Lincoln County Prevention Coalition aims to support county residents
◆ One in two arrests in Lincoln County is for DUI. Britney Ritter, representing the Lincoln County Prevention Coalition, explained to the community this week in an interview with SVI Media that it is a county organization focused on alcohol,…
New pastor shepherds with simple faith
The Easter message from the new pastor of Star Valley United Church was simple – the kind of simple where you forget the question. “Jesus is waiting for us in the ordinary places of life.” For Pastor Tammy Heimgartner, who…
Star Valley High School promotes Pathways to Success
Star Valley High School administration and staff are preparing to launch what they are calling Pathways to Success at registration this spring. The Pathways are 10 career-related areas where students can choose to focus their efforts as they move through…
Helping the Hungry: How Food Needs Were Met During the Pandemic
Sierra Mitchell, President of the Afton Food Pantry and Regional Director of the Wyoming Hunger Initiative, delivers an entire beef to the Food Closet in Piney. Photo Credit: Wyoming Hunger Initiative ◆ Local and Statewide Community Stepped Up to Fill…
Balow warns K-12 funding could still collapse
By Kathryn Palmer Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — During the final days of the 2021 legislative session, Wyoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow expressed both praise for an imminent K-12 school funding deal and…
Wyoming jobless rate increases slightly
CASPER (WNE) — Wyoming’s unemployment rate ticked up in February, reversing a downward trend experienced by the state after last year’s pandemic-related closures were lifted. The Equality State ended February with a 5.3% jobless rate, up from 5.1% in January…
Chamber of Commerce Highlight: Hale Financial Solutions
On the surface, financial planning sounds like a numbers thing. You take a paycheck, apply it to your budget, pay off debt, perhaps save a little. Maybe you plan for retirement. But for Tim Hale, financial and investment management is…
Sublette County home lost to fire as firefighters battle snow covered roads
A home in the Hoback Ranches area of Sublette County was lost in a fire Friday, April 2, as firefighters battled snow covered roads and limited access. Sublette County Unified Fire reports that they were dispatched to the location on…
Makia Haderlie will be spending her summer teaching in the Dominican Republic.
Makia Haderlie wants to be a teacher. She is gathering supplies and creating lesson plans like any future teacher would, but her future students are in the Dominican Republic. Makia will be part of the International Language Program (ILP), an…
Services for Bonnie Nebeker
Graveside services for Bonnie Nebeker will take place Friday, April 9, at 1 p.m. at the Fairview Cemetery. A night viewing will take place on Thursday, April 8, from 6-8 p.m. at Schwab Mortuary in Afton.