SV Half Marathon returns for in-person event in 2021
◆ Bart and Denice Kunz leave for Germany, family takes over event. The 2021 Star Valley Half Marathon is on — as in on the road from the Gover Park area in the Bridger-Teton National Forest to the Thayne…
SVHS Art students and teacher honored at State Art Symposium
◆ Sanderson, Erickson, Brog, and Dockstader honored. SVHS Art Show is May 6, 5-7 p.m. New records were set by the students in the Star Valley High School Art program and an instructor was honored as Art Teacher of the…
Graveside services for Weldon Bassett
Graveside services for Weldon Bassett will take place Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 11 a.m. at the Afton Cemetery.
Weerheim no longer contesting Hakes murder charge
Joann Hakes disappeared January 3, 2015 and her remains were discovered on May 18 of 2019. Her former boyfriend, Ronald Weerheim, was charged in her murder. READ THE ORIGINAL STORY FROM SVI HERE– Lincoln County Attorney, Spencer Allred, has released…
Kemmerer City Council Notes: April 26, 2021
The Kemmerer City Council has again delayed a decision on where to place a statue of J.C. Penney that was donated to the city by the J.C. Penney company in January. As happened at its last meeting two weeks ago,…
Active COVID cases up by 52; three counties report no cases
The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming grew by 52 over the past week, however, three counties reported they had no active cases as of Monday. Converse, Niobrara and Washakie counties all reported zero active cases on Monday. Converse…
Alpine Area Wildfire Protection Coalition holding event Saturday for National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
The Alpine Area Wildfire Protection Coalition (AAWPC) will hold an event Saturday May 1st for National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day to help educate the public on safety measures. Chuck Butterfield serves as a Certified Professional in Range Management and Field…
Manager of Afton Bomgaars, Stephanie Palmer, wins ESGR award for her support for her employee who serves in Wyoming National Guard
Manager of the Bomgaars store in Afton, Stephanie Palmer, earned the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) award for her helping her employee in his duties as he serves in the Wyoming Army National Guard. Specialist Britton Bommer…
Snow Water Equivalents up
Snowpack and Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) reports continued to improve in many areas around the state through mid-April. Some of Wyoming’s basins showed 5 to 15 percent increases within the past week. The Powder and Lower North Platte Watersheds continued…
Lincoln County Library System Book Review: “Logged in and Stressed Out”
By Michelle Carollo, Library Assistant, Lincoln County Library Stress, anxiety, and depression are all words that we hear, and so many of us feel, on a daily basis. With so much going on in the world around us, it is…