Lower Valley Energy begins repairs following gate failure
Lower Valley Energy is beginning the process of repairs to both its generator and dam at the upper reservoir in Swift Creek Canyon. The public is encouraged to avoid the reservoir for the time being, as water levels will remain…
SVI Radio Interview: Bear Prairie – Lower Valley Energy CEO
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Runoff from previous landslide muddies Swift Creek
Many have noticed a brown color in Swift Creek once again. As of Tuesday, October 14 there are no new mud or rockslides in Swift Creek Canyon. However runoff from recent snow and rain has pushed material down the ravine…
(Video) Year after rock slide, Afton mayor says trail to Intermittent Spring is in its best shape yet
Back-to-back slides — first mud, then rock — hit the Intermittent Spring during the summers of 2023 and 2024, forcing the closure of the trail to its mouth. Now, over a year after the last slide, Afton Mayor Jeff Jensen…
Body of missing Afton man found and recovered from Swift Creek
The body of a missing 93-year-old man from Afton was found and recovered by Star Valley Search Rescue Thursday afternoon. Commander Matt McMurdo said Ned Eddins was found deceased in the river up Swift Creek Canyon. According to a family…
Swift Creek Canyon search continues into day three for Ned Eddins of Afton
Star Valley Search & Rescue continues looking for Ned Eddins, 93, of Afton who was last seen on Saturday, June 7. Eddins was reported as missing to police on Tuesday, resulting in a search up Swift Creek Canyon east of…
Authorities searching Swift Creek Canyon for missing elderly man from Afton
Authorities are searching for a missing 93-year-old man up Swift Creek Canyon east of Afton. Ned Eddins was reported as missing to police on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning a family member told SVI News that Eddins has been missing since…
Vehicle rolls into water in Swift Creek Canyon
• Three juveniles in vehicle, minor injuries reported Three female juveniles were transported to Star Valley Health with minor injuries after their vehicle rolled into the water up Swift Creek Canyon Monday afternoon. Afton Police Chief Jason Romberg said…
Bill enabling Game and Fish to establish trap setbacks fails in legislature
A legislative bill that would have allowed the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to establish setbacks for traps on high-use trails failed to pass during the 2025 legislative session. The bill, SF0139, passed the senate in early February with a…
No injuries reported following single vehicle accident in Swift Creek Canyon
No serious injuries were reported following a single vehicle accident in Swift Creek Canyon Friday afternoon. Star Valley Health EMS, Afton Fire and Afton PD were dispatched to the mouth of the canyon east of Afton at roughly 12:30 p.m….