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SVI Radio Interview: Violet Sanderson, Afton Town Administrator

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Independent Notes: Dropping a blade and cutting back willows could improve a strained working relationship. 

  I thought Wyoming was having all the fun with the federal government and the associated federal agencies. Wyoming’s challenges are  generally  related to our valuable energy resources, something that “picks up the tab” for schools, roads, local governments and…

Afton Town Council report for July

  Members of the Afton Town Council along with Mayor Jeff Jensen held their monthly meeting on July 9. Here are items of note from that meeting: • Josh Peavler, Director of Public Utilities, reported to the council and recapped…

Town of Afton Board Meeting Summary

Town of Afton board members met in their regularly scheduled meeting in June and discussed the following items. •West Alley Project This project is now “back to the drawing board” due to a trash easement which did not have full…

Star to shimmer above Afton

  • New lighting system will provide 16 million colors; cost less than eight incandescent bulbs annually The star above the town of Afton has been a mainstay for over 100 years. For many of those years, its annual refresh…

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…

Chief of Staff encourages in-county cooperation at area town councils

It is no secret that western Wyoming is growing and that growth is affecting both the north and the south. In that spirit, Lincoln County Chief of Staff, Stephen Allen addressed the Afton Town Council in their latest meeting and…

EPA withdraws decision on Afton water

• D.C. delegation assisted, calling the EPA demands ‘not warranted.’ In August of 2022 the Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) put the Town of Afton under notice, advising the community’s water source, the Periodic (Intermittent) Spring was under direct influence of…