Funeral services for Jane Andersen
Funeral services for Jane Anderson will be held Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 11 a.m. at the Afton Tabernacle. A viewing will be held Friday, November 8, 2024 from 6-8 p.m. at Schwab Mortuary and also from 10-1:45 a.m. prior…
Independent Notes: It’s an honor to vote!
The radio broadcasting dress code is simple. Blue jeans, an old, un-ironed shirt, a hoodie and a ball cap. I love dressing for radio. Generally old shoes too because I may walk my dog Cheyenne in one of the…
Afton sewer lagoon preps for improvements
As Afton grows, so does the need for infrastructure improvements as the municipal sewer lagoon southwest of the community. Work has started on an expansion project that has been in planning stages for the past two years, both in…
Independent Obituaries: November 6, 2024
The following obituaries appeared in the November 6, 2024 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Gloria Mower Gloria Gean…
SVI Radio: Bree Burton, Salt River Watershed Study
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Commission to discuss Etna storage units next week
• Petitioners ask for moratorium. The Lincoln County Commission will take up a discussion next week regarding a large storage unit complex that has been proposed in the Etna area. The 138,100 square foot facility, which would be the…
Thayne moves closer to major subdivision work
• Impact fees start with home construction. The 113 Acre, 184 lot Hemmert Ranch Subdivision in Thayne is moving forward after three years of preparation and review. “It’s a huge undertaking for the Town of Thayne, it could quadruple the…
6th Penny Tax fails in General Election vote
The Special Use Purpose Sales Tax, known as the 6th Penny, failed to gain the majority vote in the November 5 General Election. According to results released by the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, the measure received a total of 6,712…
Lincoln County results for the 2024 General Election
Nearly 11,000 votes were cast in the 2024 General Election according to the unofficial results released by the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office on Tuesday night. A total of 10,940 were cast with 8,779 being cast on Tuesday November 5 and…
Swinging Bridge road closure is Wednesday November 6
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), along with contract crews from Reiman Corp., have rescheduled the closing US 26/89/189/191 near the Swinging Bridge Road south of Jackson, for Wednesday, Nov. 6, for the removal of the last truss section of the…