(Photo Gallery) – Alpine Winter Jubiliee
The annual Alpine Winter Jubilee featured snow sculpting, a light parade, the Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race and more in 2020. (January 31-February 1) (SVI Photos by Sarah Hale)
Defending champ, Malo, posts fastest time in Alpine & Pinedale Stages of Pedigree race
Stage Stop defending champion Anny Malo of Quebec, Canada posted the fastest time in Stage 2 of the 25th annual Pedigree Stage Stop Race in Pinedale, Wyoming on February 2. Malo’s winning time of 2:22:46 on the 34.5-mile out-and-back course…
Storm expected to drop significant snowfall in Star Valley; Western Wyoming
According to the National Weather Service (NWS) a Winter Storm Warming and a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Sunday evening, February 2 through Monday evening February 3. The NWS is calling for 6-8″ of snow in the Star…
Public Service Commission holds public meeting on future of energy in Lincoln County
The Public Service Commission held a special meeting Tuesday in Kemmerer to get input from the public on the new IRP Rocky Mountain Power introduced which announced the eventual retirements of Naughton units. State Senator Fred Baldwin (District 14) said…
Lincoln County included on Gov. Gordon’s four-stop tour
◆ Kemmerer stop will be Saturday, Feb. 1, from 12:30 to 1:30 in the South Lincoln Events Center. Lincoln County will be one of four stops on Saturday, Feb. 1, for Gov. Mark Gordon as he lines out plans for…
Alpine offers Winter Jubilee and sled dog race this weekend
◆ Winter enthusiasts make plans for weekend of fun. The Town of Alpine will host some serious winter fun this weekend, beginning on Friday, January 31 with the annual Winter Jubilee. The festivities begin at 5 p.m. Friday at the…
Independent Obituaries: January 29, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the January 29, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. On the beautiful, crisp, Star Valley morning, of January 24, 2020, in his home that he described…
Wyoming not playing catch up on real ID when it comes to driver’s licenses
◆ State has been in compliance with real ID requirements since 2011. Information provided by WYDOT Federal requirements that states issue REAL IDs by the fall of 2020 will have no impact on Wyoming driver’s licenses. According to the Wyoming…
Governor notes possibilities at Kemmerer facilities
◆ Gov. Gordon gives overview of work with fossil fuels. The Kemmerer power plant facilities and new developments in carbon capture were included in Gov. Mark Gordon’s comments to the 2020 Wyoming Press Association (WPA) Convention in Casper, Jan. 24….
Lincoln County Commissioners detail losses from plant closure
◆ Letter given to Wyoming Public Service Commission. In a hand delivered letter to the Wyoming Public Service Commission at a public hearing in Kemmerer Jan. 27, 2020, the Lincoln County Commission noted a detailed list of financial losses…