we know not to expect to see anything like a…
EPA will hold hearing on Afton Spring Sept. 27
◆ Public comment opens Sept. 1, Public meeting Sept. 27. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing in Afton on the community’s municipal water source, the Intermittent Spring Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 6 to 9:30 p.m….
Afton Mayor and wife involved in accident
Afton Mayor JC Inskeep and his wife Brenda were involved in an accident on Thursday morning June 28. According to a statement released by the Afton Police Department Chief Jason Romberg, “On July 28, 2022 around 5:53 A.M., a crash…
LSR golf tournament fundraiser raises over $5,000
This weekend’s Lincoln Self Reliance golf tournament fundraiser was the best yet. The 20th annual tournament raised over $5,000 for the program, the most ever according to Annette Eggleston. Eggleston is the current North Lincoln Program Manager. “We’ve had a…
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Rodeo Road” by Chris Petersen
Kick It or Keep It returns this week with a country song from Utah singer who is performing this weekend at the Back County Jam in Afton, Wyoming. Chris Petersen, from Cedar City, Utah, was a performer on Season 15…
2nd Annual Spring Has Sprung Craft Fair happening this weekend
◆ Saturday, April 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. Fundraiser craft fairs are shaping up to be the shopping events of the season with the second Star Valley craft show of the spring happening…
Afton will need to fill open seat
◆ Applicants need to have lived in the community for at least a year. The Town of Afton is accepting applications for a seat that will be vacated next month. Councilman Cody Myers will be moving outside of the community’s…
Chariot Racing World Championships Moving to Star Valley
◆ Championship event leaves Utah due to Covid Restrictions The World Championship Cutter & Chariot Finals are coming to Star Valley March 27-28. In previous years the event has been held in Utah at the Weber County Fairgrounds in Ogden…
Bomgaars celebrates its grand opening in Afton this week
The new Bomgaars store opened for business last week in Afton. This week the grand opening celebration will take place. Grand opening festivities include a ribbon cutting on Thursday, December 3 at 10:30 a.m. The community is invited to come…