Lincoln County Health Officer issues mask mandate
◆ Mask requirement is in place until December 4. Lincoln County Health Officer Chris Krell, MD, has issued a public health order requiring masks to be worn in Lincoln County. The health order is effective from November 18 through December…
October numbers spike annual Yellowstone numbers
The park hosted 360,034 recreation visits in October 2020, up 110% from October 2019. This was the busiest October on record, surpassing the previous record (252,013) set in 2015 by an increase of 43%. So far in 2020, the park…
START Bus Announces Limited Commuter Service Over Thanksgiving Holiday
November 16, 2020 – START Bus has announced limited commuter bus service on November 26, 2020 (Thanksgiving) and on Friday, November 27, 2020. Due to ridership data that continues to reflect below average ridership as a result of the COVID-19…
Active case total tops 10,000
By The Wyoming News Exchange The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming topped 10,000 on Monday with the reporting of 587 new confirmed cases of the illness. Wyoming Department of Health figures put the number of active cases at…
Funeral services for Blake Robinson
Funeral services for Blake Robinson will take place Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 12 noon in the Afton Tabernacle. A viewing will take place Wednesday, November 18, 2020 from 6-8 p.m. and also from 10-11:45 a.m. prior to the services.
Star Valley’s Dockstader chosen to lead the Wyoming Senate
Wyoming Republicans pick legislative leadership CASPER (WNE) – Rep. Eric Barlow, R-Gillette, and Sen Dan Dockstader, R-Afton, will lead the Wyoming Legislature for the next two years after a remote vote of the Republican caucus Saturday morning. Barlow, who now…
Missing Diamondville man found deceased
A Diamondville man who was reported missing on Friday November 13 was found deceased on Monday November 16 according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. The famly of Frank Zurita has been notified but other details surrounding the case are…
Missing Diamondville man found deceased
Frank Zurita, a Diamondville man who had been missing since Friday November 13 was found deceased on Monday November 16 according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Mr. Zurita’s family has been notified and other details surrounding the case are…
A quality education unlocks doors
◆ Josh Winder is a Special Education Teacher at Star Valley Middle School. Josh Winder is in his first year serving the students at Star Valley Middle School as a special education teacher. He started with LCSD2 as a substitute teacher…
Community prepares for giving holiday gift baskets, info needed
◆ Deadline for holiday dinner requests approaches. With Thanksgiving only a couple of weeks away, community efforts to prepare and deliver holiday gift baskets for those in need are in full swing. • Afton Food Pantry “The deadline for holiday…