AARP Community Challenge Grants Program Accepting 2021 Applications
The program funds quick-action projects; Application Deadline is April 14, 2021 CHEYENNE — AARP Wyoming invites community organizations and local governments across the state to apply for the 2021 Community Challenge grant program, now through April 14. Grants fund quick-action projects that can…
Afton Hill Climb known as favorite among racers
◆ Sledders of all levels to compete February 19-21. That winter day in 1996 is still a blur in his memory. Riding a black, green and purple Arctic Cat ZRT 600, 20-year-old Dirk Hillyard made it to the top of…
Lincoln County resolutions approved by Wyoming GOP
◆ Resolutions, 2022 elections, Federation of Republican women, part of February report. Five resolutions approved by the Lincoln County Republican Party Central Committee at their Jan. 23, meeting in Afton went on to gain full support of the Wyoming Republican…
CORRECTION: Independent Public Notices – February 17, 2021
Due to an error beyond our control at the printing press facilities, the February 17, 2021 edition of the Star Valley Independent had duplicate pages printed with other pages not being included as part of the newspaper. Those missing pages…
911 calls arrive at dispatch centers in other areas
Recently a 911 call from Alpine ended up at the dispatch center in St Anthony, Idaho. It certainly caused some concern locally about how 911 calls are being routed in Lincoln County. Lincoln County Homeland Security Coordinator, Jay Hokanson spoke…
Wyoming gas prices up by 4.5 cents in last week
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming gas prices have risen 4.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.33 per gallon as of Monday, according to GasBuddy.com‘s daily survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Gas prices in Wyoming are 12.7 cents per…
Kemmerer man win’s Lion’s Club Ice Fishing Derby
A Kemmerer man won the $1000 top prize at the 2021 Kemmerer Lions Club annual ice fishing derby this past weekend. Preston Walker landed a 21 ½ inch fish to garner the top prize. Other big winners included Mandy Allen…
Lincoln County down to just 13 active COVID-19 cases
As of 9 a.m. Sunday, the number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases seen since the disease was first diagnosed in the state in mid-March stood at 45,225, an increase of 14 new cases over Friday’s 45,211. Teton County showed an increase…
Allred Performance and Rehabilitation open for business in Afton
Kevin Allred is a native to Afton and at the beginning of the year opened a new physical therapy clinic in the town called Allred Performance and Rehabilitation. He worked for a while at a clinic in Boise, Idaho before…
Wyoming House Recalibration Committee sets 6.5% cut to education in House Bill 61
House Representative of District 21, Evan Simpson, says the Recalibration Committee has set a 6.5% cut to education in House Bill 61 before it will go on for debate and public comment in the legislative session. He says Governor Mark…