Kemmerer City Council decides future location of J.C. Penney statue
The J.C. Penney statue that the City of Kemmerer was gifted will soon be erected at the the southwest corner of Triangle Park. That was the unanimous decision by the Kemmerer City Council at their regular meeting Monday, May 10….
Lincoln County with six active COVID-19 cases
The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 34 in the past week, according to state Department of Health figures. The department’s regular coronavirus update showed the state saw 367 new laboratory-confirmed COVID cases on Monday compared to…
Etna student, Eden Adams, wins Wyoming Letters About Literature contest
Etna Elementary student, Eden Adams, recently learned she won first prize in the Wyoming Letters about Literature contest for 2020-21. Adams is a sixth-grader in Mr. Brant Crowther’s class at Etna, and her sincere, heart-warming letter to author Kimberly Brubaker…
Opinion: Independent Notes
◆ Art Teacher of the Year, the importance of one student and prayer! What a wonderful year for the Star Valley High School Art program! How about those SVHS art awards? It was a record setting year for the Star…
LCSD2 bus driver suffers “Medical Incident” during afternoon route
The following is a statement from Lincoln County School District #2 regarding a medical issue involving a bus driver during the Friday afternoon route. “There was a medical incident with the bus driver on a lower valley elementary route this…
Erickson retires after 29 years teaching and coaching at SVHS
◆ “It has been really rewarding to see students achieve at their true potential.” After 29 years teaching and coaching at Star Valley High School, McKay Erickson is retiring from education to pursue entrepreneurship and his bucket list. McKay will…
Reggae In The Rockies coming to Alpine in June
◆ Summer Music Festival Coming to Alpine. After a year with almost no live music, Dave Walters found a home for reggae in the Rocky Mountains with a two-day music festival on June 5-6 in Alpine. Dave hopes that with…
Star Valley rest stop to reopen later this month
Just under a year ago, nine Wyoming rest stops were shut down by Governor Mark Gordon in cost-cutting moves due to declining state revenues and the COVID-19 shutdown. One of those stops included one on U.S. 89 just south of…
Two students, one adult custodian shot at Rigby Middle School; suspect in custody
This is an ongoing story being covered by EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. Three people were shot at Rigby Middle School on Thursday morning, Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson confirmed to EastIdahoNews.com. Two of the injured people…
Lawsuit filed over death of DOT employee
By Ellen Gerst Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The son of a Wyoming Department of Transportation employee killed by a street sweeper is suing the machine’s manufacturer, court records show. Shirley Samuelson died in August when a…