Emergency Responders dispatched to single vehicle accident at mouth of Swift Creek Canyon
At roughly 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, emergency responders in Afton were dispatched to the mouth of Swift Creek Canyon on 2nd Avenue. Afton Police Chief Jason Romberg said a driver suffered a medical incident while driving out of…
(Video) – Afton monitoring the spring, water flowing
(Video provided by Mayor Jeff Jensen) • Unsafe to move equipment up to the rock slide. The Town of Afton continues to monitor a week-old rock slide at the mouth of the Periodic Spring in Swift Creek Canyon. The slide…
SVI Radio Interview: Mayor Jeff Jensen, Intermittent Spring rock slide update
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Rock slide threatens spring; Bridger-Teton/Town of Afton monitoring
• Afton making plans to remove material. A large rock and scattered debris has collapsed into the mouth of the Periodic Spring causing pressure on the flow of the spring and threatening an underground pipeline that serves as Afton’s…
SVI Radio Interview: Justin Laycock, Intermittent Spring Rock Slide Update
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(Photos) Intermittent Spring Rock Slide
A rock slide that occurred in late May has partially covered the intermittent spring in Swift Creek Canyon east of Afton. The slide prompted the Bridger-Teton National Forest to implement a closure of the path from the picnic table area…
Forest Service provides additional details on Intermittent Spring rock slide
The Bridger-Teton National Forest has released additional details regarding a rock slide that occurred near the mouth of the intermittent spring in Swift Creek Canyon east of Afton. The Forest Service has implemented “an emergency closure for the Periodic Spring…
Rock slide occurs at mouth of Intermittent Spring
*Note: An update to this story has been provided and can be found by clicking here.* A large rock slide has occurred on top of the historic Intermittent Spring in Swift Creek Canyon east of Afton. The slide occurred “earlier…
‘So we can breathe on public land’ – Death of beloved dog spurs grassroots group for change in trapper laws.
By Julie Dockstader Heaps SVI Media A Star Valley woman hopes changes in statewide trapping regulations would mean the tragic death of her beloved dog — Jester — will not have been in vain. “My requests are minimal but will…
Afton Parks Master Plan is Thursday
• Pickleball, skateboarding and splash pad are options. So as not to interfere with this Thursday’s Community of Kindness event scheduled from 4-7 p.m. at the Afton Civic Center, the Town of Afton scheduled their Parks Master Plan for right…