Devin Simpson Appointed to Fred Brog’s Open District 2 LVE Board Seat
The following is a press release from Lower Valley Energy. More details will be provided in the August 20 edition of the Star Valley Independent. The Lower Valley Energy Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Devin…
PRCA Rodeo pays out over $87,000
Three days of PRCA Rodeo came to a close over the weekend as the Lincoln County Fair wrapped up their 2025 schedule. A giant purse of $87,153 was disbursed among cowboys and cowgirls who came from far and wide to…
SVI Radio Interview: Stephanie Cooper & Karen Morgan, Rotary Club of Star Valley
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Top of the Rockies hosts Car Show is this Saturday
Star Valley’s Top of the Rockies Non-Profit Club is hosting their annual Car Show on Saturday, August 16 at the Donn Wooden Civic Center and Marge Grover Park in Alpine. Funds raised at the show go into the club’s Care…
Alpine Art Festival this Friday and Saturday
The Star Valley Arts Council’s (SVAC) second annual Alpine Art Festival is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, August 15-16 on the lawns of The Bank of Jackson Hole in Alpine. Festivities will open at 10 a.m. and run through 6…
SVI Radio Interview: Composer Jeff Lippencott, 250th celebration theme song
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Afton Town Administrator shares monthly update
Violet Sanderson, Afton’s Town Administrator, joined the Weekday Wake-up last Thursday to provide listeners with important updates on infrastructure projects and park enhancements in the community. Sanderson highlighted the ongoing sewer lagoon expansion, which is set to wrap up in…
Grant directed to Alpine transportation plan project
The Alpine Town Council met on Aug. 5, 2025, at Town Hall. Key updates included progress on the Town’s Master Plan, with a stakeholder meeting scheduled for August 19. Clerk/Treasurer Chenault reported the Town received a $60,000 Governor’s Infrastructure…
Jury sides with Town of Afton
A Lincoln County jury has found that the Town of Afton is not liable for a woman’s broken ankle she received while exiting the restroom at Star View Park in 2023. The verdict, which was returned on July 30…
SVI Radio Interview: Lincoln County Sheriff Shane Johnson
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