SVI Radio Interview: Commissioner Jerry Hansen
Lincoln County Commissioner Jerry Hansen stepped into the SVI Radio studio on Monday, July 22 to update listeners on items happening around the county. Topics include the Specific Purpose Tax (also known as 6th penny tax) to be included on…
Independent Notes: Great-grandparents and Nuclear power.
On Monday, just outside of Kemmerer, I watched as they turned the first shovelfuls of dirt for the TerraPower Natrium Reactor 1 Demonstration Project. My mind was on my great-grandparents, not necessarily on nuclear power. I was thinking about…
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…
Party affiliation deadline is May 15
• Unregistered voters can still declare on election day. In the 2022 election year in the race for U.S. Representative for the State of Wyoming between Liz Cheney and Harriet Hageman, one suggested tactic that came to the forefront…
Property Tax Refund Deadline is June 3
• State program expanded to qualify more residents. The application window is now open for the statewide property tax refund program — and local legislative and Lincoln County officials want residents here to apply by June 3 to get a…
Governor details property tax relief
• Pushes for passage of the constitutional amendment in November Recently Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon spoke with SVI Media as part of the Weekday Wakeup radio show and detailed his decisions for the recent property tax bills he signed that…
Star Valley gal named District 8 Rodeo Queen
• Gracie Jackson to compete in Idaho state competition. For 16-year-old Gracie Jackson, carrying out the American Flag at the start of a rodeo is her favorite moment — and a tender memory. When she was just 13, she carried…
Construction permit submitted for Natrium reactor
• Kemmerer and Lincoln County respond to permit from Regulatory Commission. TerraPower reported Friday, Mar. 29 the company had submitted it’s construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the NatriumTM reactor demonstration project south of Kemmerer….
Housing report released from WCDA
• Star Valley and south Lincoln communities listed in report. An extensive housing report has been released by the Wyoming Community Development Authority for the counties and communities of Wyoming. The reports include the following: 1. In-Depth Analysis: The…
Power line project near Cokeville holding public meetings this summer
• Commission proposed to move operations south. Discussion continues regarding the Gateway West Transmission Line which would be located south of Cokeville. According to Lincoln County Commissioner Kent Connelly, the next step in the process will be this summer. “We…