Cokeville preparing for solar power project in 2022
◆ Project will be built on 450 acres of private ground. A solar power project is planned for the Cokeville area, with construction starting in 2022. Lincoln County Commissioner Robert King reported on the SVI Weekday Wake-up program (Swift 98.7…
Size will factor in for Braves Basketball
◆ Team opens up the 2021-22 season against Cheyenne East, Sheridan and Cheyenne South. After back-to-back seasons where the Braves Basketball Team earned the 4A West’s top seed, fans have become accustomed to seeing the Crimson and Gold atop the…
Trio of mountain lion cubs euthanized by Fish & Game after being found in backyard
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. SUGAR CITY — What began as a wildlife adventure for Sugar City residents took a sad turn after Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials were forced to euthanize…
Wrestling practice begins with the same high expectations
◆ Braves Brawl is December 11-12. After winning six straight Wyoming 3A team titles, the Star Valley Braves have a chance to tie the school record for consecutive wrestling championships which took place seven times from 1991-97 under Richard Hoopes…
Grover man facing domestic and animal abuse charges
◆ Scott “Buddy” Jackson held on $50,000 bail. A Grover man is facing felony abuse charges after allegedly hitting one person and beating his roommate’s dogs with an aluminum baseball bat. Scott “Buddy” Jackson was arrested at 1:32 am on…
Taxes on drilling could rise
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Taxes on oil and gas drilling on federal lands could go up for the first time in a century, the Department of the Interior said Friday. On Jan. 27,…
Bridger-Teton rejects plan for domestic sheep in Wyoming Range
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The Bridger-Teton National Forest will not imminently allow woolgrowers to herd domestic sheep back onto portions of the Wyoming Range near where a bighorn sheep herd roams, a…
Hunter’s Education class to begin
A winter session of Hunter’s Education will take place in Star Valley Monday, December 6 through Friday, December 10. The class is under the direction of Chuck Sutter and will be held at the Afton Town Hall from 6-9 p.m….
Book Review: “The Giver of Stars” by Jojo Moyes
By Wendi Walton Branch Manager, Alpine Branch Library Historical fiction based on the real lives of the Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky?..Count me in! Jojo Moyes, in her book “The Giver of Stars,” takes the fascinating history of a WPA…
Cowboys Put Down Titans on the Road, 79-66
Linder earns 100th career win Fullerton, Calif. (Nov. 29, 2021) – The number 100 was the theme of the night with guard Hunter Maldonado appearing in his 100th career game and head coach Jeff Linder earning his 100th career win…