Afton Mayor and wife involved in accident
Afton Mayor JC Inskeep and his wife Brenda were involved in an accident on Thursday morning June 28. According to a statement released by the Afton Police Department Chief Jason Romberg, “On July 28, 2022 around 5:53 A.M., a crash…
LSR golf tournament fundraiser raises over $5,000
This weekend’s Lincoln Self Reliance golf tournament fundraiser was the best yet. The 20th annual tournament raised over $5,000 for the program, the most ever according to Annette Eggleston. Eggleston is the current North Lincoln Program Manager. “We’ve had a…
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Rodeo Road” by Chris Petersen
Kick It or Keep It returns this week with a country song from Utah singer who is performing this weekend at the Back County Jam in Afton, Wyoming. Chris Petersen, from Cedar City, Utah, was a performer on Season 15…
2nd Annual Spring Has Sprung Craft Fair happening this weekend
◆ Saturday, April 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. Fundraiser craft fairs are shaping up to be the shopping events of the season with the second Star Valley craft show of the spring happening…
Afton will need to fill open seat
◆ Applicants need to have lived in the community for at least a year. The Town of Afton is accepting applications for a seat that will be vacated next month. Councilman Cody Myers will be moving outside of the community’s…
Chariot Racing World Championships Moving to Star Valley
◆ Championship event leaves Utah due to Covid Restrictions The World Championship Cutter & Chariot Finals are coming to Star Valley March 27-28. In previous years the event has been held in Utah at the Weber County Fairgrounds in Ogden…
Bomgaars celebrates its grand opening in Afton this week
The new Bomgaars store opened for business last week in Afton. This week the grand opening celebration will take place. Grand opening festivities include a ribbon cutting on Thursday, December 3 at 10:30 a.m. The community is invited to come…
Afton taking a close look at main street
◆ Public and businesses invited to Friday and Saturday meetings . The Town of Afton is moving forward with an in depth look at the community main street, starting with a series of meetings this week. • Friday, Sept. 25…
Bomgaars acquires Afton store
—————————— ◆ New store to open in Shopko building. The former Shopko Hometown building in Afton has new owners. Bomgaars Supply, a farm and ranch chain based in Sioux City, Iowa recently purchased the building. According to information provided by…
Vandals destroy Afton public bathrooms
————- According to Afton Town Administrator, Violet Sanderson, there is typically some type of vandalism that targets public bathrooms but nothing like officials found on the morning of Monday June 22. Vandals destroyed toilets and flooded public bathrooms to the…