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Forest Service provides additional details on Intermittent Spring rock slide

The Bridger-Teton National Forest has released additional details regarding a rock slide that occurred near the mouth of the intermittent spring in Swift Creek Canyon east of Afton. The Forest Service has implemented “an emergency closure for the Periodic Spring…

Chief of Staff encourages in-county cooperation at area town councils

It is no secret that western Wyoming is growing and that growth is affecting both the north and the south. In that spirit, Lincoln County Chief of Staff, Stephen Allen addressed the Afton Town Council in their latest meeting and…

EPA withdraws decision on Afton water

• D.C. delegation assisted, calling the EPA demands ‘not warranted.’ In August of 2022 the Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) put the Town of Afton under notice, advising the community’s water source, the Periodic (Intermittent) Spring was under direct influence of…

Afton Parks Master Plan is Thursday

• Pickleball, skateboarding and splash pad are options.  So as not to interfere with this Thursday’s Community of Kindness event scheduled from 4-7 p.m. at the Afton Civic Center, the Town of Afton scheduled their Parks Master Plan for right…

SVI Radio Interview: Town of Afton Mayor Jeff Jensen

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SVI Radio Interview-Jan. 16: Violet Sanderson, Town of Afton

https://svinews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1-16-Violet-Sanderson.mp3

Afton Water shows clean tests at the site of the spring

• Testing included Afton, DEQ and EPA.  Water tests at the Intermittent Spring showed “zero ratings” indicating clean tests for the Afton water source. This fall the Town of Afton, the Department of Environmental Quality and Environmental Protection agency gathered…

SVI Radio Interview-Oct. 10: Violet Sanderson, Afton Town Administrator

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Afton Airport named after Boyd L. Eddins

• Community leader recalls the history of the Afton airport.  Years of service to country, state and county were honored in October when the Afton Lincoln County Airport Board named the Afton Municipal Airport, the “General Boyd L. Eddins Airfield.”…