Cokeville High School cuts the ribbon on a new welding lab
Cokeville High School cut the ribbon on a brand-new, state of the art welding lab on September 23, 2019. CHS had been chosen out of thousands of schools across the nation to partner in the Airgas High School Education Initiative….
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The Wyoming Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion graduated 16 Soldiers from the Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP) on Saturday, Sept. 6. These Soldiers completed Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), and are now ready to join…
Valley looks to meet needs of area food banks as summer fades to fall
The Afton Food Pantry is gearing up for the first annual Fighting Hunger Games. The food drive, set to take place in October, will replace the annual Scouting for Food Drive that has benefited area food banks for generations. “This…
Alpine approved for Business Council grant to assist with wastewater treatment
The Town of Alpine has received initial approval from the Wyoming Business Council’s Board of Directors to proceed with a wastewater treatment center. Approval for the $2,300,370 grant came at a Business Council meeting in Sheridan earlier in September….
Pile Burning Scheduled near Star Valley Ranch
Afton, Wyo., September 25, 2019 – Pile burning will begin Thursday, September 26, 2019 on the Bridger-Teton National Forest near Star Valley on the Greys River Ranger District. Piles will be ignited in the morning and smoke will be present…
LCSD2 sees another increase in enrollment leading to expansion projects
Lincoln County School District No. 2 has been seeing an increase in enrollment for several years and so Superintendent Matt Erickson says it will need to expand classrooms to accommodate that. Compared to this time last year the district is…
Afton man found guilty in child abuse case
According to information obtained from the Lincoln County Attorney’s Office, an Afton man has been found guilty of two counts of Aggravated Child Abuse and was taken into custody on September 19, 2019. “On September 19, 2019 a Jury of…
KDCA to put on program honoring victims of Domestic Violence and women of Wyoming
Kemmer/Diamondville Community Area Chamber of Commerce has been putting on a series this year honoring the women in Wyoming and the next event is coming up on October 5. Director of KDCA, Ellen Potter, says this event will be the…
LCSD1 performs well in WY-TOPP
Wyoming’s Department of Education recently released WY-TOPP test results and Lincoln County School District No. 1 all met the requirements with one school exceeding them. Superintendent Teresa Chaulk for the district says Kemmerer Elementary School, Canyon Elementary School, and Kemmerer…
Crews to begin igniting burn piles
With colder temperatures and wetter conditions, earlier than usual, fire crews will begin igniting debris piles created from fuels reduction projects, commercial timber sales (slash piles), road maintenance and fencing projects in the Greys River and Kemmerer Ranger Districts. The…