(Photo Gallery) – 2024 Kickin’ Klassics Car Show
The Lincoln County Fairgrounds were full to start off the 2024 festivities with the annual Kickin’ Klassics Car Show as nostalgic auto fans gathered to see the automobiles and get their first taste of fair food. Here are a few…
Photos: Long View Fire near Cokeville
Firefighters were able to quickly contain a wild fire Thursday afternoon near the Long View Estates subdivision southwest of Cokeville. The Cokeville Fire Department, BLM, Kemmerer Fire Department, Lincoln County Road and Bridge and even local farmers all responded to…
Angel Moroni statue to be replaced on LDS Temple in Afton after being struck by lightning
Temple grounds will be closed during the replacement. The Temple Facilities Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is replacing the Angel Moroni statue that sits atop the Star Valley, Wyoming Temple in Afton. Replacement work is…
Alpine WG&F presentation, ‘Living in bear country’
• Urges caution ‘when recreating around Alpine and across the state.’ Western Wyoming’s backcountry is a natural setting for bears, resulting in a presentation from Mark Aughton with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Aughton is the Large Carnivore…
3.1 magnitude earthquake occurs north of Alpine
The United States Geological Service has report that an earthquake occurred near Alpine early Friday morning. The tremor registered as a 3.1 magnitude and took place at 4:05 a.m. The location was inside Lincoln County a few miles northeast of…
Fire near Cokeville under investigation
A wild fire that began Thursday afternoon a few miles southwest of Cokeville near the Long View Estates subdivision has been contained. Stephen Malik with Lincoln County Emergency Management said the Long View Fire was reported around 3 p.m….
Five winners emerge at SVAC Chalk Art Festival
• Prizes included gift cards, passes and cash Five of 21 entries emerged as winners in the Star Valley Arts Council’s First Annual Chalk Art Festival that took place in Thayne on Friday and Saturday. Winners took home a variety…
Texas man charged with felony voyeurism
JACKSON (WNE) — A 41-year-old fairgoer from Texas was arrested Friday around 11 p.m. after a bystander reported the man for surreptitiously taking pictures of a juvenile girl. William Brennan of Sulphur Springs, Texas, has been charged with attempted…
Bedford man convicted on charges related to January 6 capitol protest
A Star Valley man was convicted Wednesday, July 31 on charges related to the January 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol Building protest. Douglas Harrington, 69, of Bedford was found guilty by U.S. District Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on two felony…