Remembering the Willow Creek Fire
• One year anniversary of fire’s first day is Saturday This Saturday, August 22, marks the one-year anniversary since the start of the Willow Creek Fire, located in the Salt Pass area south of Smoot. What started as…
Seat-belt use credited in rollover crash
• Minor driver walked away with no injuries A single-vehicle rollover on US 89 resulted in no injuries, an outcome that the Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) credited to the use of seat belts. According to information provided by the WHP,…
Bicycle accident claims the life of local man
An accident involving a man on a bicycle resulted in a fatality on Saturday August 1. Reports indicate that Eddie Hunsaker, 82, was riding his bicycle when he collided with the vehicle of Afton Police Chief Jason Romberg on…
Two-vehicle accident near river turnoff results in minor injuries
A two vehicle accident took place on Hwy 238 near the Auburn turnoff from US 89 on Tuesday afternoon. The collision took place approximately a half-mile from US 89 at approximately 4:45 p.m. According to information provided by the Wyoming…
Thayne Fire Department responds to pair of accidents
The Thayne Fire Department and other first responders from Star Valley EMS were on the scene of a pair of accidents in the area on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday a two-vehicle accident in a t-bone style took place by…
Crews will be working on the bridge in Alpine for several days
Beginning Thursday, June 4, the Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Reiman Corp will be working on a bridge deck epoxy overlay on US 89 at mile marker 118 in Alpine. The work will take place during daytime…
No major injuries reported in two-vehicle accident south of Afton
Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle accident Wednesday morning on US 89 near the Kodiak Mountain Resort south of Afton on Wednesday. According to information provided by the Wyoming Highway Patrol, a gray Toyota SUV was waiting at a stop…
Bond set at $30k for driver in high speed chase
A Salt Lake City man remains in the Lincoln County Detention Center in Kemmerer after leading police on a high speed chase through downtown Afton and past Smoot last week. In his initial court appearance, Deo Patrick Danhounsrou, 25, was…
Driver leads county and town officials in high-speed chase Wednesday
A driver led area authorities on a high speed chase in the early morning hours through Afton before the vehicle crashed south of Smoot on Wednesday. At approximately 7:45 a.m., a traffic complaint was called into local law enforcement regarding…
Two vehicle crash south of Afton results in no injuries
A two-vehicle crash took place just south of Afton near the Kodiak Mountain Resort on Tuesday afternoon which shut down US 89 for a short time. At approximately 1:15 p.m, first responders were called out to the scene on July…