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Funeral services for Ened Crossley

Funeral services for Ened Crossley will take place Friday, October 29, at 11 am in the Smoot Ward LDS Chapel. A viewing will take place prior to the funeral from 9:45-10:45 am.

Wyoming Paranormal Society comes to Colter’s Lodge to look for ghostly activity

The Wyoming Paranormal Society came to Colter’s Lodge in Afton to do an investigation for ghostly activity in the old hotel. Owner of the lodge, Tyson Holbrook, says lots of people have reached out to him about looking into paranormal…

US Senator Cynthia Lummis says vaccine mandates and IRS transaction proposal violates people’s rights

U.S. Senator for Wyoming Cynthia Lummis says the Biden Administration’s proposals on vaccine mandates and the IRS transaction monitoring is a violation of people’s rights. Vaccine mandates She says she believes it is unconstitutional and so there may be a…

3.4 magnitude Earthquake detected approximately 15 kilometers from Georgetown, Idaho

According to earthquake.usgs.gov, a 3.4 magnitude earthquake took place  at 8:38 p.m. on October 20, at a depth of five kilometers. The location of the quake was approximately 15 kilometers East by Northeast of Georgetown, Idaho. Star Valley residents reported…

School Board Tackles Redistricting

Following 2020 census, LCSD2 trustees consider two proposals The seven member Board of Trustees for Lincoln County School District #2 has discussed redistricting over the last few months, with a decision needed before the end of the year regarding various…

GoFundMe account set up for Thayne Man recovering from car accident

Rifle auction benefiting Galen Jacobs to be held on SVI Radio October 28th – A GoFundMe page has been created to help a local Star Valley man as he recovers from a serious car accident that took place on October…

Bridger-Teton National Forest will burn piles this Fall

The following is a release from the Bridger-Teton National Forest – Western Wyoming, October 19, 2021—Sufficient winter weather conditions exist to allow fire personnel on the Bridger-Teton National Forest to begin annual slash pile burning. During the summer months, crews…

Teton areas eyed as off-limits to help bighorn sheep population

By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON —An interagency collective of biologists is recommending that 21,233 acres of high-quality winter habitat in the Teton Range be made off limits to humans to help an imperiled, declining…

AVFD respond to report of Osmond explosion

Afton Volunteer Firefighters responded to a fire in the Osmond area Monday evening. Fire Chief Dennis McDonald said an unknown object caused an explosion during a controlled burn. Some neighbors reported hearing and feeling the explosion, but the homeowner was…