Rep. Andrew Byron talks property tax reduction
• Constitutional amendment on next year’s ballot. Andrew Byron represents northern Star Valley and a portion of Teton County which makes up House District 22. Byron, a resident of the Hoback area, was elected to his first term in the…
307 The Club brings golf and more indoors
• You can now schedule time at 307 The Club. As the long, dreary winter stretched on, John and Karen LaMunyon decided to brighten things up by introducing the latest addition to their facility, the TruGolf Multisport Simulator. Equipped with…
New equipment helps S&R in Saturday rescue
• “Wheeled Litter” results in smooth rescue. A piece of recently purchased equipment was utilized by the Star Valley Search and Rescue on Saturday night. The new wheeled litter, which is a specialized stretcher device designed for use in rough…
Afton Airport named after Boyd L. Eddins
• Community leader recalls the history of the Afton airport. Years of service to country, state and county were honored in October when the Afton Lincoln County Airport Board named the Afton Municipal Airport, the “General Boyd L. Eddins Airfield.”…
$25K/year lottery ticket sold in Evanston remains unclaimed
WyoLotto is looking for the winner of a Lucky for Life ticket. The winner is set to receive $25,000 a year for life, according to WyoLotto officials. The winning ticket was purchased on September 30 in Evanston at the Border…
WYDOT announces Swinging Bridge closure
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), along with contract crews from Reiman Corp., will be closing access to Teton County Road 22-10, Swinging Bridge Road, beginning Monday, Oct. 23, to replace the bridge over the Snake River. The closure will…
Local community shows support for property tax ballot initiative
Roughly 100 people showed up to the Thayne Community Center Monday evening to sign and show support for a ballot initiative aimed to reduce property taxes by 50%. The initiative, titled People’s Initiative to Limit Property Tax through Homeowner’s Exemption,…
Mule Deer Monitoring Project provides valuable information on winter mortality and movement
CHEYENNE – A five-year, groundbreaking project by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to study mule deer in the Cowboy State is underway. This project, which started in late 2022, takes a deeper data dive by researching six areas considered critical…
Kathleen Johnson Eyring, wife of LDS leader Henry Eyring, Passes Away
Kathleen Johnson Eyring, wife of President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 15, 2023, surrounded by her family in Bountiful, Utah. She was 82. Kathleen…
Marching Braves celebrate record weekend at State Marching Band
The Star Valley High School Marching band brought home a Superior rating Saturday from the Wyoming High School State Marching Band competition held at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper. Superior is the highest rating possible. In addition, the band…