Star Valley FFA attends leadership training and delegate events
◆ Approximately 800 students from 58 FFA chapters across the state attended CPC and FIRE. By Irrissa Guyett Reporter, Star Valley FFA Star Valley FFA had 14 members and officers attend FIRE and 2 delegates attend CPC this year, which…
Creative Memories Scrapbooking
◆ Patti LeBeau shares her talents and love of telling stories through pictures. Patti LeBeau, advisor for Creative Memories Scrapbooking, says, “Through scrapbooking I am able to compile pictures and tell a story that can be enjoyed for generations after…
Getting Down to Nutrition: Utilizing Herbs and Spices
By Shelley Balls, MDA, RD, LD UW Extension, Nutrition and Food Safety Educator So, what is the difference between an herb and a spice? The most common use of the term herb is used to describe plant leaves used for…
Star Valley and Cokeville kicking off holiday season with weekend festivities
◆ The fun begins Saturday, November 27. AFTON • Saturday, November 27, bundle up for the Parade of Lights at 5:30 p.m. • Visit Santa at Santa’s Workshop on the East side of the Lincoln County Fairgrounds along Washington Street…
Wyoming now holding more than $100 million belonging to citizens
Nearly $7.5 million added to State’s Unclaimed Property Division since October CHEYENNE – Despite record amounts of payments over the past few years, Wyoming’s Unclaimed Property Division of the State Treasurer’s Office is holding on to more money than ever…
Transportation Commission awards over $41 million in contracts in November
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded over $41 million in contracts for eight Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its November 18 business meeting. The commission awarded a bid of over $13.3 million to Avail Valley Construction-WY,…
End in sight for state’s most expensive road project
By Timothy J. Woods Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — After years of construction, which followed nearly two decades of environmental planning and design, the end of the U.S. Highway 89 construction project south of Jackson is…
Early Childhood Census is available to families with preschool children
◆ The census can be taken December 1 through January 26. Parents with preschool age children from zero to five years old who live within LCSD No. 2 boundaries are being asked by the Early Childhood Coalition, that functions under…
Data shows many first-year students at UW were Wyoming 4-H’ers
More than 12 percent of the 2021 first-year students at the University of Wyoming participated in the state’s 4-H program, according to the University of Wyoming Admissions Office. That number is 183 students, said Shelley Dodd, director of admissions. “I…
Alpine Area Wildfire Protection Coalition recognition for 2021
The Alpine Area Wildfire Protection Coalition (AAWPC) is happy to recognize the hard work of homeowners from Broken Wheel Ranch, Shadow Dancer and Trail Ridge subdivisions who took steps to make their homes more resistant to wildfire and safer for…