Star Valley Independent

The Lincoln County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a hearing on the proposed Blind Bull Meadows PUD Master Plan on Wednesday, May 29. The meeting time is set for 7 p.m. According to the Lincoln County Office of Planning and Development, the meeting location for the May 29 hearing is in the Cokeville Town [...]

The Town of Thayne will be making improvements to its sewer lagoons this summer and fall. According to Mayor Bob King, the project will improve the efficiency and capacity of the lagoons. “What we have now are two ponds and a facility that is close to 35 years old,” he said. “The first pond is [...]

A wet spring has improved area moisture levels, according to the latest reports from the Natural Resource Conservation Service. “As of May 1 this year most snow packs’ water equivalent, throughout Lincoln County were substantially better than last year,” said DeMont Grandy, natural resource specialist. “The month of April’s precipitation events were well above normal, [...]

Last week reports of counterfeit $10 bills made their way to the Afton Police Department. Police Chief Randy Haderlie is asking everyone to pay attention to any change they receive following a purchase. “This situation was kind of a fluke,” Haderlie said. “Where we have so many people passing through from out of town and [...]

Eighteen Skills USA students from Star Valley High School took part in the state competition April 15-17 in Casper. Areas of competition included: drafting, carpentry, community service, culinary arts, early childhood education, public speaking, first aid/CPR, job skills, math, nursing assisting, photography, animation and precision machining technology. A number of SVHS students placed well at the [...]

The Wyoming Game and Fish is cracking down on boat inspections in an effort to keep Wyoming waters free from harmful aquatic invasive species. The Game and Fish is especially concerned with  the potential spread of zebra and quagga mussels. New regulations to prevent these species from entering the state on watercraft have been established. [...]

Missionaries from the Utah Ogden North Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will work with town officials and community volunteers on Thursday, May 9 in the Afton Food Bank. According to Hyun Kim, town administrator, the missionaries contacted the town looking for service projects. “Initially we were thinking of having them [...]

The Town of Star Valley Ranch held a special meeting in April to review and approve bids on two town projects. The projects are funded through grants. According to Mayor Boyd Siddoway, the town awarded its surface water and roads study to Sunrise Engineering. “We were delighted to be able to work with a local [...]

Tuesday, April 9, during the regular meeting of the Afton Town Council, an emergency ordinance was passed. Ordinance 618 deals with “commercial building permit fees and inspections.” Under the new ordinance, building permits are required for “any new building that will be used for commercial purposes or will be open for public use.” According to [...]

Alan Goodman has spent more than a little time trying to figure out just exactly what his life’s work has been about. The explanation starts out easy enough. He is a musician. In fact, his musical career has spanned more than three decades and taken him all over the world. In a casual conversation, where [...]