$68 million school inflation adjustment, BLM-no answers
• Gillette library books, anti-trans at UW, mental health task force. SVI Media /News Exchange Lawmakers recommend $68 million in school inflation adjustment for 2024-2025 CASPER — Lawmakers have begun their first talks on an inflation adjustment for the upcoming…
Spooktacular Harvest Craft Fair returns to Thayne this weekend
• Spooktacular’s 10th anniversary! Star Valley’s crafting community is gathering Saturday, October 7 in the Thayne Community Center for the annual Spooktacular Harvest Craft Fair. Doors open at 9 a.m. and festivities will continue until 3 p.m. Every year, the…
Libertas International: Forging the path to freedom one survivor at a time
• Prevent Trafficking. Recover Victims. Empower Survivors. Dominican Republic, 2009-2011. A young American missionary, Elder Tyler Schwab from Star Valley, who was serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was shocked and sickened by…
Dry Piney wildlife crossing project near La Barge complete
LA BARGE — The Dry Piney wildlife crossing project, led by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Wyoming Department of Transportation, is now complete and big game animals are actively using the underpasses. The project includes nine underpasses…
Tax distribution list
• Tax dollar distribution as of Fall 2023. Editor’s note: In the October of 2023, SVI requested a list of tax distributions for Lincoln County. County Treasurer Jerry Greenfield provided the following summary.
Despite rain and muddy water, Swift Creek slide remains stable
The Town of Afton says the recent mud slide that occurred earlier this year in Swift Creek canyon has not begun to slide again, despite the recent rain and muddy water. “There is a lot of water coming down the…
Pedestrian struck and killed near Lava Hot Springs
A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle near Lava Hot Springs Tuesday morning. Idaho State Police say the incident happened at 6:24 a.m. on US30 at milepost 373, which is a couple miles east of Lava Hot Springs….
Injuries reported in two-vehicle collision south of Afton
At approximately 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 3, members of the Afton Police Department, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP), the Afton Volunteer Fire Department and Star Valley EMS responded to the scene of a two-vehicle…
Nationwide Emergency Alert Test will take place Wednesday
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and FEMA will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on Wednesday, October 4. The tests are scheduled to take place at 12:20 MT. FEMA stated that…