Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office investigating shooting in Osmond
*This story has been updated to reflect a name correction and addition information from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. On August 3, 2019 at 2030 hours the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Wyoming Highway Patrol and Afton EMS responded to a…
Search continues for missing kayaker
Members of the Lincoln County Search and Rescue, based out of Kemmerer, and the Star Valley Search and Rescue are looking for a missing kayaker in Alice Lake. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, reports of a missing kayaker…
Kemmerer youth found safe in Evanston area
According to Kemmerer Police Chief Mike Kahre, Thomas Archibald has been located in the Evanston area and is safe and en route back to Kemmerer. *** Original Story*** The Kemmerer Police Department and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are…
Missing individual found in river
By Dan Dockstader, SVI Media The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Star Valley Search and Rescue responded to a call at 4:16 p.m. Sunday, July 14, that alerted officials to a possible body floating in the Snake River above…
Authorities investigating Fairview robbery
By Sarah Hale, SVI Media Saturday, July 6 the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Bittercreek Road in Fairview following reports of a robbery. According to Captain Brian Andrews, the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. A truck with flashing…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office warns of area fraud attempts
The following is a news release from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has seen an increase in cases where residents are contacted by phone or email by individuals committing fraud. In some cases community members…
Rock slide impacts traffic near Thayne
***Updated*** According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the slide has been cleared and traffic has resumed as normal. More updates from the incident will be posted when they become available. – Original Story – According to Lincoln County Dispatch,…
Plane goes down, injuring three people
Three Star Valley men were injured on Monday, Aug. 13 when the plane they were riding in went down. The crash occurred early in the day in the Caribou National Forest west of Star Valley. According to the Lincoln County…
Single-vehicle crash claims the life of Afton man
A 21-year old Afton man is dead following a single-vehicle accident in Grover in the early morning hours on Wednesday, July 19. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Alexander Rex Verley, 21 of Afton, was driving a Dodge Dakota northbound…
Sgt. Kyle Thomson named as VFW’s Police Officer of the Year
Sergeant Kyle Thomson has been named as the VFW Police Officer of the Year. The award was presented in Cheyenne on Friday, June 8. “This is a good thing for the Sheriff’s Office,” said Captain Brian Andrews. “This is a…