New interest in trails for Lincoln County
• Transportation Plan comments call for more trails. As the Lincoln County Transportation Plan moves forward gathering public comments from Opal to Alpine, there is a new found interest in trails coming in with the responses. Lincoln County launched…
Lincoln County voters will decide on 6th Penny next week
• Additional one cent sales tax would fund municipal projects if passed Next week voters in Lincoln County will determine if a county-wide sales tax increase will go into effect. The Specific Purpose Sales and Use Tax would increase the…
SVI Radio Interview: Stephen Malik, Lincoln County Emergency Management
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Heavy rain causes flooding in Opal
Portions of southern Lincoln County flooded Monday due to heavy, sustained rains. Lincoln County Commissioner Kent Connelly said eastbound Highway 30 was closed near Opal for a period of time due to mud slides, stating that WYDOT was using snowplows…
6th Penny Tax returns to ballot
• Voters county wide will approve or reject At the request of local municipalities, the Lincoln County Commissioners have approved a resolution to add a 1% special purpose sales and use tax, also known as the 6th penny, onto…
New chamber created for South Lincoln County
• Fossil Basin will serve Kemmerer, Diamondville and Opal. A new chamber of commerce has been formed in southern Lincoln County. The Fossil Basin Chamber of Commerce has been organized to further help businesses in Kemmerer, Diamondville and Opal. The…
Draft EIS out for LVE Crow Creek Pipeline
• Project brings gas supply into Star Valley. SVI Media/Dan Dockstader & C-T National Forest The Caribou-Targhee National Forest is released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the Crow Creek Pipeline Lower Valley Energy Project on July 14, 2023….
South Lincoln County Economic Development Corporation (SLCEDC) announces a New Committee Name
KEMMERER, Wyo. – The SLCEDC has announced a name change for their sub-committee tasked with directing and working with their Economic Development Liaison – Stephen P. Allen. The SLCEDCs’ purpose is to promote the economic development efforts of South Lincoln…
LC Commission pitching to be part of multi-state effort to bring in Hydrogen Power
Lincoln County Commissioner Jerry Hansen says the Commission pitching to have the county host hydrogen power in a multi- state project as part of a hydrogen hub. He says Governor Mark Gordon is very supportive of the idea of a…
Union Wireless expanding footprint in Granger, Opal, La Barge, Big Piney & Daniel
Union Wireless announced today that the company will expand the footprint of its fiber optic network an additional 125-miles from I-80 to Pinedale in 2018. The route will go through the communities of Granger, Opal, La Barge, Big Piney, and…