Lincoln County enacts open burning & fireworks restrictions
• Ban does not go into effect until July 14 A resolution banning open burning and fireworks beginning July 14 was passed by the Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday, July 7 during the regularly scheduled Lincoln County Commission Meeting. Kelly…
Commissioners deny proposed ISD on split vote
• Lincoln Star Improvement Service District fails 1-1 A controversial improvement service district proposed for southern Lincoln county has been denied by commissioners following a 1-1 split vote. The vote occurred on Tuesday, June 16 during the regular…
SVI Radio Interview: Lincoln County Commissioner Kent Connelly
Lincoln County Commissioner Kent Connelly stepped into the SVI Radio studio on Monday, June 1 for the monthly report from the commission. Chairman Connelly discussed the recent 2-1 vote to deny the creation of an EMS tax district in Star…
Proposed EMS Tax District fails
• Commissioners vote 2-1 to deny creation of district In a 2-1 vote the Lincoln County Commissioners voted Tuesday, May 19 to deny the creation of a new tax district in Star Valley to fund Emergency Medical Services. The district…
Petition calls for five commissioners in Lincoln County
The Lincoln County Republican Party is collecting signatures for a petition that calls for Lincoln County to go from three county commissioners to five. If enough signatures are collected, a two-part ballot initiative would be included in this November’s…
Improvement Service District petition withdrawn
In a recent interview with SVI, Lincoln County Commissioner, Mel Shumway, offered an update on the status of an Improvement Service District, or ISD, petition that was recently withdrawn. He explained what an ISD is as part of the overall…
Commissioners take no action on streaming meetings
Following a discussion on providing a live and archived video stream of Lincoln County Commission Meetings, commissioners took no action on the topic. The discussion took place during the regularly scheduled Lincoln County Commission Meeting held in Kemmerer on November…
Candidate filing period opens
• Multiple state, county and municipal offices up for election The candidate filing period for those seeking political offices in Wyoming has opened. The filing window opened May 16 and will close on May 31 for candidates entering the…
Lincoln County Commission Notes: Salary increases and highway relocation
As usual, a large number of items were discussed during the recent Lincoln County Commission Meeting on Tuesday, May 7. In what appeared to be a controversial vote on the stand, the commissioners voted 2-1 in favor of increasing the…
Etna Coalition organizes, meets to discuss housing proposal
A group of over 50 people met at the Etna Civic Center Thursday evening, March 11 to discuss a proposed tiny-home development project and RV dealership/150 unit RV park near Etna. Area residents, Mitch and Margo Knutson, organized the meeting…